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Fukushima publisher mailed radioactive soil to send message
Fukushima publisher mailed radioactive soil to send message
April 03, 2012 By SHUNSUKE KIMURA / Staff Writer
FUKUSHIMA--The first package arrived at the Environment Ministry on Nov. 8, immediately drawing looks of bewilderment and concern, especially after the contents were revealed.
Inside were a plastic bag filled with dirt and a typed letter that ended with the name of the sender and his address.
The package was from Fukushima city.
“This is soil I took from my garden,” the letter read. “I am giving this to the Environment Ministry, which is primarily responsible (for the radioactive contamination) and for storing waste.”
Tadashi Okudaira, a 63-year-old publisher, acknowledged ...
April 03, 2012 By SHUNSUKE KIMURA / Staff Writer
FUKUSHIMA--The first package arrived at the Environment Ministry on Nov. 8, immediately drawing looks of bewilderment and concern, especially after the contents were revealed.
Inside were a plastic bag filled with dirt and a typed letter that ended with the name of the sender and his address.
The package was from Fukushima city.
“This is soil I took from my garden,” the letter read. “I am giving this to the Environment Ministry, which is primarily responsible (for the radioactive contamination) and for storing waste.”
Tadashi Okudaira, a 63-year-old publisher, acknowledged ...
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201204030046
