Jiji Press -- Jun 19
Rice produced in Fukushima Prefecture has led to no measurable internal exposure to radiation in children, University of Tokyo Prof. Ryugo Hayano said Wednesday.
Hayano made the remark while announcing the results of his team's study of some 1,500 elementary and junior high school children in the Fukushima town of Miharu, about 50 kilometers west of Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 1 power station, where a triple reactor meltdown occurred in March 2011.
No radioactive cesium was detected in any of the Miharu children in 2012 and 2013 surveys using a whole-body counter, equipment to gauge internal exposure to radiation. The minimum amount the machine can detect is 300 becquerels per body.
福島・三春町の小中学生を対象に行った検査で、地元の農産物を食べたことによる内部被ばくのレベルは、極めて低いことがわかった。 これは、東大大学院の早野龍吾教授などが、ひらた中央病院の協力を得て実施した調査でわかった。 早野教授によると、ひらた中央病院は、三春町の小中学生およそ1,500人を対象に、ホールボディカウン...
News sources: Jiji Press, FNNLocal
Jan 14
A magnitude-6.7 earthquake hit northern Japan at about 12:25 p.m. on Thursday, registering a lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Hokkaido and Aomori Prefecture. There was no tsunami as a result of the quake. (the-japan-news.com) Jan 13
Police in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, have arrested a couple on suspicion of abandoning responsibility for Fujimoto's 3-year-old daughter, whose body was found with burn marks on her face. Police believe the girl's death may have been the result of recurring domestic abuse. (Japan Today) Jan 13
Twelve skiers who were stranded on mountains in Nagano and Fukushima prefectures have all been brought to safety.
(NHK) Jan 12
Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 31-year-old man who ran a prostitution ring featuring underage school girls, reports the Sankei Shimbun (Jan. 12). (Tokyo Reporter) Jan 12
Snow fell for the first time this season in parts of Tokyo and Yokohama on Jan. 12, with more expected as a low pressure system approaches the Pacific coast. (Asahi) Jan 12
Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a door-to-door salesman for allegedly fondling the body of a girl in Akishima City, reports Nippon News Network (Jan. 12). (Tokyo Reporter) Jan 12
An announcer of public broadcaster NHK was arrested Sunday for allegedly possessing so-called "dangerous drugs" in violation of the law governing medicinal chemicals, the health ministry's drug control division said Monday.
(Japan Today) Jan 11
Monday marked Coming-of-Age Day, bringing with it the usual festivities that saw Japan's 20-year-olds celebrate their newfound adulthood - each in their own way. (Japan Times) Jan 11
Police in Yokohama on Sunday arrested a 93-year-old man on suspicion of strangling his 93-year-old wife to death in the nursing facility where they both lived. (Japan Today) Jan 11
Japan's Defense Minister says his ministry is carefully examining a North Korean video that appears to show a submarine-based ballistic missile test. (NHK )