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Shittake mushrooms aren’t quite delicacies, but they do absorb radiation. Shinichi Sakuma basically says he’s screwed and although received money for compensation by the government, it’s running out. As the stories grow older, we soon forget. (CBS – mushrooms)
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Wild Monkeys are going to measure radiation? At first it sounded like some kind of training involved but all it is, is a meter reading strapped on. Yes there are plenty of wild monkeys in the region near the stricken areas near Fukushima. How will they react? Do they know something is wrong? Again, poor animals. They’re always getting taken advantage of. (TelegraphUK – monkeys)
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Article about Japanese who fled the quake, nuclear zone to Okinawa. From March to August, 17, 521 moved to Okinawa which then begs the opposite question, how many moved from Okinawa to those zones? The stories of the health of some of the children are horrifying and it’s the exact info that you don’t hear much about on the news. Hopefully the fresh air and beaches of Okinawa will heal a little, but it seems doubtful. All of the news never points to the affects of the radiation and fallout, and small articles like this are what it’ll take to get some words out. (SMH – Okinawa)
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Japan’s Science Ministry reports that 8% of the country’s surface is contaminated. Surely, it’s possible, but really? The report looks thin but who knows. (ABCau – 8%)
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This doesn’t mean what you think. It’s been found that jars filled with something in a basement caused a spike in radiation. It’s no joking matter and there’s been no release just yet of what was in those containers. But the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about what could be in the jars? Parts of a Flux Capacitor? Is this where Marty and his overpriced Nikes are hiding? Or… what else is in jars that causes a stir when it’s found? Is it the age old culprit, kimchee? Japan has it’s own share of potent pickled items that can sit for decades and regardless of where you are in the world, Korean Kimchee always wins. We’ll tell you when we find out what it really is. (CNN – Setagaya)
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