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Tell World Leaders: No Fukushima 2020 Olympics via Nuclear-News

Posted on 2016/04/10 by norma field

ON BECQUEREL AWARENESS DAY, SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2016, FUKUSHIMA FALLOUT AWARENESS NETWORK (FFAN) LAUNCHES ITS PETITION/CAMPAIGN TO URGE WORLD LEADERS TO SAY NO TO HOSTING THE 2020 JAPAN OLYMPICS/PARALYMPICS IN FUKUSHIMA PREFECTURE! Children are now in training to compete at … Continue reading →

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Children’s book connects stories of Fukushima and Chernobyl via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2016/04/08 by norma field

Inspired by a letter sent to her by a young reader, author Shoko Nakazawa revived a past work and penned an entirely new illustrated children’s book on nuclear disasters in Fukushima and Chernobyl. In 1988, Nakazawa’s “Ashita wa Hareta Sora … Continue reading →

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The children of Fukushima: When medical tests mislead via The Chicago Tribune

Posted on 2016/03/25 by norma field

Editorial […] Japanese public health officials were aware of an increased incidence of thyroid cancer in Russian children after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident. So researchers screened more than 300,000 Fukushima-area children 18 and under for thyroid irregularities that could … Continue reading →

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Five Years On-Voices of Fukushima via Peace Boat

Posted on 2016/03/09 by norma field
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Thyroid Cancer Detection by Ultrasound Among Residents Ages 18 Years and Younger in Fukushima, Japan: 2011 to 2014. via Epidemiology

Posted on 2015/10/07 by kojimaaiko

Epidemiology: Post Author Corrections: October 5, 2015 doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000385 Original Article: PDF Only Thyroid Cancer Detection by Ultrasound Among Residents Ages 18 Years and Younger in Fukushima, Japan: 2011 to 2014. Tsuda, Toshihide; Tokinobu, Akiko; Yamamoto, Eiji; Suzuki, Etsuji Abstract … Continue reading →

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Children Given Lifelong Ban on Talking About Fracking via The Guardian

Posted on 2015/08/20 by norma field

wo young children in Pennsylvania were banned from talking about fracking for the rest of their lives under a gag order imposed under a settlement reached by their parents with a leading oil and gas company. The sweeping gag order … Continue reading →

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Hayao Miyazaki Gives 300 Million Yen to Build Kids’ Area in Park via Animenewsnetwork

Posted on 2015/06/27 by norma field

Anime director and Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki donated 300 million yen (around US$2.4 million) to the town of Kumejima, Okinawa for the construction of an “Interaction Center for Children” in the town’s Zenda Forest Park. The project’s supervisor and … Continue reading →

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At Fukushima, the population is in an inextricable situation via CNRS Journal

Posted on 2015/04/25 by norma field

Partager Four years after the explosion of a nuclear power plant in Fukushima, the fate of the victims is far from settled. Researcher Cécile Asanuma-Brice deciphers the policy that encourages these people to resettle into contaminated areas. Residing in Japan … Continue reading →

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Censorship? Self-censorship? 検閲? 自己検閲? via documenting ian

Posted on 2015/03/14 by norma field

配給会社都合により、急遽「A2-B-C」上映中止せざるを得なくなってしまいました。 The Japanese distributor of ‘A2-B-C’ (WEBSITE), my documentary about children living in Fukushima, is cancelling all domestic screenings of the film. They are also canceling the contract to distribute the film in Japan, despite there being more than two … Continue reading →

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Prince William in Japan: controversial visit to Fukushima during visit via Telegraph

Posted on 2015/02/28 by norma field

Accusations from victims of 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster that Duke, who will eat and drink local produce, being used as a stooge by Japan’s prime minister to promote his pro-nuclear policies. […] The Duke will visit the Fukushima prefecture on … Continue reading →

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