So there is more news from Japan about how severe the radiation leaks have been. According to Yahoo, Japan is surprised that the radiation had leaked into underground water which found its way to the sea. More likely than not, the radiation had already been leaking into both heavily. Now, we can only watch helplessly as Japan struggles with containing this high quantity of waste. There is no news on how the social stigma of being from Fukushima is affecting anyone (besides farmers) in Japan yet. Because people are still distracted by the president's issues with Syria, there may not be help soon enough to save Japan or anyone within distance of the Pacific Ocean.
At the same time it is a surprise that Japan won the competition of hosting the 2020 Olympics. Their stocks jumped upwards as soon as the final decision came out which is great news for the economy. I just think that it is a bit ironic that people will be sending their most physically agile and physically fit to Japan during this time of internal and international crisis. How will Japan be able to protect the world's athlete's and their fans from the radiation that will undoubtedly seep into the local food and water. Surely the radiation has spread heavily, but nobody knows how far it has spread yet. For all we know the water in Okinawa already has traces of the radiation from Fukushima and the water from Fukushima could shower over Tokyo. I don't mean to knock Japan, but this is both a godsend and a potential death sentence depending on how they deal with Fukushima and whether the world decides they are enough about their fellow man to help out.
Pending more information, so please keep your eyes open.
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