I think many of people want to know if staying in Tokyo is still dangerous or not dangerous anymore.
I don't know how other countries report this issue, but I want to tell my idea as one of Japanese who is living in Tokyo.
If you visit Tokyo for travelling and stay there less than 2 weeks, I don't think you have to worry
.
I think you will be able to enjoy Tokyo, but I don't recommend you drink tap water even though ｔhe Tokyo metropolitan government says iodine is not detected.
(Because 'not detected' means less than 20 becquerels per 1 kilo gram. It doesn't mean 'zero'. According to the guidelines for drinking-water quality by WHO, they set 10 becquerels per 1 kilo gram.)
Also, I recommend you are careful of foods, but I don't think you have to be hysterical because it is short trip less than 2 weeks.
(What foods...? I will post it some other day, or I will answer you if you send me a message via facebook..)
If you are going to travel Osaka and any other Kansai-are, Shikoku, Sanin, Kyushuu area, and Hokkaido, I don't think you have to worry about it at all. You can drink tap water too now.
Then, about long stay in Tokyo....?
Honestly speaking, I think it's too early to think about staying (living) in Tokyo for long, more than 3 months.
I think just 'traveling(short time)' and 'living(long time)' is different.
I am going to tell about it more (the reason and so on) some other time.
However, if you have trustworthy friend(s) who is Japanese (native speaker) in Tokyo and if you can contact with him/her often , I don't oppose your long-stay..
Trustworthy..means, that he/she has accurate information of Fukusima daiichi condition, and must tell you what you can do (what you can eat/drink) and what you cannot do (what you cannot eat/drink)
Because Japanese mass media doesn't seem to offer accurate coverage of the issue.
Unfortunately JPN government and mass media have concealed various facts.
That's the reason why I recommend you should have trustworthy Japanese friends in Tokyo if you want long-stay. You can get accurate information from them instead of Japanese mass media.
(If you have ever lived in Tokyo for long time and you still have friend(s) there, I think you can come.)
If you don't have any Japanese friend and if it is first time for you to come, I don' recommend long-stay..
(but again, short trip is ok....).
Living or staying long time in Kansai, Shikoku, Sanin, Kyushuu area and Hokkaido is not dangerous..
However I think this condition will change by a prospect of Fukusima Daiichi nuclear power plant's restore.
When I recommend long-stay in Tokyo, I will post here. .. and I hope I will do it....
I don't know how other countries report this issue, but I want to tell my idea as one of Japanese who is living in Tokyo.
If you visit Tokyo for travelling and stay there less than 2 weeks, I don't think you have to worry
.
I think you will be able to enjoy Tokyo, but I don't recommend you drink tap water even though ｔhe Tokyo metropolitan government says iodine is not detected.
(Because 'not detected' means less than 20 becquerels per 1 kilo gram. It doesn't mean 'zero'. According to the guidelines for drinking-water quality by WHO, they set 10 becquerels per 1 kilo gram.)
Also, I recommend you are careful of foods, but I don't think you have to be hysterical because it is short trip less than 2 weeks.
(What foods...? I will post it some other day, or I will answer you if you send me a message via facebook..)
If you are going to travel Osaka and any other Kansai-are, Shikoku, Sanin, Kyushuu area, and Hokkaido, I don't think you have to worry about it at all. You can drink tap water too now.
Then, about long stay in Tokyo....?
Honestly speaking, I think it's too early to think about staying (living) in Tokyo for long, more than 3 months.
I think just 'traveling(short time)' and 'living(long time)' is different.
I am going to tell about it more (the reason and so on) some other time.
However, if you have trustworthy friend(s) who is Japanese (native speaker) in Tokyo and if you can contact with him/her often , I don't oppose your long-stay..
Trustworthy..means, that he/she has accurate information of Fukusima daiichi condition, and must tell you what you can do (what you can eat/drink) and what you cannot do (what you cannot eat/drink)
Because Japanese mass media doesn't seem to offer accurate coverage of the issue.
Unfortunately JPN government and mass media have concealed various facts.
That's the reason why I recommend you should have trustworthy Japanese friends in Tokyo if you want long-stay. You can get accurate information from them instead of Japanese mass media.
(If you have ever lived in Tokyo for long time and you still have friend(s) there, I think you can come.)
If you don't have any Japanese friend and if it is first time for you to come, I don' recommend long-stay..
(but again, short trip is ok....).
Living or staying long time in Kansai, Shikoku, Sanin, Kyushuu area and Hokkaido is not dangerous..
However I think this condition will change by a prospect of Fukusima Daiichi nuclear power plant's restore.
When I recommend long-stay in Tokyo, I will post here. .. and I hope I will do it....
