Tohoku Earthquake Radiation Levels Okinawa Tokyo Hiroshima Kyoto

大気中放射線の値沖縄東京広島京都など

According to the Ministry of Education, March 25 radiation levels in Tokyo, Okinawa, Hiroshima, and Kyoto are noted below. With the exception of Kyoto, these areas all have US military bases.

Okinawa: 0.021

Tokyo: 0.134

Hiroshima: 0.056

For those in Kyoto, the reading is 0.039.

Results for the entire country can be found here.

Note: there were no results posted for two prefectures: Fukushima and Miyagi.

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Tohoku Earthquake Radiation Levels Tokyo

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The Asahi Shinbun publishes radiation levels in every prefecture every day. At roughly 5 pm local time, March 19, the radiation level in Tokyo was (the figure in parenthesis is the average daily peak level):

Tokyo: 0.048 (0.079) This is a .002 decline from the previous day.

Tokyo is two hours and fifteen minutes east of Kyoto on the bullet train.

For those in Kyoto, the reading is 0.040 (0.087). This is a .001 decline from the previous day.


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Tohoku Earthquake Radiation Levels Osaka

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The Asahi Shinbun publishes radiation levels in every prefecture daily. At roughly 5 pm local time, March 18, the radiation level in Osaka was (the figure in parenthesis is the average daily peak level):

Osaka: 0.043 (0.061)

Osaka, of course, is a 30 minute ride on JR from Kyoto.

Many foreign embassies have relocated staff from the capital to Osaka.

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Tohoku Earthquake Tokyo Evacuation

東日本大震災東京避難

The Japanese government's evacuation - a 20 kilometer (12 miles) perimeter from the Fukushima nuclear power plant - standard is still in place.

The US government is recommending 80 kilometers (50 miles), but has yet to advise evacuation beyond that.

However, other nations are urging their nationals to leave Tokyo.

Austria has moved its embassy staff to Osaka, south of Kyoto, for the time being.

The government of France has on its web site urged French citizens to head home or to southern Japan.

Australia, Germany, and Britain have advised their nationals to "consider leaving Tokyo." The German embassy has been "partly relocated" to Osaka.

Serbia and Croatia have told their citizens to leave Japan.

3,000 Chinese nationals have left Tohoku for Niigata.


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Japan Earthquake Tohoku Sendai

東北地方太平洋沖地震津波

Three days after a massive earthquake struck northern Japan - followed by a devastating tsunami - between 1,200 - 1,700 are presumed dead.

However, there are according to NHK as of 5 pm local time Sunday March 13 more than 10,000 people still missing.

Japanese Self Defense, police, and rescue squads are being joined by help from around the world: teams from South Korea, Australia, Germany, New Zealand, the United States, Turkey, and many other nations are pouring in.

Western Japan was spared any damage. Osaka experienced small tremors, and in Kyoto it was a day like any other. No tremors, no shaking, nothing. It was a beautiful early spring day.

Back in the northeast of Japan, more than 200,000 people are thought to be staying in 1,350 temporary shelters.

Perhaps the most ominous news is the release of radioactive material following an explosion at a Fukushima nuclear power plant.

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