in niigata prefecture, were given to cattle at two farms. the straw was from miyagi prefecture which borders fukushima. one of the farms has shipped 24 head of cattle. yamagata shipped into july. 648 head of cattle have been shipped after being fed contaminated straw. the amount of meat found distributed to markets across the country is expected to rise. >>> the japan government and tokyo electric power company will announce on tuesday a revised plan to bring the reactors at the fukushima daiichi plant under control. the utility began operating a system to decontaminate radioactive water at the end of last month. but the system is working below the target capacity due to leaks and other problems. the decontamination rate dropped to 37 tons of water per hour at one point. more than 20% below the target capacity. it increased to 239 tons per hour after tepco workers released air from the pipes on friday. they also replaced the hose connecting the tanks to ease water circulation. however, the rate dropped again on monday morning. the company sa