A Goalkeeper is only as strong as his defence!

A prime minister is only as strong as his cabinet, is only as strong as its government, is only as strong as its parliament, is only as strong as ....!
but when things go wrong it's always the Goalkeeper's fault! ....... or is it?

頑張れ東北！

Our memories of Kobe and Niigata remind us that rebuilding lives takes many years, but always remember there are many people here and around the world willing, ready to do what they can.
Ganbare Tohoku! We are here to help!

To Tohoku with love!

"We shall stand again!" -
With friends worldwide!

Atmospheric Radiation Levels Kanto District Japan, March - April 2011

The flags on the map show the location of selected monitoring stations. (Drag the map to see all the locations.) The tables below the map show the daily averages for each location on the dates shown (dd/mm/yy format). Below the tables are additional links that may be of interest. Your comments are welcome!


View Radiation levels in a larger map

Fukushima(Tamura-52)

Click for MEXT Data

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Ibaraki(Mito)

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Tochigi(Utsunomiya)

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Gunma(Maebashi)

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Saitama(Saitama)

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Chiba(Ishihara)

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Tokyo(Shinjuku)

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Kanagawa(Chigasaki)

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NB: Distances were measured using the map software, Zenrin Denshi Chizu-cho, ver.13, 2010.

Compiled from data collected and published by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
http://www.mext.go.jp/english/radioactivity_level/detail/1303962.htm
http://www.mext.go.jp/english/

Links
This link may help to put radiation levels into perspective http://xkcd.com/radiation/
These links give real time readings and forecasts of radioactive fallout from Fukushima.
UK Weather line
Water Contamination This and the next link are part of the same site registered in Osaka and set up immediately after the Tohoku Earthquake 11-3-11. Choose your language at the top or middle of the page.
Air Contamination - The original language is Japanese and the translations are generated by Google Translate tool, the translations may be a little confusing.

Post-earthquake legal help

Living in Japan!
If you need earthquake-related legal help call
03-3591-2291
March 29 – May 27, 2011 (May be extended)
Monday to Friday, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
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