Paul JobinJAPAN FOCUS While the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) experiences difficulties in recruiting workers willing to go to Fukushima to clean up the damaged reactors, the WHO is planning to conduct an epidemiological survey on the catastrophe. This is the first of two reports by Paul Jobin offering a worker-centered analysis of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. … [Read more...] about Dying for TEPCO? Fukushima’s Nuclear Contract Workers: Genpatsu “Gypsies”
From Animal Rescue Volunteers in Fukushima (on Facebook)
One of our volunteers shared this photo with us:This kitty seemed to be waiting for someone to come home. When she realized that I was really there, she literally ran up to me and jumped into my arms! I am so glad that I was combing this particular area for kitties, as the house was set back from the road and we may never have seen her. She is emaciated and suffering … [Read more...] about From Animal Rescue Volunteers in Fukushima (on Facebook)
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What are the radiation figures in Tokyo
A friend had a chance to measure the levels at ground level: on the grass in Sagami-ono, Kanagawa-Ken, the radiation was 0.240 microsievert. This is relatively high. While Tokyo-to, about an hour or so north of there is said to have an official level of 0.05, the reason is that the monitoring stations are high up off the ground. One in Bunkyo-ku is consistenly … [Read more...] about What are the radiation figures in Tokyo
東電賠償スキームで電気料金は大幅値上げへ
JIMBO san interviews Machida sensei about how the government and TEPCO are conspiring to use taxes and higher electic bills to pay the costs, even though TEPCO has lots of money.https://www.videonews.com/news-commentary/0001_3/001846.php解説：町田徹氏（経済ジャーナリスト）福島第一原発事故で東京電力が被害者に対して賠償金を支払うためのスキーム（仕組み）が、来週中にも発表される。 … [Read more...] about 東電賠償スキームで電気料金は大幅値上げへ