Journal Jeremiah Cornelius's Journal: Japanese Mayor: Radioactive Lunch Serves Educational Purpose 2
In Japan's Miyagi prefecture, harmful levels of cesium-137 were detected in compulsory school lunches served to Elementary and Middle School students, as recently as August.
In response to the public disclosure of the radioactive school lunches, Takao Abe, The Mayor of Kawasaki City, said having to eat radioactive food serves an educational purpose. "Students need to know they live in (a world with) danger by consuming radioactive school lunches. It's wrong to educate children to be conscious about this level of radiation. There is a risk of being hit by car, there is also a risk of being stabbed by a passerby."
Kawasaki City is some 130km from Tepco's failed Fukushima nuclear plant. On August 30, 12 Bq/kg of cesium were detected in the lunches served to Nakaniida junior high school. Similar levels have been recorded in frozen tangerines and canned apples served in prefecture school lunches, since at least April.
So does leading by example (Score:3)
So I suppose he and his family will also be chowing down on the Cesium Sushi?
Thought not.
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So I suppose he and his family will also be chowing down on the Cesium Sushi?
That wasabi's pretty hot... I wonder if there's a Scoville/becquerel conversion function for describing foods spicy enough to make hair fall out?