Radiation fears hit Fukushima on multiple fronts

[AsahinaKimi]

FUKUSHIMA -- This summer, some parks in this prefecture are devoid of children, parents having sent them on programs far away so they can play outside without worrying about radiation from the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.

On Aug. 8, a group of 14 elementary and junior-high students were boarding a bus in the city of Date, one city where areas with high levels of radiation have been measured. The students had been invited by a prefectural support group to a two-week program in Aichi Prefecture in the southwest, where they would enjoy swimming and other sporting events. Many other support groups have organized similar programs.

Hiroaki Nagasho, 36, who sent his young daughter to participate in the Aichi trip, said, "I wanted to let her play outside as much as she wanted and release built-up stress."

A 41-year-old woman who had two daughters participating said, "I'm worried about what to do after they come back. It's not easy to move them to another school."

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