The trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano approved a request for a 1 trillion yen injection . But the government has been unable to find enough money from other sources such as tax revenue or borrowing. The resulting release of radioactivity forced residents of several towns near the plant to flee their homes , and a 20-kilometer ( 12.5-mile ) zone around the plant remains closed to the public . All of Japan 's nuclear reactors are now offline for the first time in four decades .
The trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano approved a request for a 1 trillion yen injection . But the government has been unable to find enough money from other sources such as tax revenue or borrowing. All of Japan 's nuclear reactors are now offline for the first time in four decades .