Japan:Radioactive cesium detected in Tokyo tea leaves + Related News

Laaska News Oct. 19,2011

 Radioactive cesium in levels above the government standard has been detected in tea leaves produced in Tokyo and Saitama, north of the capital. The contamination is believed to have been caused by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant accident.

Japan:High radioactivity measured at Tokyo school

Laaska News Oct. 18,2011

A radioactivity level higher than that of areas near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant has been detected at a Tokyo elementary school.

Japan:Radioactive emissions from Fukushima No. 1 plant cut in half – TEPCO

Laaska News Oct. 17,2011

TOKYO, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) — Radioactive emissions from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant have been cut in half, the owner and operator of the plant said Monday.

Japan:Radioactive cesium found in plankton off N-plant

Laaska News Oct. 15,2011

 

High concentrations of radioactive cesium have been found in plankton from the sea near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

Japan:Earthquake drill held in Tokyo Bay area

Laaska News Oct. 15,2011

Firefighters have held drills in the Tokyo Bay area to prepare for major earthquakes that could cause massive damage to ships and facilities.

Japan:Hot spot in Funabashi City & IAEA team holds news conference + Related News

Laaska News Oct. 14,2011
Radium may be cause of radiation in Setagaya
Radioactive cesium found in mushrooms in Kanto
IAEA team holds news conference

Japan:Setagaya hotspot unrelated to Fukushima

Laaska News Oct. 13,2011

High levels of radioactivity observed in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward have been found to have nothing to do with the nuclear disaster in Fukushima.

Japan:High radiation levels found in Tokyo + Related News

Laaska News Oct. 13,2011
 High radiation level affects school routes
High radiation in Tokyo residential area

Japan:Radiation checking facility opens

Laaska News Oct. 11,2011

A facility that allows consumers to check radiation levels of food and other items has opened near Tokyo.

Japan:Megumi’s parents call for abductees’ return home

Laaska News Oct. 5,2011

 

The parents of a Japanese woman abducted to North Korea 34 years ago appealed for all abducted people to be brought home without delay.

Her father Shigeru Yokota and mother Sakie spoke at a meeting on the abduction issue in Kawasaki City, near Tokyo, on Wednesday. The day is the 47th birthday of their abducted daughter, Megumi.