he urged the e llectric companyo make good use for the site. they had been trying to win approval for the plan since 1968 but opposition from local communities surged following the disaster. >>> google has released panoramic image of an exclusion zone. town officials want to let the world see that recovery work following the 2011 nuclear accident still has a long way to go. the internet giant's street view service started offering 360-degree digital photos of the town on thursday. this is the first time internet viewing of japan's nuclear exclusion zone has been made available worldwide. the images show a shopping mall in the heart of the town littered with collapsed buildings, even two years after the earthquake and tsunami. residents and vehicle traffic are not visible in the area. google officials say they'll record and make public images of areas affected by the nuclear accident in order to contribute to the reconstruction of the disaster-hit regions. >>> japan's defense ministry think tank has warned that the country might encounter an eme