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Fukushima food imports safe for consumption: AVA via Channel News Asia

Posted on 2014/07/11 by norma field

SINGAPORE: To address public concern over the safety of food imports from Fukushima, the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) released an infographic and a list of answers to frequently asked questions on Friday (July 11). Singapore announced on … Continue reading →

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Japan Debates Radiation as Manga Shows Nosebleed via abc news

Posted on 2014/05/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A journalist finds his nose doesn’t stop bleeding after visiting the meltdown-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant. He also learns others suffer similar symptoms. The scene from popular manga comic “Oishinbo,” published last month, has set off a hot public debate in … Continue reading →

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Manga about work at Fukushima No. 1 stirs locals’ ire via The Japan Times

Posted on 2014/05/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Cartoon characters who suffered nosebleeds after a visit to the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant are turning into a headache for manga publisher Shogakukan. Locals are apparently angry about the “misleading” depictions in an episode of the popular manga series … Continue reading →

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Tītī study investigates possible exposure to radiation via Maori Television

Posted on 2014/04/01 by norma field

A senior physics lecturer from The University of Auckland says he wants to work with Māori as well as conservationists responsible for the protection of Titi ‘Mutton-birds’ to see whether the birds have been exposed to radiation seen in Japan. … Continue reading →

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School Science Project Reveals High Levels Of Fukushima Nuclear Radiation in Grocery Store Seafood via The News Doctors

Posted on 2014/03/31 by norma field

A Canadian high school student named Bronwyn Delacruz never imagined that her school science project would make headlines all over the world. But that is precisely what has happened. Using a $600 Geiger counter purchased by her father, Delacruz measured … Continue reading →

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Japan delaying cleanup of towns near nuclear plant via Yahoo! News

Posted on 2013/10/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO (AP) — Radiation cleanup in some of the most contaminated towns around Fukushima’s damaged nuclear power plant is behind schedule, so some residents will have to wait a few more years before returning, Japanese officials said Monday. Environment Ministry … Continue reading →

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[video] Fukushima farmers negotiate with Japanese Government June 6

Posted on 2013/10/06 by Tomomi Yamaguchi
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Fukushima farmers describe what it’s like to harvest poisoned food

Posted on 2013/09/11 by norma field
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Wrecked Fukushima plant springs highly radioactive water leak via Chicago Tribune

Posted on 2013/08/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO (Reuters) – Contaminated water with dangerously high levels of radiation is leaking from a storage tank at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, the most serious setback to the clean up of the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl. The storage … Continue reading →

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Japanese rockers sing the truth about post-meltdown Fukushima. Is anyone listening? via Japan Subculture Center

Posted on 2013/06/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

“We’re living in a material world. A radioactive material world, ” jokes the lead singer. “This isn’t the future we hoped for.” Two years have passed since the triple meltdown in Fukushima Prefecture in March of 2011. Until then the … Continue reading →

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