Consumers Union of Japan, Green Action, and the local anti-nuclear group in Fukushima have started a project to measure radiation in the Tohoku region of Japan. April 2, 2011 The Fukushima Conference for Recovery from the Nuclear-Earthquake Disaster —Press_Release —Measurement of Radiation at Elementary Schools (Report) —Radiation Monitoring Results (Table) —Letter to the governor of Fukushima “Given that there is little time until school entrance ceremonies, investigations must be started most urgently in order to secure the safety and peace of mind of the children.” Issued by: The Fukushima Conference for Recovery from the Nuclear-Earthquake Disaster 37-1 Watari-aza-Shichishanomiya, Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan Representative: Seiichi Nakate, Mobile phone: 080-1678-5562 (Japanese…
Food Contaminated by Radioactive Substances
To: Food Safety Commission From: Food Safety Citizens Watch & Consumers Union of Japan March 24, 2011 Regarding Limits for Radioactive Substances in Food On March 20, Japan’s Food Safety Commission received a request from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for opinions regarding regulation limits for radioactive materials in the Food Sanitation Law. A meeting to discuss the levels was held on March 23, 2011, and it was decided that decisions would be made within one week. We regard this as a very important issue from the perspective of public health and we request that you take note of and carefully evaluate the following points: 1. It…
Earthquake and Tsunami in Tohoku: Urgent Proposal for Emergency Measures for Pregnant Women and Children
To: Kan Naoto, Prime Minister of Japan From: Tomiyama Yoko, Chairperson, Consumers Union of Japan (NPO) March 18, 2011 Urgent Proposal Regarding Emergency Measures for Pregnant Women and Children in the Tohoku Region Consumers Union of Japan is committed to a sound and healthy future for our children. We rely only on individual membership fees as the basis for our activities, thus ensuring the independence of our ideas as an NPO. We feel very strongly for the people who have been affected by the huge earthquake and tsunami in the Tohoku region of Japan. There is very serious damage in many parts of the region. We are very concerned about…
Stop the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement
By Yamaura Yasuaki, Consumers Union of Japan In October 2010, Prime Minister Kan suddenly declared in a policy speech to the Parliament that Japan would participate in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). There is strong opposition coming not only from farmer’s organizations and local authorities, but also among elected politicians within Prime Minister Kan’s own party, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), who have risen up in anger and anxiety. The main arguments against the TPP include that fact that TPP will make it impossible to gain any exceptions from Free Trade Agreements (FTA) that will force Japan to abolish tariffs, which will be a fatal blow to Japanese agriculture…
Japan Resources No 152
CUJ JR 152 (pdf) Japan Resources No 152 Celebrating the end of a busy year here in Waseda today, we are also pleased to release No 152 of Japan Resources. 2010 has been shaped by the large international conference in Nagoya in October. The United Nations MOP5/COP10 conference for biological diversity was of particular interest to Consumers Union of Japan and the many groups we work together with both locally and around the world. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been involved in this important conference. Feel free to download the pdf file and print it for your library. – Editors CONTENTS: Special Report: Genetically…