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A professor from Tokyo University (number 1 in the country) gives his emotional testimony at the Diet on July 27th.

He’s ‘shaking with anger’ at TEPCO and the government; they have yet to release an official estimate of total radiation from the Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant explosions and subsequent meltdowns. And I’m sure they won’t; sweep it under the rug. Or as they say in Japan; if it stinks, put a lid on it.

Professor Kodama’s Radioisotope Center has determined:

- Based on thermal output, Fukushima is 29.6 times the amount released by the nuclear bomb on Hiroshima.
- Based on uranium equivalent, Fukushima is 20 Hiroshima bombs.
- The radiation from a nuclear bomb will decrease by one-thousandth
- The radiation from a nuclear power plant will only decrease by one-tenth.

And this problem isn’t just going away. Every week, they ‘discover’ more food, water, and waste irradiated covering more area. They’ve only just now discovered this contamination because they’ve only just now started checking.. 4 months later.

A big shout-out to EX-SKF; Amazingly, the only resource providing updated, bilingual news on this deteriorating situation. Also, to tokyobrowntabby for providing the English translation of Kodama-sensei’s testimony.

A very sad example of how the people in Fukushima have been abandoned by the Japanese government. It’s becoming obvious the ‘leaders’ were, and still are, completely over their head. One of affects of non-experts being appointed to positions requiring expertise. A common practice in Japan.

Also worth reading:
- Radioactive Rice Hay in Tochigi: 106,000 Becquerels/Kg Cesium – July 25th
- Radiation in Japan Spreads: Wheat, Rapeseeds in Fukushima, Rice Hay Outside Fukushima Far Exceeding Safety Limit – July 24th
- Over 2,600 Meat Cows Suspected of Being Fed with Radioactive Rice Hay – July 23rd
- Radioactive Beef from Tochigi Prefecture – Discovery Follows Hayakawa Map – July 23rd
- 240 Children in 3 Nursery Schools in Yamagata Prefecture Ate Cesium Beef – July 19th
- Radioactive Cesium from Shiitake Mushrooms Grown Indoors in Date City, Fukushima – July 15th
- Beef from Fukushima to Be Tested (Somehow) in Fukushima from Now On, But It’s Too Late For School Kids in Yokohama – July 12th

These are all articles from Japanese sources. With English translations. Read and weep..

My buddy, Kjeld, over at Japanese Streets immediately traveled to the tsunami hit areas to work with local government officials and relay their needs. He partnered up with Demira NGO, photographed the destruction, and interviewed city mayors. Kjeld captured the video and photos. I edited and added the background sounds.

I also highly recommend Mercy Corp. They’re from my home state and had a helicopter distributing food and needed supplies days after the tsunami. The people of that area have been hit hard and many will never be able to return. It’s not too late to help.
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Video caught and uploaded about an hour after the earthquake. Some sights as I fled Tokyo by taxi..

A good friend scored me seats three rows from the Dohyo at the January Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. A great view looking up at the wrestlers. Aside from my aching knees, it was a perfect day. This is a video nugget from the event.

This match between the rising star Baruto and veteran Asashoryu turned out to be their last; Asashoryu retired after this tournament because of a report he started a fight at a club in Tokyo..
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An interview with a minister of a small church in Chiba, Japan. Mr. Suzuki is tattood, pinkyless, and basking in the glow of God’s love. Because ‘Jesus loves him for who he is’; an ex-member of the feared Japanese mafia – the Yakuza.

See the video interview here and read the article by Captain Japan – From Crime to Christ: Former Yakuza Sees the Light.
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Originally released in 2004.

George Mauro’s video reminder of how peaceful the World Trade Center was only one month before September 11th, 2001. This clip has views from the top, inside, and base of the huge buildings. He created this video and commentary the same day the towers collapsed.. Now, just over ten years ago.
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Related:
VISIT: George Mauro’s Site