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Former official posts pics of bloody tissues after daily nosebleed: “You can no longer live in Fukushima”… many suffer due to radiation — Fukushima U. Prof.: Impossible to make it so people can live here — Top Govt Spokesman: Nosebleeds & nuclear disaster NOT related (PHOTOS)
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Fukushima University Professor Takeru Arakida in new issue of manga ‘Oishinbo’: “You simply can’t decontaminate a wide area in Fukushima and make it a place where people can live”
Asahi, May 13, 2014: [The] professor who appears under his real name in the May 12 installment says it is impossible to decontaminate the entire prefecture and make it livable
Statement from President of Fukushima University: “We would like to remind faculty members to act and speak after thoroughly understanding their position.”
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Mayor Idogawa’s”nose bleeds every day, especially in the mornings” (Mainichi, May 10, 2014)
Japan Times, May 13, 2014: a character based on a real-life former mayor refers to Fukushima Prefecture in its latest issue as unlivable [Katsutaka Idogawa]: “You can no longer live in Fukushima.”
Former Mayor of Futaba (Fukushima) Katsutaka Idogawa, in ‘Oishinbo’: “Many people suffer from nosebleeds and fatigue because they have been exposed to radiation [...] People should not live in Fukushima today.”
Tweet from 32-year-old “Junichi” retweeted over 10,000 times: “I hope that this serves as an opportunity to have more people know about the reality [...] rather than cover up”
Yoshihide Suga, Top Gov’t Spokesman (Chief Cabinet Secretary): “The appraisal of experts [is] that there is no causal relationship between radiation exposure among residents and nosebleeds.” — “We cannot think of any causal links.” — Government will continue to disseminate accurate information
Ruiko Muto, head of group seeking criminal responsibility for Fukushima disaster: “I heard that some people suffered from nosebleeds. [...] I feel uncomfortable with the concerted effort to protest the depiction of the nosebleed segment.”
All 5 photos posted by the former mayor are here
Published: May 13th, 2014 at 9:33 pm ET
By ENENews