Dear SSJ Forum members,

Many Japanese have felt frustrated that they lack comprehensive and useful information about the ongoing nuclear emergency at Fukushima nuclear power plant.
I have listed some websites that may have some useful information.
http://social-issues.org/community/node/418

Especially, for the acquisition and dissemination of reliable scientific information, I find the website on Hiroaki Koide very useful. Hiroaki Koide at Kyoto University belongs to the Nuclear Safety Research Group at the Research Reactor Institute. Kansai people now turn to him for information as he is trusted for his professional ethics, sincerity, and willingness to share his knowledge with the public. The clear and straightforward explanations given by him do not lull us into a false sense of security, but somehow yield a sense of calm assurance.

Koide's talk (1h 46mins) covers some of the issues discussed in this SSJ Forum and Japan's nuclear energy-related laws (e.g., Menseki, or an electric power company may claim exemption from compensation for nuclear accident caused by huge natural disasters; Kaso areas have been chosen as "suitable" locations for building nuclear power plants.) Please share the information with your (Japanese) colleagues, students, and friends as widely as possible. Thank you in advance.

Site on Hiroaki KOIDE
http://hiroakikoide.wordpress.com
Enough electricity without nuclear power plants by Mr.
KOIDE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLJVLul6Wz0
Question to Mr. KOIDE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk5ITq_Vf00
Interview with Mr. KOIDE on April 11, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS9hhwpZKLk
The hidden truth about nuclear power by Mr. KOIDE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gFxKiOGSDk
Report on Fukushima and the truth about the nuclear crisis by Mr. Takashi HIROSE and Mr. Ryuichi HIROKAWA (distinguished journalists) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UXtyqdGgmI&feature=rela
ted
Blog by Mr. Minoru KAMATA (medical doctor, humanitarian
activist)
http://kamata-minoru.cocolog-nifty.com
Women's action network
http://wan.or.jp
Japan Heart: by Mr. Hideto YOSHIOKA (pediatrician, humanitarian activist) http://japanheart.exblog.jp Wiki about Japanese scientists, journalists, industry bodies http://www47.atwiki.jp/goyo-gakusha/
Google green
http://www.google.com/green/index.html
http://www.google.org/rec.html

Sachie Mizohata
http://social-issues.org/community/