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Kids in Fukushima are now the most overweight in Japan. Here's why.

The Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission, an independent (well, duh) committee set up by the Japanese parliament to look … Continued

Tracking down radiation hotspots is tricky and time consuming because it’s hard to see where the problem areas are. Radiation … Continued

Researchers from Fukushima University in Japan are enlisting the help of some locals to monitor radiation near the damaged nuclear … Continued

This spring’s nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant released almost double the amount of radiation the Japanese government … Continued

[Updated 2:25 p.m.] Honda sent us an e-mail saying the Asahi Shimbun report is “speculative.” “Although Honda hopes that ASIMO … Continued

Older men argue they have less chance of developing radiation-induced cancer in their lifetimes

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