Posts Tagged ‘rice’

Female guides of a resort club in Iwaki city performed rice planting, 55km from Fukushima nuclear plant

On 5/13/2013, two female guides called “Hula girls” performed rice planting in Iwaki city Fukushima. They are from Spa resort Hawaiians in Iwaki city. Iwaki city is in 55km South of Fukushima nuclear plant. It was supposed to stop the harmful rumor against Fukushima rice.     Iori Mochizuki Thank you for considering donation ! [...]

[JP West coast contamination] 70 Bq/Kg from the soil of cultivated land of Niigata

According to Niigata prefectural government, Cs-134/137 were detected from 5 of the 5 test cultivated land this April. The highest reading was 70 Bq/Kg. (Cs-134 : 22 Bq/Kg, Cs-137 : 48 Bq/Kg) In 2 of 5 lands, the total Cs-134/137 slightly increased from April of 2012.   http://www.pref.niigata.lg.jp/nosanengei/1356756145062.html     Iori Mochizuki Thank you for [...]

16 Bq/Kg from rice miso produced in Nagago, sold in Osaka

↑ This is not the specific sample of rice miso  According to MHLW ( Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare), 16 Bq/Kg of Cs-134/137 was measured from rice miso produced in Nagano prefecture. Rice miso is miso fermented with malted rice. The readings of Cs-134 and Cs-137 are not announced. Nagano prefecture is 270km from [...]

The former Fuji TV announcer Yamakawa, “Home grown rice and vegetables caused me health problems in Chiba”

A former Fuji TV announcer Yamakawa commented on Twitter that he was growing rice and vegetables in his house in Ichihara city Chiba, and it caused him health problems. He states it was an experimental attempt by sacrificing his own health. <Translate> I’m sorry to worry you for being sick a little while ago. Some [...]

Nuclear disaster headquarters to lift rice planting restriction in 20km area

  On 3/19/2013, Nuclear disaster headquarters of Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet announced to lift the rice planing restriction from Naraha machi, Kawauchi mura, Kawamata machi, Iitate mura, and Minamisoma city of Fukushima. In these areas, they are going to start the experimental planting to restart the ordinary rice planting in 2013. In [...]

In 2013, JP gov to purchase 200 times much Fukushima rice as last year

Japanese government is to purchase 40,000 tones of Fukushima rice in 2013, which is 200 times much as 2012. This year MAFF permits rice planting even in evacuation zone. [Link 1] The rice will be shipped to the market. Also, by the end of January, all the schools are to serve rice produced in Fukushima city [...]

Fukushima city rice started being served for school lunch, “will serve if it’s under 20 Bq/Kg”

On 1/22/2013, Fukushima city started serving local rice for school lunch. They are to serve rice produced in Fukushima city if it’s under 20 Bq/Kg. All the schools will serve local rice by the end of this month. MAFF permits rice planting even in the evacuation zone in order to keep farmers motivated. (cf, MAFF [...]

MAFF permits rice planting in evacuation zone

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries permitted rice planting in 96 households (73 ha) of evacuation zone in Tamura city Fukushima, where the annual dose is under 20mSv/y. They also permitted 1200 households to produce rice in Fukushima, Soma, Nihonmatsu and Da-te city, where is 380 ha in total. In 2012, rice planting was not [...]

39 tones of rice from the contaminated region in Miyagi were already shipped to metropolitan area etc

Fukushima Diary reported “208 Bq/Kg from rice produced even in Miyagi [Link]“. 110 ~ 240 Bq/Kg of cesium was measured from all the 16 bags produced in the issued farm field. (*1) Though they were all for self-consumption, the district ships 1,310 tones of rice to Japan Agricultural Cooperatives for sale. Since last November, 39 tones [...]

208 Bq/Kg from rice produced even in Miyagi

According to Miyagi prefectural government, 208 Bq/Kg and 186 Bq/Kg of cesium (Safety limit = 100 Bq/Kg) were measured from rice produced in Miyagi. These were measured on 12/5/2012 and 12/13/2012. They were for self-consumption, not shipped out supposedly. The reason is presumed to be 1. The farm field was left fallow for 40 years, [...]

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