On 3/16/2012, the village council of Onna son Okinawa voted unanimously to accept radioactive debris.
This is the first resolution to accept radioactive debris in Okinawa.
In Onna son, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University is going to open.
The sales point is to accept several Nobel Laureates.
Okinawa, Japan, February 10, 2011 — The Board of Governors of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Promotion Corporation, and the Establishing Members of the future OIST School Corporation, held meetings in Okinawa on February 9 and 10, 2011. The two groups, which consist of world-renowned scientists including Nobel Laureates, oversee the project. The February meetings were particularly significant since they were the final meetings of the Board of Governors and the Establishing Members of the Promotion Corporation prior to the submission of accreditation documents to the Japanese government.
Dr. Jerome Friedman
Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nobel Laureate (Physics, 1990)
Dr. Tim Hunt
Cancer Research UK
Nobel Laureate (Physiology or Medicine, 2001)
Dr. Yuan-Tseh Lee
President Emeritus, Academia Sinica
Nobel Laureate (Chemistry, 1986)
Dr. Susumu Tonegawa
Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Director, Riken Brain Science Institute
Nobel Laureate (Physiology or Medicine, 1987)Dr. Torsten Wiesel
(Co-chair)President Emeritus, Rockefeller University
Former Secretary General, Human Frontier Science Program
Nobel Laureate (Physiology or Medicine, 1981)
Iori Mochizuki