[Column] The reason why I published only one article today -Invited by BBC and given 0 sec to talk on the radio show

In the quiet morning of 8/21/2013, I was communicating with my readers on Twitter.

Suddenly a lady talked to me if I can be on BBC at 19:30 in JST.

 

After nearly 2 years blank, BBC and some other international media are coming back to cover Fukushima.
Since this morning, BBC has been featuring the latest leakage of 300m3 water.

 

I talked to her on the phone and we arranged the schedule. She was supposed to call me in 2 hours from that time.

 

She was nice and professional. She asked me what I think about the leakage. I answered this is only the beginning.
When she asked me if I trust what government says, I laughed and said obviously no. She asked me why.
I was “Because the government has been saying no meltdown, no meltout was going on. There is no short term health effect etc. Then last year, the chief cabinet secretary of Japan said they didn’t announce Fukushima was having meltdown because he thought everyone was already aware of it.”.

 

She said, “Sure.”.

 

It was the radio show “World Have Your Say [URL]”.
We had 30 mins. Japanese commentators found each other on Twitter and we waited for them to call me.
I was supposed to talk on the phone.

 

It was my routine time to research and write articles, but in order to perform my best on the show, I spent the time on organizing data and simulate the conversation to provide as detailed information as possible. I admired BBC to look for the truth and try to broadcast as wide opinion as possible.

 

I found the program relatively fair in the beginning except for the “coughing” on the background. (Is it normal to catch someone’s coughing on the radio show of BBC ?)
and they started leaning to the “safer” side as it went toward the end.

 

20 mins have passed but still I had no phone call.
I wondered if they don’t have everyone talk on the show, but all the other people seem to have a talk.

 

5 mins before the end, finally I got the phone call. It was the lady.
I might have misheard but I think she asked me “Do you have any point of view to be asked?”.
I didn’t really get what she meant. I said, “Cynical, just as always.”.
She said, “Ok, I hope you to have a chance to talk”.

 

My phone was connected to the studio.
“The expert” kept on talking.
Said, “Fukushima is much much smaller than Chernobyl. You can’t compare.”

 

then I heard the ending music. I was given 0 question to answer.

 

I was passed to the lady, she was “I’m sorry, it’s finished. If you have the next chance..”.

 

This is why you read only one article today.
In the middle of the program, another commentator, who is a film director, was asked
“From what source those mothers in Fukushima get informed ?”
Looking back the program, I think it was supposed to be the time to get me in the studio.

 

but I wasn’t connected.

 

It was quite an interesting and sad experience.
I dare not to say they didn’t want to get me to talk because I have the anti-nuclear point of view and they found me too radical.
If they didn’t want to have my talk on the show, they wouldn’t have invited me from the beginning.
If I was a producer and wanted my talk on the show, I would invite someone like me just before the program and let him show his opinion in the last minute hoping for no interrupt.

 

In the first phone call with the lady, she said they want to talk about the leakage in Fukushima.
I said, “Which leakage?” because there are at least 5 potential leakages suspected in Fukushima nuclear plant.
but then she stopped “… Which ??”

 

If other programs are made that way too, each program must make someone like me all the time.
This is what you hear and watch.

 

 

You can ignore the truth but the truth won’t ignore you.

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Français :

[Édito] Pourquoi je ne publie qu’un seul article aujourd’hui : Invité par la  BBC, je n’ai pas pu parler à la radio

 

En ce matin tranquille du 21 août 2013, je communiquais avec mes lecteurs sur Twitter.

Une dame m’a soudain demandé si je pouvais être à la BBC à 19:30 JST.

Après pratiquement 2 ans de silence, la BBC et quelques autres médias internationaux reviennent couvrir Fukushima.
La BBC mettait en avant la dernière fuite de 300 m³ d’eau depuis ce matin.

Je l’ai eue au téléphone et  on s’est mis d’accord sur le planning. Elle devait me rappeler dans les 2 heures.

Elle était bien et professionnelle. Elle m’a demandé ce que je pensais sur la fuite. Je lui ai répondu que ce n’était qu’un début.
J’ai rit lorsqu’elle m’a demandé si je croyais ce que disait le gouvernement et j’ai répondu qu’évidemment non. Elle m’a demandé pourquoi.
J’ai répondu “parce que le gouvernement avait dit qu’il n’y avait pas de fusion nucléaire, pas de fusion en cours, qu’il n’y aurait aucun effet sur la santé à court terme, etc. Puis, l’an dernier, le chef du secrétariat du cabinet du Japon a dit qu’ils n’avaient pas annoncé les fusions de Fukushima parce qu’ils pensaient que tout le monde le savait déjà.”

Elle a répondu “Evidemment.”

C’était pour l’émission radio  “World Have Your Say “.
On avait 30 mins. Les commentateurs japonais se sont retrouvés sur Twitter et on a attendu qu’ils m’appellent.
J’étais supposé parler au téléphone.

C’était au moment habituel où je cherche et écris mes articles mais pour être au mieux pendant l’émission, j’ai pris le temps d’organiser et de préparer la conversation à la place pour donner des informations aussi détaillées que possible. J’ai considéré que la BBC cherchait la vérité et essayait de diffuser les avis les plus divers possible.

J’ai trouvé le programme relativement équitable au début hormis les “toux” en bruit de fond. (Est-il normal d’avoir des gens qui toussent pendant les émissions de radio à la BBC ?)
et ils ont abordé le côté “plus sûr” vers la fin.

20 mins sont passées sans que je reçoive un appel.
Je me suis demandé s’ils avaient fait parler tout le monde et tous les autres semblaient l’être.

5 mins avant la fin, j’ai enfin reçu un appel. C’était la dame.
J’ai peut-être mal entendu mais j’ai pensé qu’elle me demandait “Voulez-vous être interrogé sur un point particulier ?”
Je n’ai pas vraiment compris ce qu’elle voulait. J’ai répondu “cynique, comme d’habitude”.
Elle a répondu, “Ok, j’espère que vous aurez une chance de parler.”

Mon téléphone était relié au studio.
“L’expert” a continué de parler.
Il a dit “Fukushima est bien plus mineur que Tchernobyl. On ne peut pas les comparer”.

ensuite j’ai entendu le générique de fin. On ne m’a posé aucune question.

On m’a passé la dame, elle m’a dit “Je suis désolée, c’est fini. La prochaine fois avec un peu plus de chance..”.

Voilà pourquoi vous n’avez qu’un seul article aujourd’hui.
Ils ont posé, au milieu de l’émission et à un autre commentateur qui est un directeur de films, la question
“Par quelle source ces mères de Fukushima restent-elles informées ?”
En revenant sur l’émission j’ai pensé que j’aurais du intervenir à ce moment-là.

mais je n’étais pas connecté.

Ça a été une expérience intéressante et triste.
Je n’ose pas dire qu’ils n’ont pas voulu me faire parler parce que j’ai un point de vue antinucléaire qu’ils trouvent trop radical.
S’ils n’avaient pas voulu de moi dans leur émission, ils ne m’auraient pas contacté dès le début.
Si j’étais un producteur voulant mon avis dans l’émission, j’inviterai quelqu’un comme moi juste avant la diffusion et j’essayerai de lui permettre de parler pendant la dernière minute en espérant qu’il ne soit pas interrompu.

Au premier appel, la dame disait vouloir parler de la fuite à Fukushima.
J’avais répondu “Laquelle, des fuites ?” parce qu’il y a sans doute au moins 5 fuites en cours dans la centrale nucléaire de Fukushima.
mais elle s’est arrêtée,  “Laquelle ??”

Si les autres émissions sont aussi montées comme ça, chacune doit systématiquement avoir quelqu’un comme moi.
C’est ça qu’on écoute et qu’on regarde.

 

Vous pouvez ignorer la vérité mais la vérité ne vous ignorera pas.

  1. Stay strong Brother, stick to your convictions. Keep on running and speaking for truth and Justice. I see you there, I hear you and eventually everyone will.
    <3!

  2. Hi lori,..
    No need to feel dismayed by those calls,.. I wonder if it was BBC @ all,.. understand anyone can claim anything over a phone,. Just as fake profiles are many on f.b.
    The important thing is that ur reaching many people. I know since I met u here on f.b. several of my friends are following you..
    You are building history ,. Providing mankind survim ention that P,utonium is present in Fuku,.. ves this ordeal.
    There is and always will be much disinfo and deception.
    I have read many articles pkaying down the event.
    Virtually non of them mention that Plutonium is present in Fuku… which is deafly to mankind. Plutonium was not present in Chernobyll,. Therfore there is no comparison,. Ultimately to this day we still do not know the full extent of the effects.
    We are trying to demand international help,.. this getting together to solve this situation. is a Global event and not just Fukushima’s problem.. It should have recieved international help from the beginning,.. all the talking heads,.professionals and worlds top scientists should be putting their heads together to cure this situation. It shows the U N’s position on this,. They are a joke. Please watch out for the petions I will be repeatedly posting to demand International help and share them,. Sending you much love and a BIG HUG… keep up the good work ,. We need you.. <3

    1. Hi Jackie,
      Yes, all nuclear reactors produce plutonium in copious (large) amounts including Fukushima and Chernobyl. The reason for this is that a reactors primary fuel element consists of over %94 (miminimum, enrichment depending) Uranium (U) 238. What happens is that the U 238 atom will capture a neutron transmutating into U 239. This then decays into Neptunium 239. This then decays into plutonium 239 all within a little over a few days time. These are standard physics textbook facts. Do not ever let anyone tell you otherwise! Or else they are feeding you a line of bull crap! It is just very unfortunate that the global governments are trying to hide these textbook facts!

      Private resercher

  3. My advice is keep producing the excellent reporting you are doing. In my, and many others, eyes, you are the real journalist here. You provide informational, unbiased and uncensored information to us all.

    I have warned many of my friends in Japan to leave – i told them this as little as 3 weeks after the Tsunami, that Fukushima would leave Japan uninhabitable… and given the lies and disinformation in the ‘media’ I know the situation is much worse now.

    I thank you for the work you do Iori – there are many of us aware of what is happening and rely on your work to keep us informed.

    If we get to live into old age, your name, and the name of many others doing work like this, will be the ones remembered – not the names of the ‘talking heads’ on TV…

    Thank you <3

  4. The BBc want only a “little” truth…they cant take the enormity of the situation but want to be seen taking an interest…hypocrits…you are right to give us the information…but all the press and media are “under orders” not to say too much…..if the full truth were known people would sit up and listen..and act…that is why it is supressed.

  5. Hi Lori,
    Please don’t be put off by the BBC. I don’t ever take any notice of anything they say about nuclear issues, except to write and complain about bias…. I do take notice of what you write… nearly every day. Stay with the truth and thank you.

  6. Being medium serving as Messenger of the Other World, I am transmitting the following URGENT Divine Message received August 20, 2013 (translation from French made as close as possible to the original)
    Please note : THOUSAND / THOUSANDFOLD in the sense of “many”, “much”, “very”, “great”, words in small letters added for better comprehension

    MESSAGE CONCERNING JAPAN :
    In order TO HELP to SOLVE the PROBLEM of WATER CONTAMINATION,
    ST JESUS IS SENDING this MESSAGE TO MEN.
    It is THOUSANDFOLD DIFFICULT to SOLVE THE PROBLEM of WATER CONTAMINATION GIVEN that MEN DO NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY TECHNOLOGY, REASON WHY ST JESUS IS GIVING ADVICE.
    GIVEN THAT WATER has an EFFECT of GREAT CURRENT, EFFECT AFFECTS THOUSAND RADIOACTIVITY.
    MAKE a TRIAL MAKING CIRCULATE CONTAMINATED WATER WITHIN the INDUSTRY of ELECTRICITY.
    MEN WILL MAKE the ASTONISHING DISCOVERY that RADIOACTIVITY will be THOUSANDFOLD DIMINISHED. (please refer also to Divine Message June 22, 2013, giving explanations on the decontamination process )
    MAKE a TRIAL of the ABC (= instructions) of ST JESUS VERY SOON.
    The IMMENSE QUANTITIES of CONTAMINATED WATER are a GREAT DANGER TO the POPULATION.
    MEN DO AS IF FUKUSHIMA COULD BE CONTROLLED BY MEN.
    This is a BIG MISTAKE OF MEN. MEN’S GREAT IGNORANCE GIVES MEN the ILLUSION BEING ABLE TO CONTROL the NUCLEAR ACCIDENT. MEN ARE GREAT IGNORANTS.
    This GREAT WATER CONTAMINATION is a VERY BIG MENACE FOR THOUSAND LIFE.
    TOMORROW, MEN WILL EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS in the SUPPLY of DRINKING WATER.
    MEN WILL MAKE the EXPERIENCE of GREAT SUFFERINGS. TOMORROW, MEN WILL HAVE TO SUFFER THOUSANDFOLD.
    TOMORROW, MEN WILL BELIEVE IN ST JESUS’WORDS.
    MEN HOPE TO FIND NEW MEN FOR WORK AT the FUKUSHIMA PLANT, BUT MEN ARE WRONG.
    TOMORROW, NEW MEN will be IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND.
    TOMORROW, there will be a GREAT DYING of MEN having WORKED AT FUKUSHIMA, MEN CONTAMINATED by THOUSAND RADIOACTIVITY. IMMENSE RADIOACTIVITY is THOUSANDFOLD HARMFUL TO HEALTH.

    Excerpts from Divine Message June 22, 2013 :
    TO SOLVE the PROBLEM of the CONTAMINATED WATER, MEN are INVENTING WRONG SOLUTIONS. THERE IS NO SOLUTION. MEN ARE UNABLE to DECONTAMINATE the WATER.

    YOU MUST MAKE A TRIAL USING this WATER IN the ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY.
    JUST MAKE a GREAT TRIAL : INTRODUCE the CONTAMINATED WATER INTO the ELECTRIC CIRCUIT GIVEN LACK of OTHER MEANS.
    MEN WILL MAKE the GREAT DISCOVERY of the DECONTAMINATION of WATER.

    TO BETTER COMPREHEND the FUNCTIONING of DECONTAMINATION :
    MAN is VERY IGNORANT of the GREAT LAWS GOVERNING WATER.
    ELECTRIC INERTIA MAKES GREAT EFFECT on CONTAMINATED WATER.

    MEN MUST BELIEVE IN DIVINE ABC, OTHERWISE there will be an IMMENSE FAILURE in WATER DECONTAMINATION. MEN’S IGNORANCE IS CAUSING an IMMENSE ECOLOGICAL DISASTER.

    MEN MAKE the MISTAKE in BELIEVING that the IMMENSE RADIOACTIVITY WILL GET ABSORBED BY the SEA.
    MEN MUST COMPREHEND the REASON WHY the SEA CANNOT ABSORB this RADIOACTIVITY : the SEA is THOUSANDFOLD ALIVE.
    RADIOACTIVITY KILLS ALL LIFE. It has AN IMMENSE DRAMATIC EFFECT ON the SEA.
    RADIOACTIVITY is AGAINST LIFE. MEN DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING about the LIFE PROCESSES of the SEA.

    The IGNORANCE of MEN is the CAUSE of ECOLOGICAL DISASTERS.
    MEN ARE THOUSANDFOLD RESPONSIBLE. MEN IMAGINE PLAYING WITH FIRE IS WITHOUT CONSEQUENCES.
    MEN HOPE TO HAVE a GREAT LIFESTYLE, THOUGH LIFE is THOUSANDFOLD MENACED. An IMMENSE MISTAKE of MEN WANTING TO KEEP their PRESENT LIFESTYLE.
    ONLY GOD HAS the KNOWLEDE of the FUTURE.
    MEN IMAGINE that MEN CAN CONTINUE their GREAT LIFESTYLE.

    1. I am not on the same wavelength with all of these prophecies, but I do have a higher religious frequency and have had several paranormal experiences, premonitions, psychic insights in my life!…Angels, ghosts, etc.

      So, in reading this, I have to chime in. My feeling is that THIS IS bigger than Man and has everything to do with God and spirituality. I also think/feel that this may be the final spiritual test for mankind.

      It may correspond to the predictions in the Bible–this is IT. The only way I see to overcome this IS religious faith and the UNITY of mankind and goodness of spirit across the World.

      1. The good thing is that God (& I personally include other incarnations such as Allah) is still in control. He controls miracles. And he may be meting out the final division between his faithful, the good, and the evil or faithless who blocked him out and did not obey his call.

        I really feel that He is in control, regardless. And there is a way for out for those who hear Him. But, the wrath of God is not for the weak in spirit. Basically, those who did not Believe will be forced to in a bad way beyond all of our mortality capacities to comprehend the dimensions.

        1. edit: “mortal” capacities… You see, I may have a connection, but I’m just a flawed mortal, too! Praise God!-

          1. p.s. I’ve also had several “near death” experiences, including one where I met Jesus…and saw Heaven, I believe, although it’s very hard to describe. It was amazing. Every time I was called back to the earth against all the medical/accident odds on this plane…. and after that I started having the capacity of eerie psychic insights… I’m firmly convinced that Life is a miracle and nothing is an accident, but everything in a way is just an illusion within the larger universe of His Kingdom.

            Ok, thanks for reading! I hope my “reading” is helpful. God is REALLY angry at Man right now. He’s done with a lot of things…and this is why fukushima is playing out.

            1. But, He’s still in control. Many people will suffer though.. Just Pray for Mercy!

              1. …and finally, He really Loved ALL of us, his Creation, so you can imagine how intense this is going to be. And He and Jesus know everything. They really know every hair on your head. –but there was just too much evil.

                ok. Enough from the Other Side!-

  7. Some of us are trying to keep your story alive over here in America: http://truebornsonsofliberty.blogspot.com/2013/08/350-radioactive-water-storage-tanks-at.html
    We have a leaky reactor here in Michigan which is constantly in the news for shutdowns and repairs. Obama has illegally prohibited storage of nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain to please Nevada Senator Harry Reid, so it continues to pile up at all reactor sites in the US. Only a Fukushima-style disaster here will probably wake-up the population, which is very sad. One would think that what happened in your country would be enough to awaken the world, but most of it sleeps on.

  8. I wouldn’t let the BBC psychologically attack those they wish to diminish for their own idiot purpose.

    Next time do as we all do and tell them you know they know they are unwelcome and you find their intrusion offensive.

    Or tell them to Bugger-Off,everyone who is anyone does.

  9. There is another thing your readers must know about the BBC and any activity which harms the British,it’s not whether it’s right or wrong it’s about representing ‘Israeli’ interests,namely owning whatever exists now and prohibiting compensation claims from the slave economy they are missioned to create.

    There is a Yiddish word for the BBC and that word is Putz.

  10. Bugger off is exactly the correct term. Employees of the beeb often think it means goodbye.

  11. Your dedication to offer the best possible input to the show was admirable, but you were clearly hoodwinked. Radio shows like on the BBC rarely do long-form information and fully informed responses. It is about short, condensed ‘news-bites’ that rarely last for 5 minutes and don’t go in depth or reach the heart of the matter. I’m afraid your experience of being baited and then ignored on this show is not unique at all in ‘journalism’ as it stands. That is why we have sites like yours, to stay up to date in a non-commercial format.

  12. congratulations Iori San

    being blacklisted by the BBC is a highh honour indeed.. i hope to attain such a status…
    The UK Science Media Centre expert obviously was prepped to talk “over” you.. i will add this to a science media centre article i am working on.. a nice little example of the pro nuke spin machine.. they use various techniques that christina and I are looking into..
    I will keep you posted on it..
    peace light and love bro

  13. Sorry you don’t get a chance to speak. Your work is so important and it is dissapointing that bbc didnt yet give the correct airtime. Surely they will eventually

  14. Iori, how about Terri Gross’s Fresh Air program, on NPR…?? she is never one to shy away from so-called, “hot topics” and there could ideally be an hour where she is speaking with you directly about not only how this site informs people, encouraging people to also do more than merely believe in what the nightly news has to say about Fukushima, but also your efforts in helping Japanese people relocate to safer, less radioactive zones. Perhaps in the near-future there will no longer be any real radiation-free zones, because likely there will also be similar such leaks elsewhere, around the globe. But… in the meantime… there is now and tomorrow, to make people aware and acting creatively and collectively in harmony on this great matter — together (ideally).

    Nearly everyone has heard Brad Pitt bolster and blab and pride himself over his recent efforts — which are seemingly, primarily real and earnest — in creating new homes for those removed from their homes, via hurricane Katrina. But… people are not mobilizing enough around relocating people from radioactive areas, or from highly toxic places on the planet. This is not so much a “brand new thing” but rather a humble and — unfortunately, more and more necessary beginning for many many people on this planet. Until, that is, the nuclear reactors are decommissioned and put to rest, at long last.

  15. pro-nuke = toxic nuclear waste… souls that have been mutated beyond repair by debauchery & greed… sadly this comprises about 90% of society these days.. the ‘hear no speak no see no’ people. Peace sells, & whos buying? The Sex Industry.

    as for BBC all i can really say is Jimmy Saville or wtf eve.. scumbag of all clowns & his irreverent minions. but the women love it!

    i been stuck with this radical thought these days that reality is far beyond what it seems.. we are actually being processed on this man-eating soul-eating planet as some kind of punishment.. think of it as a spiritual purgatory. thats why we get stuck with things like ‘kharma’ & hopes of reincarnation as we always somehow wish for more. im quite confused if this is merely a phase or if we are truly allowed to dream outside our capacity. as this inspiring Devil’s Advocate line by Al Pacico & Keanu i have posted before, it seems everything we do or “love” is inevitably turned against us.. just out of respect.

    —————————————————————————————————————————————

    Let me give you a little inside information about God. God likes to watch. He’s a prankster. Think about it. He gives man instincts. He gives you this extraordinary gift, and then what does He do, I swear for His own amusement, his own private, cosmic gag reel, He sets the rules in opposition. It’s the goof of all time. Look but don’t touch. Touch, but don’t taste. Taste, don’t swallow. Ahaha. And while you’re jumpin’ from one foot to the next, what is he doing? He’s laughin’ His sick, fuckin’ ass off! He’s a tight-ass! He’s a SADIST! He’s an absentee landlord! Worship that? NEVER!

    You sharpen the human appetite to the point where it can split atoms with its desire, you build egos the size of cathedrals, fiber-optically connect the world to every eager impulse, grease even the dullest dreams with these dollar-green, gold plated fantasies until every human becomes an aspiring emperor, becomes his own god, and where can you go from there? And as we’re scrambling from one deal to the next, who’s got his eye on the planet? As the air thickens, the water sours, and even the bees honey takes on the metallic taste of radioactivity. And it just keeps coming, faster and faster. There’s no chance to think, to prepare. It’s buy futures, sell futures, when there is no future! We got a runaway train boy

    Don’t get too cocky my boy. No matter how good you are don’t ever let them see you coming. That’s the gaffe my friend. You gotta keep yourself small. Innocuous. Be the little guy. You know, the nerd… the leper… shit-kickin’ surfer. Look at me.

    Every one of ’em getting ready to fist-fuck god’s ex-planet, lick their fingers clean as they reach out toward their pristine, cybernetic keyboards to total up their billable hours. And then it hits home!
    It’s a little late in the game to buy out now! Your belly’s too full, your dick is sore, your eyes are bloodshot, and you’re screaming for someone to help! But guess what? There’s no one there! You’re all alone
    You’re god’s special little creature. Maybe it’s true, maybe god threw the dice once too often. Maybe he let us all down.

    Free will. It’s like butterfly wings: once touched, they never get off the ground. No, I only set the stage. You pull your own strings.

    Freedom, baby… is never having to say you’re sorry.

  16. hey you’ve been the main source of information for a lot of people. And we in turn have been telling everyone that they should not take their eyes off Fukushima. I agree with you that this is only the beginning, unfortunately. Also because of the news blackout and the lack therefore of people asking for something to be done at a world government level.

    You know how people tend to be so conditioned as to only believe what’s in the mainstream media? For example, they can see 50% of their neighbors lose their home in the US and cry “fraud”, but in the end they still believe the government saying the housing crisis is over and there were no fraud worth more than a few hundred dollars settlement…

    It can be right in front of their eyes, with neighbor upon neighbor moving out, and they still believe the mainstream news.

    Unfortunately, or fortunately, I don’t know, Fukushima is story that cannot be covered up – and the more it is covered up the worse it’ll be. You can’t lie to structures that are falling apart and they will stop falling apart… This is the absurdity of our governments – their madness.

    Thanks for all you’re doing – keep it up and let’s try to disseminate more info – right now I know that with the mainstream news talking about it more of my friends will go “hey… maybe my buddy was right… I *should* start paying attention”.

    So all of the work of disseminating information has planted seeds in people’s minds, and the media and their reaction will be more swift than if we had reported nothing! For what that’s worth, it may be saving some time and some lives.

  17. Why not target some radio shows that you would like to be a guest on.
    Coast to Coast is the most popular late-night talk show there is.

    I’d eat Fuku to hear you debate Dr. Bill Wattenburg on his talk show.
    For me, that would be a “must listen” event.

    Quote: “San Francisco, CA – Talk Radio Network Entertainment is proud to announce the addition of Dr. Bill Wattenburg to TRN-E’s Weekend lineup. The Bill Wattenburg Show will begin airing Sunday January 22nd at 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. PST.

    Dr. Wattenburg is a nationally known radio talk show host who is also an accomplished scientist. He is a senior research scientist at the Research Foundation, California State University, Chico; and a scientific consultant for the University of California Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and many other institutions. He is a former nuclear weapons designer at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; a former member of the US Air Force Scientific Advisory Board; and a former UC Berkeley professor of electrical engineering. He was co-founder of Berkeley Scientific Laboratories with Dr. Donald Glaser (Nobel Prize, Physics, 1960).

    Mark Masters, CEO of TRN Entertainment stated, “We are ecstatic to have a person of Dr. Bill Wattenburg’s caliber to join our network. His vast knowledge of Science and Physics will enlighten all of his listeners. We believe he will quickly develop legions of dedicated fans that want to improve their personal knowledge and way of life.”

    The Bill Wattenburg Show is mostly an open-line listener-driven call-in show, where he answers questions ranging from fixing cars to physics, and everything in between. His combination of experiences and scientific background gives him a great wealth of knowledge that he applies to entertain and inform his audience.

    Dr. Wattenburg’s accomplishments are as varied and remarkable as he is. He has personally developed a method to measure explosive yields for underground nuclear tests. He is credited with stopping the waste of blood collected at blood banks. He fixed the BART train control system for the State of California. He improved the security of magnetic strips on bankcards. He developed the plan for extinguishing oil well fires in Kuwait, and many more humanitarian and practical applications of science. For more details go to http://www.DrBill.us

    quoted from: http://www.trn1.com/wattenburg-about

    see http://wattenburg.us/

    I think that a few hours of conversation with you would be enlightening for both of you.

    A humble bow to you, Mochizuki-san.

  18. Stay strong. Maybe this was your first big chance to talk in media. But your chances will come, one day the turn of knowledge will open.

  19. Have one or 2 sentences that are pertinent to the main news article the journalists have running that day about Fukushima.
    They are asking for comment to follow up THEIR story.
    If your comment is compelling, they will quote you.
    Getting heard on the radio or TV is a lottery every time.
    Often it takes several contacts, before a journalist and production team are confident in using your quotes.
    Perhaps find a media producer to mentor you.
    Not being misquoted is everything. You have to make sure they know that you are documenting the process with them, and that you have written down what you are going to say, so that they can be trapped if they misquote you.
    It is a very serious game. Good luck.

  20. Britain is no beacon of truth.
    My apologies to those currently suffering a varying host of maladies and the families of those whom have died from this Mega-Disaster. I disagree whole-heartedly with the following article.
    It does serve as an extreme example of the current ignorance though.

    “OMG! New ‘CRISIS DISASTER’ at Fukushima! Oh wait, it’s nothing. Again
    But hey, let’s soil ourselves repeatedly anyway”
    By Lewis Page, 21st August 2013
    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/21/omg_new_crisis_disaster_at_fukushima_oh_wait_its_nothing_again/

  21. IMO: You should feel honored and thankful for the recognition from a national media source. It should tell you, that you and your website are considered a reliable source for unfolding events at Fukushima.
    A ‘thank you’ to the BBC would be in order. Only a few are selected, and you and Fukushima-Diary.com were selected.

    There are cultural differences in communicating. We all have seen this since 3/11. Perhaps an interpreter may help you in future interviews to fully understand what is expected.

    Some radio interview tips. I’m sure there are some better sites, but here’s a start:
    http://www.mrmediatraining.com/2011/01/05/seven-ways-to-rock-your-next-radio-interview/

    http://www.skillstudio.co.uk/help/media-skills/media-skills-tips-for-radio-interviews.htm

    Think positive, not negative. 🙂

  22. BBC is a Zionist Mouthpiece, you are hardly going to get much truth out of it. They like to spread lies and propaganda rather than reveal the truth. We have the same lies going on in Syria over US backed false poison gas terror strikes.

  23. Iori-san, as one of the fortunate (?) participants to be on the show representing the “people in Japan who have been directly affected” (exact words by BBC’s Ros Atkins in his introduction of the program as I’m working now on subtitling the video recording), I’m so sorry you didn’t make it to the show despite your overwhelming expertise on the subject and with your excellent command of the language.

    But I must also say I’m quite relieved that you didn’t appear because it could have ended up discrediting the credibility of your amazing work in your Fukushima Diary.

    As you’ve also noted in this blog, the British “nuclear expert” Malcolm C Grimston, who represents the British nuclear syndicate (if I may call so), was crushing every concern coming from all participants, including ‘experts’ (Ian the American filmmaker?), guests (me, Moris [Italian living in Japan], and Eiji [Japan Times Staff Writer]?), and twitter users. And I was kind of glad that your name of your blogsite didn’t come up on the show, because if Malcolm crushed your credibility by rebutting every remark you make it could discredit your already globally known name and brand. Brand meaning “Fukushima Diary” represents one of the most reliable sources for people in the world who wants to know the truth. This ‘brand’ was kept. So I’m glad about that, and may be, that was BBC’s intention–nah.

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This website updates the latest news about the Fukushima nuclear plant and also archives the past news from 2011. Because it's always updated and added live, articles, categories and the tags are not necessarily fitted in the latest format.
I am the writer of this website. About page remains in 2014. This is because my memory about 311 was clearer than now, 2023, and I think it can have a historical value. Now I'm living in Romania with 3 cats as an independent data scientist.
Actually, nothing has progressed in the plant since 2011. We still don't even know what is going on inside. They must keep cooling the crippled reactors by water, but additionally groundwater keeps flowing into the reactor buildings from the broken parts. This is why highly contaminated water is always produced more than it can circulate. Tepco is planning to officially discharge this water to the Pacific but Tritium is still remaining in it. They dilute this with seawater so that it is legally safe, but scientifically the same amount of radioactive tritium is contained. They say it is safe to discharge, but none of them have drunk it.

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