. >> reporter: for ten years akiko murikami has lived the sur ban dream, growing leafy flowers as shes she lived in fukushima. we brought a counter to her house. the home she and her husband built for her kids ages 12 to 21 is surrounded by pockets of radiation known as hot spots. >> i'm always worried about my kids, always thinking about whether i should leave here or not. i'm always thinking about that. >> reporter: the government has lowered radiation exposure standards in the fukushima region to 20 millisieverts a year, that's about the same amount as 50 mammograms. fukushima city is 40 miles from the nuclear plant, the source of the radiation, but japan is telling its residents that there's no additional risk. many international experts and even the prime minister's former nuclear adviser disagree. they claim that fukushima is no longer safe especially for children. residents traveled to tokyo to protest after the government loosened safety limits, despite the fact the long-term impact of low dose radiation is unknown, the uncertainty has especially affected students. the governm

. >> reporter: for ten years, akiko murakami has lived a suburban dream, growing flowers as she raisedour sons in a leafy corner of fukushima city. but now she wonders if it's safe to stay here. we brought a geiger counter to her house. >> 6.1. >> reporter: the home she and her husband built for their kids ages 12 to 21 is surrounded by pockets of radiation known as hot spots. >> i'm always worried about my kids. i'm always thinking about whether i should leave here or not. i'm always thinking about that. >> reporter: the government has lowered radiation exposure standards in the fukushima region to 20 millisieverts a year. that's about the same amount as 50 mammograms. fukushima city is 40 miles from the nuclear plant, the source of the radiation, but japan is telling its residents that there's no additional risk. many international experts and even the prime minister's former nuclear advisor disagree. they claim that fukushima is no longer safe, especially for children. residents traveled to tokyo to protest after the government loosened safety limits. despite the fact that the long-

thank you, by the way, akiko. i think this is the right place to be holding this event. we think about the work that the council does on renewable transportation, energy, water, and stuff like that, but some of you probably do not know in 1945, the council was founded by the leaders at the time, gov. earl warren, stephen bechtel. the first act was to think about what would happen in the postwar economy to make san francisco and the bay area thrive. san jose had a population of 45,000 people. it has changed a little bit. the vision of some of these people have led to the bay area that we know today. hopefully for the better. the first act was to bring you and delegates here to sign a charter. here we are 66 years later. it is in our blood for the bay area council to have formed cal apec. they were the group to convince world leaders to come here to discuss the most important issues of the day. we are honored that you have chosen san francisco for the spirit we plan to do you proud, mr. ambassador, members of our team at the state department. this is exciting stuff for the