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Young Japanese fear a bleak future in a radioactive nation

Student Letter in Japan Times: Fukushima crisis seems alarmingly worse recently — Cynical disregard for human life — Risking a bleak future for this radiation-contaminated nation http://enenews.com/student-article-japan-times-fukushima-crisis-gotten-alarmingly-worse-cynical-disregard-human-life-risking-bleak-future-radiation
Title: Clean up Fukushima or else
Source: Japan Times
Author: Marise Shikawa, Ohmiya Sr. High School (Koshigaya, Saitama)
Date: Aug 17, 2013

Two months since The Japan Times’ June 11 editorial “Cease promoting nuclear power,” things seem to have gotten alarmingly worse. […]

Most disquieting is the cynical disregard for human life and dignity, as exemplified by the scant attention paid to the victims of the Fukushima nuclear crisis, that seems to continue unabated.

Some 150,000 Fukushima residents are left for homeless, and many others live in fear of exposure to radiation released by the crippled nuclear power plant. The power plant, meanwhile, is said to be releasing up to 300 tons of radioactive water each day into the Pacific Ocean, a valuable common asset for mankind. […]

We of the young generation run the risk of facing a bleak future on a radiation-contaminated island nation.
See also: Japan kids ingesting pieces of Fukushima fuel rods? Expert: Mystery black substance “very likely contains concentrated unburned nuclear fuel” (VIDEO)

August 19, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general