When to come to Japan

 

I left Paris and now I’m in Tunisia to try to open a press conference and something.
I think the next 311 will be a turning point. People may start forgetting, or people may become more concerned about Fukushima.
I don’t know which way they take.
I was given a chance to talk to about 30 people in Paris. I explained why you shouldn’t go to Japan.
Thankfully, they understood me and I was very happy about that.
Whenever you go, that would be dangerous, but if you really have to go, I think late April would be the least dangerous.
Because now the cesium pollen is flying around. It will stop about mid April.
and after the second week of May, rain season starts. Late April is the only chance to go.
After the rainy season, the seasonal wind will change the direction.
In winter, it blows from the west to the east. so now the plume from Fukushima is stocked above Pacific ocean.
and in Summer it starts blowing from the east to the west. so all the plume comes back and fall with rain.
This is my hypothesis.
but you must be careful about tap water. As I said before, probably snow contains radionuclide and will melt to the river.
It contaminates the river head area and will come to your tapwater. Basically, you can’t do anything for it.
I’m feeling so painful for my pets because they are turtles. They need the water changed everyday and we have been together for 20 years.
I really want to go back and pick them up.

In my last video, I said there’s nothing we can do for Fukushima. Some people criticized because it sounded like
the famous Japanese philosophy, Shoganai.
but it’s not. I’m telling you to evacuate. and technically speaking, there is no technology to pick up the melted fuel from deep underground.
It’s not shoganai. It’s not the issue of mind or muscle or love or miracle.
I’d be glad if you take me right.

 

 

  1. Keep it up Iori, times like this must be tough for you, especially in the face of such critisicm. Your website, your advice, the hard work you do translating articles for us westerners is all very much appreciated! Fukushima is far from over, in fact I don’t think the problems have even really begun, but it is hard to stay motivated sometimes and I respect you for it.

    Good luck in Tunisia and keep us up to date. You should be sure to let people know when you are moving countries so that hospitality can be arranged etc.

  2. Thank you for your advice, it’ll be very helpful to me.

    Given the situation in Japan, everyone has to make really difficult decisions when it comes to important matters like to evacuate and such. When I first read the news on Fukushima Diary, I was very shocked and fearful. I had followed the news about March 11 very closely for many months, however when it came to the situation of the nuclear plant, I couldn’t find anything.. All they said was “It’s stable” and not explaining at all, it was really strange..

    So it wasn’t till the end of October 2011 that I found out the truth, it was really hard to cope for many weeks…

    Thank you for posting all the articles, we are all indebted to you for your constant updates. God bless!

    PS: Is it possible to contact you via email? I have some questions to ask…

  3. Hi Iori,

    I am wondering if you have any news on Osaka/Kyoto areas as I will have to be there in the first 2 weeks of April. I’ve been reading your posts and I am deeply concerned about the radiation situation. In fact, it has been giving me sleepless nights after I started reading your posts. (since I know that I have to be there for 2 weeks).

    Mostly importantly, I am concerned about the food and water since I don’t speak Japanese and would not be able to communicate well with the locals regarding this.

    Please do reply. Thanks alot!

    1. Yeah, I know. Food to avoid

      Sea food
      Tea
      Milk related products
      Rice

      Supplement to take

      Calcium
      Vitamine D
      Pectin
      Vitamine C

  4. You left Japan for Europe for your safety to finally end up in an instable islamic country where Asian people and minorities are not liked… I don’t understand the logic here.

    1. Didn’t end up. Just visiting.
      and now this muslim woman is giving me free internet and bought me snack. A woman with a scarf helped me to carry my heavy bag to get on a train.
      I felt much worse in Tokyo actually.

      1. Religious affiliation doesn’t say anything about the human or moral values of a person !!
        On the contrary !! Many people claiming being Christians, Muslims or whatever behave quite the opposite of taught human and moral values of their religion ! Always make up you OWN mind by experience, the BEST teacher in the world.

      2. There are a lot of people in so-called “Islamic countries” who really like Japan and the Japanese even since 1905 Russo-Japanese war in which the Japanese won. Ever since then, they see the Japanese as anti-imperialist (skipping over WWII, but the Japanese paid a heavy price for it anyway).

        You’d be surprised to see how many young men in “Islamic countries” have studied a little Japanese.

        It would be nice to read A SINGLE comment from April which would refrain from racism. Alas, I do not think that will happen.

        I have only been to Tunisia once for about a month. It’s a small country, but it is very beautiful. With the exception of the touristy Susa (Sousse), everywhere was quite pleasant.

        Don’t forget to eat some of the fish, Iori-san, it’s delicious!

        1. What’s the problem with you, Mr X ? Who do you think you are to call me a racist ?

          I said that Tunisia was political unstable which is true, not that Tunisians were bad people. We got thousands of Tunisians coming over here to escape the islamics who are now in power and already made statements that they were planning to limit liberties, freedom of speech and women’s and minorities rights.

          I would suggest anyone to avoir the Arab and Middle East countries at this point. The Arab spring is turning into an islamic revolution and things are going to be worse if the US and Israël attack Iran.

          To Lori : if it’s just for a short period of time, then it’s ok. But don’t stay too long and be careful.

          1. Yes yes, I came here because the government is not functioning. lol but I have the feeling that if something happens, they will try to protect me anyhow. It’s how it goes here.

            1. Keep making friends wherever you go!!! I found that obscure, embattled countries produce some of the kindest and most loyal allies!…Stereotypes rarely fit, but it’s good to be aware of the circumstances… I read that Tunisia was a good part of Africa for tourists except for when there was too much instability…
              I know I’m still getting my organic Olive Oil from Tunisia, although it’s not quite in the S. Hemiphere…Stock up and enjoy those vittles while you can!… Oils are often one of the first things to be contaminated, per Chenobyl history…

              1. Make that Chernobyl. First to go: dairy, then meats and oils, nuts, seeds… High fat contest causes greater contamination…. :/

                  1. p.s. You look like you’re feeling much better! 🙂 Good thing you are young, but not too young, so you can bounce back.

  5. Thank you for this advice, I know a family who is half Japanese half American, they go to Japan frequently to visit family… they visited days after 311 and I was so worried for them but I didn’t say anything because I am an open 9/11 truther and people already think I’m crazy for that reason, being a 9/11 truther in America carries with it a “conspiracy theorist” stereotype that makes people mock your views no matter how rationally you state them, but I will try my hardest to pass on this information to the family, I pray they will listen… I own a turtle as well, his name is Gamera… I feel for your sadness about your pets, but you did the right thing leaving them behind and saving yourself… it would be the same thing if a raging fire started in my house, I would not expect firefighters to rush into the house just to save Gamera nor would I risk running back in myself, and so should you not feel bad about having to leave your turtles behind. Your energies will be reunited in the after-life…

    1. Questioning or worrying about the Fukushima disaster is also seen as an excuse to mock your views no matter how rationally you state them. It’s the most effective way for government to deal with those who don’t agree with them.

      Personally, I’ve given up trying to make people think. I just occasionally post my thoughts and share some knowledge here and there. I leave it up to the reader to consider my words. If they don’t want to, they won’t. I think most of them are too busy being burned out working nearly 24/7 to pay for basic necessities of life. Their remaining time is spent on trying to achieve momentary pleasure. Of course they won’t care about what’s going on around them. It’s a sad state of affairs.

  6. Good luck and keep safe with your travel and spreading the truth about Fukushima nuclear accident.

    Our company recently received an email from Japanese Union of Scientists and Engineers (JUSE) saying, “everything is back to normal and safe, so you should come to our conferences in Tokyo and Yamanashi, stay longer to enjoy beautiful Japan,” etc. We asked them about the radiation in food, water, air. They pointed at a JP gov website showing the current atomospheric radiation and insisted it’s safe. (You know, it’s not just the current air measurement that matters; more important is what has been already released since 3/11… because radionuclides remain toxic for hundreds and millions of years)

    JUSE said that other conferences have been held in Tokyo and Yokohama area and many international people attended and did not die, so therefore, it is safe ad we must not cancel, they said. This is like the infamous Japanese saying “赤信号、皆で渡れば怖くない” (it’s not scary to cross the red traffic light if you join the crowd who violates it). That maight be ok with a group of teenagers fooling around with a toy water gun. Everyone outside Japan was flabbergasted by the idiotic reply from JUSE. They offered no data. Clearly the JUSE reply shows they have no scientific knowledge or curious mind — and this is the organization in charge of Japanese quality standard and industrial quality training!!

    One professor from Yamanashi University (JUSE spokesperson) actually had a nerve to write “everyone is living satisfactory all over Japan except Fukushima.” It is astonishing that so many Japanese who have college education, even a Ph.D. dgree, continue to stay ignorant on radiation in this national crisis. They continue to be inhumane to the Fukushima victims.

  7. Lori, how about sending me a email also as you do not have a “contact” button -Thanks!

    The news is now starting to LEAK like the radiation from Fukushima! Once the US NRC emails between Japan and the US were released, the public will see that y have been put at risk by their Governments! I expect to see “record” articles in MSM as the news outlets try to make up for their lack of Coverage of Japan!

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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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