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Japanese Govt to Spread Radioactive Debris All Over Country

by rera_kamui 16 May 2012

*Japanese government is pressing local municipalities and prefectures all over the country to accept some of the debris created by the…
RE: is Japan

by Glenski 05 May 2012

Look at a map and see just how far away the nuclear power plant in Fukushima is from all those places you have decided to visit. Tokyo…
RE: Japan solo adventure... 1 month itinerary!

by twocats 30 April 2012

Just a day trip to Nikko is a waste of time - precisely what you say you want to avoid - rushed travel. All you're going to do in a day…
Re: Traveling within 60km of Fukushima Nuclear Plant

by 19Roscoe 29 March 2012

Thanks guys for your helpful feedback, insights and articles, I really appreciate hearing your thoughts. Bamse, I agree your calculations…
RE: Traveling within 60km of Fukushima Nuclear Plant

by Renga 28 March 2012

If your main purpose is to help the animals there are other shelters that have taken in animals from the tsunami/Fukushima (as well as…
LP Japan 2011 edition: Tohoku

by machiruda 27 March 2012

Apologies in advance is this has already been discussed, I haven't been able to find it. If it has, a link to that discussion would be…
Iwate Prefecture and Morioka---great places to visit

by kikumi2 17 March 2012

On this, the first anniversary week of the earthquake/tsunami, I feel compelled to write this message about one of my favourite places…
IWATE Prefecture--a must visit place in Japan

by kikumi2 12 March 2012

On this, the first anniversary of the earthquake/tsunami, I feel compelled to write this message about one of my favourite places in Japan--…
RE: GREAT EARTHQUAKE Hits Japan

by tokyoaaron 29 February 2012

‎"A razor thin line:" footage from Fukushima and interviews with some of the workers in the immediate aftermath of 3.11. PBS Frontline's…
RE: GREAT EARTHQUAKE Hits Japan

by travelsexlife 04 February 2012

As someone who travels around Japan consistently for my work as an Emergency Teacher, I'd just like to say that the perseverance of the…
Re: Summer cycling trip - where to go?

by JasonInJapan 02 February 2012

Thanks for the reply, *katakanadian*. I'm actually not living in Japan anymore (I know my username's misleading, but I don't think it's…
RE: Shinkansen - Rail Pass

by RichardInSF 23 January 2012

You can get a JR West pass if your trip from Osaka to Fukushima doesn't last too long. It has the additional advantage that it is the…
RE: How safe is it to travel to Fukushima since the Nuclear Plant explosion?

by katakanadian 23 January 2012

I would recommend contacting the It's Not Just Mud Project and finding out about volunteer opportunities in the continued disaster recovery.…
Re: How safe is it to travel to Fukushima since the Nuclear Plant explosion?

by FlyAlesa 22 January 2012

#7....Places like Fukushima isn't worth fighting for against the government to get in. It would just be interesting to see a place that…
RE: How safe is it to travel to Fukushima since the Nuclear Plant explosion?

by tarotaro310 22 January 2012

Hello, On behalf of all Japanese people, I want to thank you for even considering to go to Fukushima. I have met people who did volunteer…
RE: How safe is it to travel to Fukushima since the Nuclear Plant explosion?

by Cyberia 21 January 2012

A man on a travel TV show I watched earlier today said he'd gone inside the actual plant (with a radiation suit on) and the radiation…
RE: How safe is it to travel to Fukushima since the Nuclear Plant explosion?

by Tokyo_girl 21 January 2012

Fukushima is a very big prefecture. The area around the plant is a no go zone - 20km radius. Places like Aizu are relatively unaffected.…
How safe is it to travel to Fukushima since the Nuclear Plant explosion?

by FlyAlesa 20 January 2012

I remember seeing a while ago on the Yahoo! news thread, an airline was giving away 1,000 free roundtrip tickets to Japan a while after…
RE: Info required before travelling to Japan (Tokyo)

by smurffrog 27 December 2011

I was in Japan for three months this past fall, and there is no clear answer on how safe everyone is, radiation-wise. Having said that,…
RE: Would you travel to Japan at the moment?

by 5Waldos 13 December 2011

Friend's son is a physicist and he just moved to Japan with his wife and young son. They are in the Tokyo area. Seems to me that says…
RE: Would you travel to Japan at the moment?

by Myanmarbound 13 December 2011

It's safe if you don;t go to Fukushima. But because there is a lot of panic, it's also cheap.
RE: Condition of Japan - Looking To Travel There

by joolz2 15 November 2011

I went a week after the earthquake in March and most of the country was fine then, except for the area around Fukushima. Next year you'll…
in case you're in japan the moment....

by orangutan 24 October 2011

try to avoid kashiwa, tokyo.... >Radiation hotspot in Chiba linked to Fukushima: officials http://www.japantoday.com/category/nation…
RE: Exchange student vacation 2012/13 in Osaka - worries about radiation.

by chrisj 16 October 2011

I was living in Korea at the time of the earthquake & nuclear accident & have since had a full medical check for a job. My thyroid was…
RE: japan situation

by karandavasana 15 September 2011

Kyushu has never been affected by the tsunami or nuclear power plant situation and has never had even a slight increase over normal backgrou…