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Stop claiming food is safe, ministry told via The Japan Times online

Posted on 2011/08/10 by norma field

Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto has committed an about-face on policy by telling his ministry to refrain from vouching for the safety of Japanese food. The ministry stance changed after radiation-tainted beef was found to have been sold to consumers nationwide, … Continue reading →

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‘Mr. Cesium’ Gag TV Show Suspended via Japan Real Time, WSJ

Posted on 2011/08/08 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

In a widely circulated blooper here, the radioactive element personified was declared the winner of gifts from March 11 disaster-struck areas in a lottery organized by a local TV station. In this instance, the prize was rice harvested in Iwate … Continue reading →

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The Hidden Face of Disaster: 3.11, the Historical Structure and Future of Japan’s Northeast via Japan Focus

Posted on 2011/08/07 by norma field

Oguma Eiji Translated by Kyoko Selden A Provider of Food It is not well-known that the Tōhoku region only established its position as the nation’s rice production center after World War II. Yields of rice, a commercial crop of tropical … Continue reading →

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Turmoil over beef spreads to luxury brands via The Japan Times online

Posted on 2011/07/28 by norma field

MORIOKA, Iwate Pref. — Turmoil caused by the recent detection of cesium contamination of beef shipped from Fukushima Prefecture, home to the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, is spreading to hurt producers of high-quality beef in other parts of … Continue reading →

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Threat to food chain grows as contamination spreads via The Japan Times online

Posted on 2011/07/28 by norma field

Radiation fallout from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant poses a growing threat to the nation’s food chain as unsafe levels of cesium found in beef on supermarket shelves were also detected in more vegetables and in the ocean. … Continue reading →

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Radiation-Tainted Beef Spreads Through Japan’s Markets via The New York Times

Posted on 2011/07/19 by norma field

MINAMISOMA, Japan — Even after explosions rocked the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Kuniaki Sato, who raises cattle here about 20 miles from the crippled complex, said he had received no clear warning from the government about the possible dangers … Continue reading →

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Could Japan’s Radioactive Beef Be a Good Thing? via TIME.com

Posted on 2011/07/15 by norma field

Over 950 pounds of beef contaminated with radioactive cesium above the legal limit has been distributed and eaten in at least eight prefectures across Japan, Tokyo city authorities have announced. The beef, which came from cows raised on a farm … Continue reading →

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Radioactive beef already sold, eaten via The Japan Times online

Posted on 2011/07/12 by norma field

Fukushima meat sent to nine prefectures Kyodo The meat of six cows shipped from a Fukushima Prefecture farm at the heart of growing concerns over radioactive beef has been distributed to at least nine prefectures, including Tokyo and Osaka, and … Continue reading →

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Experts urge great caution over radiation risks via The Japan Times online

Posted on 2011/06/28 by norma field

In order to address public concerns over post 3/11 food safety, the government should be more forthcoming in the monitoring and disclosure of data regarding radiation contamination of soil, Akira Sugenoya, mayor of Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, told this reporter … Continue reading →

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Irradiated food poses moral dilemmas via The Japan Times online

Posted on 2011/06/28 by norma field

Mail-order food-delivery companies and cooperatives have long been among the leading campaigners for — and custodians of — food safety in Japan. Although they are small in scale compared with major supermarket chains, since they first began to appear in … Continue reading →

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