[AmericanInTokyo]

Right here in Tokyo, from where I speak at the moment, the radiological readings of Tokyo air by the US military professionals here just now, is that it is exactly 34.7µR (micro-roentgens), and they're equivalent to about what you get in Phoenix, Arizona. i.e. very low, nothing out of the ordinary.

Everyone, please chill and lay off the caffeine for now...

1625 local

[Errant]

Ask him to drive over to the village they're talking about and check it, will ya? Inquiring minds want to know.

Oh, I forgot. US personnel aren't allowed within an 80 mile radius ...

[dr_lew]

You might as well say, “Cheer up, we only lost the northern third of Japan.” In other words, granting that the radioactive contamination is limited, how extensive is it, exactly?

[bvw]

The extremes of hysterical and anti-nuke reporting make it every hard to separate the wheat from the chaff in what is going on there. Your on-site clam and accurate reporting is a great service to all.