Radiological information on ports and maritime transportation - Maritime Bureau Japan

The MLIT publish a specialist web page entitled "

Radiological information on ports and maritime transportation

". This website provides updates on measurements taken of radiation in the regions of both Tokyo Bay and the Fukushima area. A paper published on 13th April by the Maritime Bureau of the MLIT suggests that transiting areas outside of the Fukushima exclusion zone is safe.

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