Comment 61497

By Zot (anonymous) | Posted March 25, 2011 at 00:03:59

Thurs. p.m. update:

Officials in Tokyo city are now saying on NHK television that contamination levels in the tap water have dropped from 250 bq/Litre to a current level of 79 Bq/Litre and so is now "safe" for everyone including infants to drink.
Drinking water restrictions and plans for emergency distribution of water for infants remain in effect in Chiba, Saitama, and Ibaraki prefectures.
Government spokesmen say they are "considering" importing bottled water from overseas.
I can't find any mention at all of the current situation regarding drinking water problems on the English (or as far as I can tell the Japanese) language versions of the Tokyo municipal government website or the Tokyo water utility website.

Teaching moment: Don't count on government websites as a useful source of information in future emergency situations if the Japanese example is anything to judge by.
Information in mainstream media is at least 90% targeted at Sheeple with an elementary school level of conditioning.
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Best sources of actual information on this story, as with just about anything of actual importance, is to be found in the "business" media.


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