Author: Chizu Nomiyama and Kazunori Takada, Reuters, TOKYO

  • Plutonium found in soil at Japanese nuclear plant disaster

    Plutonium found in soil at the Fukushima nuclear complex heightened alarm on Tuesday over Japan’s battle to contain the world’s worst atomic crisis in 25 years, as pressure mounted on the prime minister to widen an evacuation zone around the plant. Some opposition lawmakers blasted Naoto Kan in parliament for his handling of the disaster…