yamagata prefecture says four farms shipped 70 head of cattle through mid-july. investigators found a total of 648 head of cattle had been shipped after being fed contaminated straw. the amount of contaminated meat found to have been distributed to markets across the country is expected to rise. >>> the japanese government and tokyo electric power company on tuesday will announce a revised plan to bring the reactors at the fukushima daiichi plant under control. the yue fillty began operating a system to decontaminate water last month but it's working below the capacity due to leaks and other problems. the rate dropped to 37 tons of water per hour at 1 point, more than 20% below the target capacity. it increased to 39 tons per hour after tepco workers released air from the pipes on friday and replaced a hose connecting the tanks to ease water circulation. however, the rate dropped again to 37 tons per hour on monday morning. the company says the reason for the decrease is unknown. the government and step are expected to say that the first stage of the revised plan