Generalcomments

Dear all,

Thank you all for visiting, reading and sharing the news with me on the Fukushima Appeal Blog. I’ve kept it running since February 2012. Unfortunately, I will need some break now to attend to some of my health issues.

I would like to thank this blog and its supporters for giving me an opportunity to become a part of the slowly awakening global community during this very important time of global change. I had zero knowledge of nuclear before the Fukushima disaster, and was and still am a just normal citizen. It’s been hard to see Japan becoming a criminal, immoral and authoritarian country since the Fukushima Disaster. So it’s been a huge awakening and healing process to have a platform to speak out instead of feeling powerless, angry and sad about it. With the new secret law that is going to be introduced in Japan soon, Japanese people will need more help than at any other time in its history from foreign bloggers, doctors and scientists. Please remember Fukushima. I hope that the more difficulties we may encounter, the stronger and connected we will become to fight against injustice and be able to act from our heart space. (Mia)

日本の皆さん、がんばってください。 再稼動反対、子供を守れ! 1mSv/yの約束を守れ!

For more Fukushima update go to: www.nuclear-news.net, http://fukushima-diary.com/, https://www.facebook.com/fukushima311watchdog, http://enenews.com/, http://www.fukuleaks.org/web/, http://www.nuclearhotseat.com/ http://ex-skf.blogspot.co.uk/

Petition: Support Mari Takenouchi and Radiation Protection

日 本の皆様へ、個人的な感情面から、竹ノ内真理さんのことを批判したい方は、すでにそうしたのだから、これからは、その時間とエネルギーをエートス批判に向 けるべきではないでしょうか? そしてボランテイアで、海外に向けて、英語発信する真理さんは、海外の情報源にとって、貴重な存在だと思います。 (Mia)

(English) https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/Office_of_the_Prosecutor_Iwaki_Branch_Fukushima_Japan_Support_Mari_Takenouchi_and_Radiation_Protection/?pv=4

(Japanese) https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/Fu_Dao_Xian_Jian_Cha_Ting_Dian_ziyanarisutonoZhu_Ye_Nei_Zhen_Li_Shi_Save_Kids_JapanwoQi_Su_sinaidekudasai/?pv=8

Urgent Petition: ttp://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/ask-japanese-government-promise-for-necessary-aid-for-children-who-are-still-exposed-radiation-more-than-1msv-year-3


National Parents Network to Protect Children from Radiation

I hope that every child in Japan is given comprehensive thyroid blood testing including at the minimum TSH, Free T4, Free T3 and thyroid antibodies. Their thyroid function should be regularly tested on an ongoing basis. “ By Dana Trentini http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/thyroid-testing-for-japanese-children.html

*latest Fukushima Thyroid examination results released on Nov 12. (Complete English translation) (Source) http://fukushimavoice-eng2.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/thirteenth-prefectural-oversight.html
National Parents Network to Protect Children from Radiation

*Fuel Removal From Fukushima's Reactor 4 Threatens 'Apocalyptic' Scenario In November, TEPCO set to begin to remove fuel rods whose radiation matches the fallout of 14,000 Hiroshima bombs

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/10/24-3

*Kashiwazaki Nuclear Plant: Fukushima Governor stands in the way to stop restarting! 柏崎原発:再稼動させないよう立ちはだかる新潟県知事泉田氏 http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/kashiwazaki-nuclear-plant-fukushima.html

*Statement: Japanese civil society requests that the reports of the United Nations Scientific Committee on Fukushima be revised 日本の64の市民団体が福島事故に関しての国連科学の報告内容を改訂するよう要請 www.http://hrn.or.jp/eng/a tivity/area/worldwide/japanese-civil-society-requests-that-the-reports-of-the-united-nations-scientific-committee-on-fukus/

Anand Grover, Esq., UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, criticizes UNSCEAR report on Fukushima -10/24/2013 (1 of 4)国連「健康に対する権利」の特別報告者のアナンド・グローバー氏: 国連科学の報告を批判 Video - http://vimeo.com/78483070 October 24, 2013 (NYC, NY)

*Medical experts criticize UNSCEAR report for playing down consequences of Fukushima nuclear accident ドイツの専門家が国連科学の報告書を、「福島事故の影響を過小評価している」と批判! http://www.save-children-from-radiation.org/2013/11/05/medical-experts-criticize-unscear-report-for-playing-down-consequences-of-fukushima-nuclear-accident/

*Frightening Report from the UNSCEAR (The United nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation UNSCEAR-国連科学委員会による、恐るべき報告http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/frightening-report-from-unsear-united.html

*Heavily Criticized Recent WHO Report on Health Risk Assessment from the Fukushima Disaster 厳しく批判された最近の福島事故による健康被害についてのWHO報告 http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/who-report-on-health-risk-assessment.html

*UN Report – Japanese Delegation to The UN Spreads Lies and Deception! 国連報告書2013年4月  国連への日本政府代表団のうそとごまかし! 抗議締め切り517日! http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/un-report-japanese-delegation-to-un.html

*まとめ:国連報告書2013年4月  国連への日本政府代表団のうそとごまかし! 抗議締め切り517http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/un-report-japanese-delegation-to-un.html

*A letter to all young athletes who dream of coming to Tokyo in 2020 東京オリンピックを目指している若い選手の方々へ Some Facts You Should Know About Fukushima 0.086Bq/kg was normal amount of ionizing radiation in fish before the Fukushima accident. Now it is 100Bq/kg 1160times more radioactive. http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/a-letter-to-all-young-athletes-who.html

Fukushima Petitions ☢ Please Sign and Share! Japan needs Worldwide Help NOW! Stop Fukushima Radiation – UN Action Needed

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/STOP_FUKUSHIMA_RADIATION_UN_ACTION_NEEDED/

Mobilize the U.N. Security Council to declare Fukushima a global emergency;
http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/mobilize-the-un-security

*Tokyo radiation is worse than Gomel - Mika Noro’s speech on the impact of radiation in Japan http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/tokyo-radiation-is-worse-than-gomel.html

*Police arrest animal rescuers inside Fukushima evacuation zone — “They cannot be contacted and are being charged with crimes” http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/police-arrest-animal-rescuers-inside.html

Resistance posted by Ian Thomas Ash, a director of Fukushima Documantary Film "A2-B-C"

As one does not train with weight that is too light,….. And as I write this, I realize something for the first time: the more I embrace the resistance, the more I am becoming it. http://ianthomasash.blogspot.jp/2013/11/resistance.html

*福島原発で働く皆さんへ、世界からの暖かいメッセージ http://nuclear-news.net/2013/12/01/to-the-fukushima-workers-we-support-you-address-to-j-village-supplied/

(Japanese translation)http://goo.gl/re5822

*Fukushima Farmers negotiate with Japanese Government/Tepco 福島農家の若者、政府と東電に対して勇気ある発言 http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/fukushima-farmers-negotiate-with.html The current government limit is 100Bq/kg... 0.1Bq/kg for cesium in rice before the Fukushima disaster. … We feel guilty about growing it and selling it...

*Atomic bombs survivors received fair compensation, not so in Fukushima!

広島・長崎の被爆者援護法:追加1ミリ被曝で被曝者認定、福島事故被害者にも認定を、するべき

The Japanese Gov recognizes radiation related illnesses! http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/atomic-bombs-survivors-received-fair.html


Thursday, 31 May 2012

Our chance to end ecocide:

Petition:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/NOW_IS_OUR_CHANCE_TO_END_ECOCIDE/?fdMCDab&pv=17

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8EuxYzQ65H4#!
7m40s- 。。。It is a law for corporations to put profit first.  Company has a legal duty to maximize its profit for shareholders.  That was used to serve us well but, unfortunately we didn’t look into the consequences……... When our laws align themselves true equality and justice(higher understanding), then we will have a true peace in this world.  Ecocide is a law that allows us to align ourselves with natural justice….

Monday, 28 May 2012

A group focused on learning more about the effects of internal radiation - The Association for the Study by Citizens and Scientists of Internal Exposure to Radiation – was set up on 27th of January in Japan.

Soon after the Fukushima disaster, Prof Yamashita of Nagasaki University, who denies the dangers of internal exposure to radiation, was appointed as an advisor in Fukushima.  He has been influential over the new regulations in Japan to dismiss the health concerns of Fukushima disaster victims, carrying out various misleading safety campaigns throughout the country using huge amounts of tax money with the support  of nuclear power groups and the government.
So we are so glad to hear the news about this new group.  This is a very significant move from Japan towards achieving greater transparency about the dangers of internal exposure to radiation and reeducating the public and nuclear power groups in Japan and around the world.
Historically, many studies of the dangers of internal exposure to radiation have been prohibited or concealed from the public by international nuclear power groups, starting with US Army after the bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.  One of the leading members of the new Association is Dr. Hida, who is 94 years old and is from Hiroshima.  He has seen over 6000 radiation victims during the course of his career and explains the history in various Youtube videos as follows:
 "During the seven years for which Japan was occupied by the American army after World War II, American military personnel warned victims not to talk about their experiences to each other or write about them so they could keep the effects of the bombs secret.  Even doctors who had seen the victims were not allowed to keep any records of them or publish any radiation studies, under threat of severe punishment."
 "The Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC) was set up by the Americans to investigate the effects of the bombs in order to create even more effective bombs.  They checked victims’ radiation levels periodically, but never gave them any treatment."  This sounds similar to what’s happening to citizens in Fukushima right now.  Dr. Hida also mentioned: " the American army came to Hiroshima and Nagasaki to measure radiation there after the passage of a typhoon and announced that all the radiation had been washed away by the rain, so it was safe to live there.  At that time, no one knew about the dangers of radiation, so they believed what they were told." 
Dr. Hida later found out that it was not safe, because he witnessed so many people who had arrived in the city after the bombings dying with the same symptoms as those who had been there during the bombings.  He estimates that one third of the victims of Hiroshima/Nagasaki bombs had been exposed to internal radiation.  Meanwhile, the Japanese government is still using this statement by the American military to make it difficult for Hiroshima/Nagasaki victims to obtain compensation.
Also it’s sad to say that as a result of what happened in Hiroshima/Nagasaki, the  issue of  internal exposure to radiation has been ignored and the victims in Fukushima are  now suffering the consequences .
Dr. Hida hopes, and believes it possible, that if all the doctors, scientists and concerned citizens aware of the dangers of internal exposure to radiation get together and work towards a shift in international public opinion, then others who are now keeping quiet will join in this new awareness towards it.
Another leading member of the Association, Prof. Yagazaki of Okinawa University, criticized other associations such as Radiation Effects Research Foundation and National Institute of Radiological Sciences, saying that they had been set up to further the aims of supporters of nuclear power and nuclear weapons, and had not conducted any real science as they had ignored the issue of internal radiation.  He emphasized that the most important purpose of the new Association is to safeguard people’s lives.

New reports of the dangers of internal exposure to radiation to follow.

Source:

Saturday, 26 May 2012

Stop the Next Nuclear Disaster!

Petition: http://w.avaaz.org/en/stop_japans_nuclear_meltdown_global_d/?cl=1829722189&v=14671         
Tepco says getting spent fuel rods out of the pool at Reactor 4 would take at least 4 years to finish.  They say they need to clear the pool, build a new one around the broken old one to be able to hold new crane, and so on.  They haven’t even started any of them yet.  It’s taking for long time when there is possibility of another big earthquake could happen soon.
Prof. Arnie Gundersen says: it’s soluble within 3 years using dry cast storage pulled by air.  He thinks the money issue gets in the way, but also says that if the nuclear regulatory commission says “Do it.”, then it will happen.”

Japanese nuclear reactor specialist, assistant professor of Kyoto University research reactor Institute, Mr. Hiroaki Koide has been warning the danger of the reactor 4 since the disaster occurred.  He commented at the NYC Press Conference May 4th 2012: The amount of Cesium137 released from Fukushima disaster is 170 times more than Hiroshima bomb.  Over 5000 times more than Hiroshima bomb in the spent fuel pool at reactor 4.

*Japan Needs Urgent Assistance at Fukushima reactor by U.S. senator Ron Wyden
http://www.independentaustralia.net/2012/life/health/japan-needs-urgent-assistance-at-fukushima-reactor/

The Japanese government and Tepco downplay the situation and the potential catastrophe at reactor 4.

*Tepco has no clue for the worst senario of SFP4.mp4 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19b8U1O4XTE

On 5/25/2012, in the daily press conference of Tepco, WSJ asked Tepco how they are going to settle it down in case of when SFP4 turns over or leaks. Tepco evaded the question to show they can’t deal with the worst senario.

*Officials try to calm fears about spent nuclear fuel rods


Despite growing international concerns over the state of spent fuel rods at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, two government experts said on May 21 that there are no plans to speed up their scheduled removal by 2015.
Speaking at a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo, the government apparently wanted to get the message out to the world that the No. 4 reactor at the plant, which houses more than 1,500 nuclear fuel rods, could withstand a similar strike to last year's Great East Japan Earthquake……….

Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Debris from Japan tsunami travels across the Pacific.mp4

from NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omLtVOAZSNs  

After the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, 2011, tons of debris was swept into the Pacific. Much of it is buoyant enough to float on the surface and can be moved around by small scale currents and large scale circulation patterns, such as the North Pacific Gyre..........

Japan farmer harvests hope in our soil

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/japan-farmer-harvests-hope-in-our-soil/story-e6frg6nf-1226363955828          
JAPANESE farmer Takemi Shirado still sounds grief-stricken and shell-shocked when talking about last year's Fukushima nuclear disaster that so devastated his rural community.
Catastrophic radiation contamination of the soil means his family won't be able to sow rice on their Iwaki rice paddies, about 60km from the crippled defunct power plant, for at least 300 years.
Other local farmers are starting to grow leafy vegetables on less-contaminated fields, but are finding consumers too scared to buy their risky produce.
But Mr Shirado is clearly not a man to moan and mope.
Instead he has come to Australia as head of a consortium of Fukushima farmers to see if north Queensland's fertile Burdekin valley might hold the solution to his prefecture's long-term fallout-affected food problems……….

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Japanese MD: Contamination from Fukushima Daiichi now spreading all over world – there may be radiation damage in other countries

US Nuclear specialist, Arnie Gundersen commented on Fukushima update:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItPra2Y0M7Q&feature=related     
*Japanese government is playing their cultural problems to manipulate its people. (15m13s -)
*Fukushima disaster is worse than Chernobyl disaster. (20m30s-)
*It’s possible to solve the problem at Reactor 4 within 3 years (28m40s-)
*Japanese Prime Minister Noda mentioned “Whatever you do, do not affect Tepco.” 3 weeks after the Fukushima accident when he was the finance minister then. (34m40s-)
(16m30s -) They’ve been told by the Japanese government that it’s safe to eat.  So planting food on the contaminated soil, they are eating the radioactive food.  And they are doing so knowingly it’s radioactive, but can’t go against other family members because of its powerful parental family structure in Japan.  He also praised those women in Japan especially the ones with young children are saying “No” to this. 
(34m-) The nuclear industry is deeply infused into the government.  In Japan when people working for the regulator go to work to high level well paying job at the utility – Japanese call it Ama-Kudari which means [sent into heaven] –the coyness.  With IAEA who I’ve seen the paper said that they are the watchdog.  But in fact there is an article also says that their goal is to promote nuclear power.  So the industry and the government essentially won the matter wherever you go.  The present prime minister of Japan Noda was the finance minister during the accident.  One of the emails that surfaced about a month ago in which (it was from 3 weeks after the accident) he said that “Whatever you do, do not affect Tepco.”  So the government has been more interested in protecting Tepco….but they haven’t been protecting its people.

Arnie Gundersen’s website: http://fairewinds.com/

Friday, 18 May 2012

United States Circumvented Laws To Help Japan Accumulate Tons of Plutonium

http://www.dcbureau.org/201204097128/national-security-news-service/united-states-circumvented-laws-to-help-japan-accumulate-tons-of-plutonium.html

The United States deliberately allowed Japan access to the United States’ most secret nuclear weapons facilities while it transferred tens of billions of dollars worth of American tax paid research that has allowed Japan to amass 70 tons of weapons grade plutonium since the 1980s, a National Security News Service investigation reveals........
 
By , on April 9th, 2012

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

Evacuate Fukushima 福島の子供を守れ Part 05 - HIBAKUSHITA


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiiQ61PBZwk&feature=relmfu

August 17, 2011
At the first members’ office building of the House of Representatives in Tokyo
Voices of children in Fukushima…

August 18, 2011
Children in Fukushima visited the Ministry of Education and ask several questions such as:
How long can I live?  Can I have children?  When will I start showing cancer symptoms? 
Highest ranking-officials in Japan failed to answer these above questions.

On October 2011, 14 children in Fukushima pressed criminal charges against the government.

More report on the citizens’ and farmer’s life in Fukushima

PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION AND FORWARD TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW. It will take a second ... a second the children of Fukushima do not have !
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/evacuate_fukushima/

Evacuate Fukushima 福島の子供を守れ Part 04 - BACK TO SCHOOL.wmv



Legal exposure to radiation before Fukushima disaster was 1mSv/y.
After 3.11 20mSv/y.  This is the legal dose for radiation workers.
Now declared “Safe”for infants, children and pregnant women.
Legal limit for a mandatory evacuation zones in Chernobyl is 5mSv/y.
As the nuclear crisis in Japan continued to worsens, over 2 million citizens including 300,000 children in Fukushima and beyond have now officially become a morbid experiment to radiation exposure.  This experiment will be ongoing for decades and the research is led by sociopath and government appointee, Dr. Shunichi Yamashita.  While the authorities keep on downplaying the danger to lure citizens to remain in Fukushima, children are being used as a bait to keep their parents from escaping and unknowingly servings the government’s propaganda.  To reopen the schools legally in Fukushima prefecture, the government set the levels of exposure around the school playground 3.8uSv/h.
Thousands of families, distrusting of the government, evacuated their children far from Fukushima.  But too many stayed behind.  This is their story…….

PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION AND FORWARD TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW. It will take a second ... a second the children of Fukushima do not have !
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/evacuate_fukushima/
3000 signed the petition + over 4000 signed by hands as of December 18th 2011. This petition will be used on several occasions and will be submitted to the highest authorities. Please share it with everyone you know.