7/16/2012 36 Percent Of Fukushima Children Have Abnormal Growths From Radiation Exposure

Source: Business Insider
Date:  Jul. 16, 2012, 1:28 PM
by: Michael Kelley

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There are about 360,000 Fukushima residents who were 18 or younger in March 2011.

Of more than 38,000 children tested from the Fukushima Prefecture in Japan, 36 percent have abnormal growths – cysts or nodules – on their thyroids a year after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, as reported by ENENews.

The shocking numbers come from the thyroid examination section of the "Sixth Report of Fukushima Prefecture Health Management Survey," published by Fukushima Radioactive Contamination Symptoms Research (FRCSR) and translated by the blog Fukushima Voice. 
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7/16/2012 Radiation On West Coast of North America Could End Up Being 10 Times HIGHER than in Japan

Source: Washington's Blog
Date: 7/16/2012

In 10 Years, Peak Cesium Levels Off West Coast Could Be 10 Times Higher Than at Coast of Japan

We’ve extensively documented the fact that ocean currents bring Japanese radiation to the West Coast of North America, and that – rather than adequate ocean dilution -  there could be “pockets” and “streams” of highly-concentrated radiation.

Joke F Lübbecke of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory and 3 scientists from the GEOMAR Research Center for Marine Geosciences poured tracer dye into coastal waters off of Fukushima, and monitored its progress as it traveled to the West Coast of North America, to find out what might really happen.

They have revealed their results in a new paper published by journal Environmental Research Letters.
The paper shows that the West Coast of North American could end up with 10 times more radioactive cesium 137 than the coastal waters off of Japan itself.
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7/16/2012 [Massive 75K-170K strong] Anti-nuclear rally held in Tokyo

Source: NHK World
Date: Jul. 16, 2012 - Updated 15:55 UTC (00:55 JST)
by: Gene Otani

Organizers say 170, 000 people took part in the rally, while police estimate the number at 75,000.

Tens of thousands of people have staged one of the biggest anti-nuclear rallies in Tokyo since the Fukushima accident in March, last year.

Labor union activists joined members of the public in the main protest rally at Yoyogi Park on Monday. Many of them responded to calls on the social network Twitter and the Internet.

Nobel prize-winning author Kenzaburo Oe was among public figures who called on people to take to the streets. 
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Editor's Note: Such protests have been going on for a while now.  Here are more articles from various news agencies:

1. More than 100,000 protest nuclear power in Tokyo, Reuters 
2. Japanese anti-nuclear demonstrations grow, Washington Post
3. Tens of thousands demonstrate against nuclear power in Japan, CNN