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Speaking in his native Japanese through an interpreter, Shoji says he stopped believing media reports long ago, and that he distrusts local media as much as the national press.
"They are all pretty much the same. It's hard to trust anything in the media," said Shoji in Japanese spoken with a heavy regional accent. "They don't report the truth."
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The extent of radiation poisoning remains a contentious issue.
Shighara claims that media blindly reports radiation readings and other data provided by TEPCO engineers. Shighara contends that media consistently underreport radiation levels Shighara measures on his brief trips inside the exclusion zone. Moreover, Shighara says reports differ wildly depending on the Ministry reporting .
"I just want media to report the truth whether it's good or bad. The problem is, they are vague about the information they give out," Shighara said. 'The media is dependent on TEPCO, unable to verify the technical data."
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