From: Korea Jongang Daily
Despite being the nation nearest to Japan, Korea remained relatively calm after the March 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
But more than two years after the nuclear plant’s meltdown, the fear of radiation has increased in Korea after a series of revelations about contaminated water flowing into the Pacific.
The Korean government is trying to say that consumer anxiety over the safety of Japanese products in particular is being whipped up by irresponsible postings on the Internet and through social network services.
Prime Minister Chung Hong-won even said he would direct severe punishment at people who spread unfounded, radiation-related rumors.
But fear continued to rise and fish consumption fell regardless of where the fish came from, affecting local fishermen and fish retailers. As a result, the Korean government decided on Sept. 6 to ban fish imports from eight prefectures surrounding the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex to calm people down. ...
...“It is true that about 70 percent of Japan’s territory is polluted,” said Kim Ik-joong, microbiology professor at Dongguk University. “According to PNAS, a scientific journal published by Japanese scholars, about 20 percent of Japanese land, including Tokyo, is contaminated with highly toxic radiation. It is obvious that agricultural products are also contaminated as the land is polluted with radioactive materials. The contamination on land will last approximately 300 years.”
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