The residents of the Tamura City region of Fukushima Prefecture in Japan are facing a dilemma. They could move back once the government lifts the evacuation order following the Fukushima nuclear disaster. However, this means moving back even though radiation levels are too high — higher than the levels promised by the government. Or, they could try to rebuild their lives somewhere else and abandon almost everything from their old homes, without proper compensation.
You can read Dr. Rianne Teule’s blog Fukushima's hidden impacts on her experience monitoring in Tamura.
Black bags filled with radioactive soil and grass-the waste from decontamination. These bags were left in front of a house in Tamura City.
© Noriko Hayashi / Greenpeace
Brian Blomme is a climate and energy communications manager for Greenpeace International.
(Unregistered) Beppe says:
"Rice Harvested within 20-Kilometer Radius of Fukushima N-Plant". Tamura, Fukushima Pref., Oct. 8 (Jiji Press) The rice will be...
"Rice Harvested within 20-Kilometer Radius of Fukushima N-Plant". Tamura, Fukushima Pref., Oct. 8 (Jiji Press) The rice will be sold to the state for stockpiling (I suspect this means that those who will eat it will not know where it comes from) and to "individual customers". The news did not report the contamination level of the rice, if any. Hisao Tsuboi, a 63-year-old local farmer, said: "The quality is not bad. We have a good harvest."; the news did not say whether the farmer is feeding the rice to his grandchildren.
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(Unregistered) Tenk says:
Hi, May I know the current situation at Osaka??
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in Osaka*
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