MidnightWatcher – Prophecy in Motion

By TAKASHI SUGIMOTO – “Radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has reached the international date line, about 4,000 kilometers east of Japan in the Pacific Ocean, according to estimates.

The concentration of radioactive cesium-137 will be 0.1-0.01 becquerel per liter by the end of November, 10 to 100 times higher than before the accident started, according to estimates by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology.

The concentration will be at one-2,000th to one-20,000th of the government safety standard for potable water, but monitoring will be necessary for any impact on fish and shellfish.

A team of researchers led by Yukio Masumoto estimated the flow based on radiation levels measured in waters around the Fukushima No. 1 plant, taking convection and other factors into account.

Radioactive water that leaked from the plant first moved along the coast and then gradually moved offshore.” Read more.

Nuke crisis sends hundreds of Tokyoites fleeing to Okinawa – “Following the Fukushima nuclear crisis and fearing the spread of radiation, a number of Kanto residents fled to this southernmost prefecture and continue to live here despite the lack of personal connections. ‘The Okinawans are really warm-hearted. I wouldn’t want to live in Tokyo again,’ said Jin Tanimura, 38, clad in ‘kariyushi’ wear, a locally promoted attire that looks like a Hawaiian shirt. Following the nuclear crisis, more people have moved out of Tokyo and surrounding areas to Okinawa and other parts of western Japan than have moved in. Some well-known figures, including the writer Hitomi Kanehara, have openly said they evacuated out of the region to safety.” Read more.