Fukushima Disaster Update: Yoichi Shimatsu Pt.1

This segment discusses the ongoing Fukushima nuclear catastrophe and its widespread effects, highlighting detections of radioactive material in Denmark at levels five times above the norm, and in automobiles in Chile, reportedly sourced from the exclusion zone. Yochi Shimatsu criticizes the US EPA and FDA for allegedly withholding vital information from the public regarding food safety, particularly in the Gulf of Alaska, and for failing to conduct thorough testing on the beef and agriculture industries, while only performing minimal "normal radioactivity testing" to safeguard fishing and dairy sectors. The situation in Japan is also addressed, with the opening of the door to reactor building number one at Fukushima Daiichi being a major event. This opening released an estimated 500 million bequerel of radioactivity, which continues to emanate, and internal radioactivity levels were significantly higher than TEPCO's predictions, reaching 700 millisieverts per hour.

Yochi Shimatsu, who has lived near Fukushima, describes experiencing weariness and tiredness, symptoms he notes are common among Fukushima residents and suggests are immediate effects of radiation exposure, distinct from potential long-term illnesses like cancer which may manifest over approximately two years. He also critiques the Japanese government's compensation strategy, suggesting it is designed to expedite waiver signings from victims. Shimatsu further alleges that the government's policy involves scattering victims across Japan, breaking up communities and families to dilute their collective voice and prevent them from organizing, in hopes that they will gradually disappear. He describes this government approach as "wickedly inhuman" and indicative of "absolute inhumanity."