Fukushima Radiation Spreads Worldwide

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California, Finland, Canada, Australia Hit By Radiation

The University of California at Berkeley detected cesium levels in San Francisco area milk above over EPA limits ... and even higher than they were 6 months ago.

Finnish public television says that cesium from Fukushima has been detected in lichens, fungi and elk and reindeer meat in Finland.

The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency confirmed a radiation cloud over the East Coast of Australia.

The West Coast of Canada is getting hit by debris from Japan ... and at least some of it is likely radioactive.

The authors of the controversial study claiming 14,000 deaths in the U.S. so far from Fukushima are now upping their figure to 20,000. I spoke with nuclear health expert Chris Busby about their study, and he said that mortality figures fluctuate pretty substantially in the normal course, and so it is hard to know at this point one way or the other whether their figures are accurate.

And while there is no evidence linking them to Fukushima, Bed Bath and Beyond has recalledradioactive tissue holders after they set off police radiation monitors aboard a delivery truck This may just be an example of the incredibly lax handling of radioactive materials.

And thyroid cancers are - mysteriously - on the rise in the U.S.

But don't worry: The owner of the Fukushima plant has the plant in cold shutdown, so everything is "under control" ... Although temperatures have apparently jumped inside Fukushima's number 2 reactor, and the Japanese have no idea where the nuclear fuel has gone, so they are drilling a hole into the containment vessel to try to find it. http://www.sott.net/article/240352-Fukushima-Radiation-Spreads-Worldwide

HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI PHOTOGRAPHS

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1. The Huge Atomic Cloud / The Mushroom Cloud Blowing Up

A-Bomb Survivors Warn Against Nuclear Power

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HIROSHIMA —

The scars that still mark Sunao Tsuboi’s face from the wartime bombing of Hiroshima are a grim reminder of the power of the atom as a wave of nuclear wariness sweeps post-Fukushima Japan.

Around 140,000 people perished instantly in the searing heat or from radiation in the days and months after a U.S. plane unleashed the deadliest weapon ever used and ushered in the nuclear age.

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Nearly seven decades later, Tsuboi, one of a dwindling number of survivors of the first ever atomic attack, is raising his voice against nuclear power in a country still reeling from the tsunami-sparked catastrophe of March 2011.

“In terms of being nuclear victims, we are the same,” Tsuboi, 87, said of those affected by the Fukushima crisis.

He was on his way to university when the bomb exploded over Hiroshima in a flash of blinding light and intense heat on Aug 6, 1945.

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As well as his burns, Tsuboi has also suffered intestinal cancer that may be linked to radiation exposure, and says he sees little difference in the dangers posed by atomic weapons and atomic power.
“Nuclear technology is beyond human wisdom… I still want to see a nuclear-free world while I’m alive,” he said.

His appeal comes as a bitter debate swirls over the future of Japan’s 50 remaining reactors, which once met around a third of the country’s electricity needs, but which were shuttered following the meltdowns at Fukushima.

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Fears of electricity shortages have led to the government ordering restarts at two reactors, despite an increasingly vocal anti-nuclear movement in a country largely unused to public protest.
Those who experienced the World War II bombing in Hiroshima and a similar attack on the port city of Nagasaki three days later, said television images of the Fukushima crisis brought back terrible memories.
“The TV reminded me of the dreadful scenes,” said a sobbing Misako Katani, 82, one of just a few living victims who survived both bombings.

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No one is officially recorded as having died as a result of the Fukushima disaster, but many who fled the area and those who remain, including workers decommissioning the crippled plant, worry about the long-term effects.

The quake-sparked tsunami knocked out the reactors’ cooling systems, causing meltdowns that spread radiation over a large area and forced thousands to evacuate.

Scientists have warned it could be decades before it is safe for some people to return to their homes.

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Sachiko Sato, a Fukushima evacuee who was among tens of thousands of people attending an annual Hiroshima commemoration event on Monday, said: “I think we can share the same sadness with people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

“In my mind, Fukushima is like a third nuclear victim following Hiroshima and Nagasaki.”
Atom bomb survivor Toshiyuki Mimaki, 70, added: “We want to work together with people in Fukushima and join our voices in calling for no more nuclear victims.”

But for some aging victims, there are few parallels between 1945 and 2011.

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“There is nothing to compare to what I experienced,” said Shigeji Yonekura, 79, who was at Hiroshima.
“The atomic bomb was dropped in war and no one helped us, while the Fukushima accident occurred in peace time and a lot of people offered help.”

Supporters of the nuclear attacks on Japan maintain they brought a quick end to the war by speeding up Tokyo’s surrender, preventing millions more casualties from a land invasion planned for later in the year.
Despite his own experience, Yonekura is resigned to the possibility that resource-poor Japan may not be able to abandon atomic power altogether.

“Nuclear power may be a necessary evil,” he said.

But Miyako Jodai, a survivor of the Nagasaki bombing, which killed 70,000 people, said the Fukushima accident and the way the crisis was managed had turned her against atomic energy.
Several reports on the accident have heaped criticism on government and plant officials, with one parliamentary probe calling Fukushima a “man-made disaster”.

“I had been convinced that peaceful use of nuclear power should be accepted because reactors were safe,” said Jodai.

“But after seeing the accident and the government’s handling of the aftermath, I felt I was betrayed.”

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The Return of the Bomb - Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Just the beginning …?http://garizo.blogspot.com.au/2009/08/return-of-bomb-hiroshima-and-nagasaki.html 

Hibakusha and Ogres – part1 

ttp://evacuatefukushimanow.wordpress.com/2011/09/30/hibakusha-and-ogres-part1/ 

Nuclear Free Planeth  http://nuclearfreeplanet.org/

Dr Helen Caldicott   https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dr-Helen-Caldicott/102772801940 

 

From Hiroshima to Fukushima 從廣島到福島

Hidden Japan through the eyes of  a legendary Photographer,  Kikujiro Fukushima

出生於1921年在山口縣，福島菊次郎來到東京，在1960年開始他的職業生涯，作為一個專業攝影師。他的職業生涯中的關鍵主題，包括核轟炸，社會和政治事務，軍事問題和環境議題。他已出版的攝影集，包括“原子彈：原子彈爆炸倖存者的記錄，”數量，以及一些散文和評論。他不屬於任何政黨，他也沒有任何政治派別。他目前和他的狗住在山口縣柳井正。

Born in 1921 in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Kikujiro Fukushima came to Tokyo in 1960 and started his career as a professional photographer. The key themes of his career include the nuclear bombings, social and political affairs, military issues and environmental topics. He has published a number of photo collections, including “Atomic Bomb: Record of an Atomic Bomb Survivor,” as well as several essays and commentaries. He does not belong to any political party nor has he any political affiliation. He currently lives in Yanai, Yamaguchi Prefecture, with his dog.

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From the documentary film “JAPAN LIES”

When Fukushima first set foot in areas of Fukushima Prefecture designated off-limits, the photographer says he thought to himself: "A tragedy is about to unfold in Fukushima. Something like Hiroshima has happened in a similar way and could be swept under the rug in a similar way."  

當福島第一腳，在福島縣指定的禁地地區的攝影師說，他心想：“一場悲劇即將展現在福島像廣島的東西已經發生類似的方式，並可以根據地毯橫掃。以類似的方式。“



Fukushima started his career in Hiroshima immediately after the end of World War II. He photographed hibakusha who were “abandoned” by their own government for more than 10 years and uncovered the “hidden side of Hiroshima.” Since then, the central theme of his professional career has been “nuclear.”

福島廣島二戰結束後立即開始他的職業生涯。他拍下被自己的政府“拋棄”10年以上，並發現了“廣島不為人知的一面。”從那時起，他職業生涯的主題一直是核子。






The first subject of Fukushima’s pictures were weeds on the compound of what is now the Atomic Bomb Dome—the only structure that remained standing where the atomic bomb exploded on Aug. 6, 1945.

福島的第一個圖片主題是化合物上的野草, 也就是現在的原子彈圓頂---原子彈在1945年8月6日爆炸後, 唯一仍然矗立的結構.


One day, Fukushima became acquainted with Sugimatsu Nakamura, an impoverished and enfeebled survivor of the atomic bombing.

有一天，福島熟悉了Sugimatsu村，原子彈轟炸的貧困和衰弱的倖存者。

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Fukushima tried to photograph a staggering Nakamura from behind. But Nakamura turned around and glared at Fukushima. The photographer recalled: “I just can’t forget the way he looked at me. I had practically frozen and could not bring myself to press the shutter for several years. I just could not get up the courage to photograph him. He did not want to be photographed, either.”

福島試圖從背後拍攝驚人的中村。但中村轉身，怒視福島。攝影師回憶說：“我不能忘記他看著我的方式。我實際上已經凍結，幾年無法讓自己按快門。我就是不能鼓起勇氣拍攝他。他也不想被拍到。“

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Although Nakamura was suffering from radiation illness, he had to work as a fisherman to make ends meet. His wife had just died of radiation illnesses, and he had six children, including infants, to feed.

雖然中村遭受輻射疾病，他工作作為一個漁民入不敷出。他的妻子剛剛因輻射疾病去世，他有六個孩子，包括嬰兒要養餵。









  


One day, Nakamura came to Fukushima and broke down in tears: “There is one thing I want you to do for me. Please take revenge for me. Please take my photos. Look at me. This is how I am now because of the atomic bomb attack. I just can’t let myself die like this.”

有一天，中村來福島和泣不成聲：“有一件事我想讓你為我做的。請為我報仇。請把我的照片。看著我。這是如何，我現在因為原子彈攻擊。我不能讓自己這樣死了。“







  

After his fishing work was done, an exhausted Nakamura was taken to his house by his fellow fishermen. Although it was in the middle of summer, he complained of bad chills and was shaking, biting the edge of his futon.

他的捕魚工作完成後，疲憊的中村由他的漁夫同伴送回家。雖然是在夏季中，他抱怨畏寒，渾身發抖，咬著他的被褥的邊緣。
  

Nakamura kept tossing and turning while shouting, “My body is burning and my head is splitting.”

中村不停地輾轉反側，一邊喊著，“我的身體在燃燒，我的頭要裂開了。”

  


Nakamura told Fukushima not to take pictures of the more than 80 scars from razor cuts on the inside of his thigh. But Fukushima kept seeking permission. In the end, Nakamura’s resistance wore down and he let Fukushima have his way.

中村告知福島不要拍他大腿內側被剃鬍刀削割超過80道疤痕的照片。但福島不斷尋求許可。最後，中村的抵抗力被拖垮，他[順從了福島。









Nakamura had cut himself on the thigh thinking that the pain would help him forget the agony and misery of his life.

中村自己割了自己的大腿，心想肉體痛會幫助他忘記了他的痛苦和一生的苦難。

 

 











Around that time, the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC), jointly run by the United States and Japan, was conducting research on the power of nuclear bombing, the survivors and radiation illnesses. ABCC officials showed up at funerals and carried the bodies to research labs. Nakamura allowed the ABCC to take the body of his wife. The ABCC dissected more than 5,000 bodies for two years from 1948. The results of the extensive research became part of the vast data and reference materials for the U.S. nuclear development program.

在這段時間，原子彈傷亡委員會（ABCC），由美國和日本聯手，對核轟炸倖存者和輻射疾病的影響力進行研究。 ABCC官員出現在葬禮上，並將屍體搬到實驗室進行研究。中村允許ABCC拿他妻子的遺體。從1948年兩年ABCC解剖5000多具屍體。廣泛的研究結果成為對美國的核發展計劃的大量數據和參考材料的一部分。




Nakamura died on Jan. 1, 1967, the scars on his thigh symbolizing his hatred of the atomic bombing.


中村死於1967年1月1日, 他的大腿的傷疤，象徵著他對原子彈轟炸的仇恨。











 

Fukushima says about his photo series of Nakamura, “It is the joint work between Nakamura and me. … Our obsessional tenacity and insanity, so to speak, helped us create the work.”

福島說，關於他的照片中村系列“，這是我和中村之間的聯合工作。我們強迫的執著和瘋狂，這麼說吧，幫助我們創建工作。“



 


After hearing about Nakamura’s death, Fukushima visited his house in Hiroshima. When he arrived, Na中文翻譯kamura’s eldest son yelled, “Go home!” Fukushima knew why the son was so upset: He had photographed Nakamura and his family members without paying attention to how this made them feel. The son’s yelling came as a shock and made the photographer reflect on his behavior. Fukushima says he felt more shocked then than the times he was taking Nakamura’s photos. Standing in front of Nakamura’s gravestone, Fukushima asked himself if he had really taken “revenge” for Nakamura by snapping his photos and publishing them. But no answer came back from the grave.

聽到中村的死亡後，福島重返廣島他的房子。當他到達時，中村的長子大叫，“回家”福島知道為什麼中村的兒子不高興了：他拍攝了中村，而不注重中村和他家人的感覺。兒子的叫喊震驚了攝影師對他的行為的反映。福島說，他感到比拍攝中村的照片時更加震驚。站在中村的墓碑前，福島問自己，拍攝他的照片 並發表, 是否真的幫中村“復仇”了。但沒有答案從墳    墓出來。 





Fukushima says: “If I had never met Nakamura, I would not have been what I am today. He sowed the seeds for me, so to speak, and they had grown into a big tree, meaning that he made me open my eyes to the injustices in society.” Fukushima’s encounter with Nakamura marked the beginning of his long career as a photojournalist who tackled many social issues.


福島說：“如果我和中村從未謀面，我不會是今天的我。他幫我播下了種子，我可以這麼說，而且他們已經長成一棵大樹，這意味著，他打開我的眼睛看見社會上的不公正。“福島和中村的相遇​​，為一名攝影記者開始他漫長的職業生涯畫下標誌, 揭發報導了許多社會問題。

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