fukushima rise grown by fukushima native. he started farming here a year ago. he's already bringing in his third harvest. he has never shied from a challenge. back in his home town of iwaki he worked hard to revive the community. the 2011 earthquake left his home badly damage. then radiation spread and farmers had to stop growing rice. he didn't know what to live for any more. he wanted to keep farming. but didn't know how. then he found out about opportunities in australia. land for rent, land that might grow rice. >> translator: there are many skilled farmers in fukushima who lost their land and can no longer grow rice. the climate is warm here so you can grow rice year round. >> reporter: his major challenge was growing rice the japanese way, one day he saw something unexpected in his paddy. >> translator: interestingly enough the eco system here create conditions like those found in japan's rice paddies. insects eat the algae and fire flies live in the paddy. i was so surprised to discover these. >> reporter: townsville is warm year round and has an abundan

in march 2011 the nuclear accident overwhelmed the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. he and his family fled japan immediately at the instructions of the egyptian government. but a few days after he arrived in egypt he received an e-mail from his boss. >> what happened for the japanese friends it will happen to us. >> reporter: one week after the e-mail he was back at work in japan. since then he's been develop new materials to extract radioactive contaminants from water. he developed new absorbents for radioactive iodine. then he finished developing the new type of h.o.m.. now it was possible to remove cesium from water more efficiently. until then expert had considered that process very difficult. . japanese water treatment and chemical companies are showing a lot of interest in his message. >> translator: this material seems to be highly effective. we're hoping to see how much of the process can be developed. >> i am in the middle of actions, so i'm like you guys all and i hope it will be success. to be finalized and' safe for fukushima. >> reporter: the nuclear acc

the accident at fukushima has made it that much harder. this issue goes beyond whether japan should abolish nuclear energy. whatever the decision, this country and others have to deal with enormous amounts of waste and will have to do so for many years to come. >> that was nhk world's youchiro osaki. >>> pakistan is facing an energy shortage and partnering with iran in hoping of finding a solution. we're following the story from bangkok. >>> pakistan is cooperating with iran to import natural gas from the country. the pakistani government again pledged commitment to the project on thursday. but the announcement raises questions of the plant's impact on relations with the u.s. nhk world reports from islamabad. >> reporter: the pakistani government plans to build a pipeline in iran. construction is already under way on the iranian side of the border. the united states strongly opposes the project, saying it would benefit iran. the u.s. has denounced iran's nuclear development program. washington has urged islamabad to scrap the plan. a spoke

they are all members of the fukushima sake cooperative. representatives say all the rice used for their sake must clear checks for radioactivity and they say these checks are stricter than the government standard. they also point out companies conduct tests at various stages of the brewing process. radioactive substances have never been detected in sake made in fukushima but brewers say many consumers have shunned their products since the 2011 nuclear accident. >> translator: all sake made in fukushima is tested for safety so they are the safest of all. >> he says he hopes more people will try their sake once they know it's safe he says the flavor will keep them coming back for more. >>> one of the world's most famous fashion designers has moved off the catwalk and into the streets of brazil. junko koshimo designed costumes for a team of dancers in sao paulo. koshimo worked with a team of about 90 dancers. she created their outfits and took part in the carnival. the designs were inspired by a kimono. >> translator: everyone tells me they'v

fukushima rice groan by a fukushima native. he is already bringing in his third harvest. he has never shied from a challenge. back in his hometown of ewacky city in fukushima prefecture, he worked hard to revive the farming community. the 2011, left his home badly damaged. fares worse was the melt down at the nearby nuclear plant. radiation spread and farmer also to stop growing rice. down at the nearby nuclear plant. radiation spread and farmer also to stop growing rice. i didn't know what to live for anymore. he wanted to keep farming but didn't know how. then he found out about opportunities in townsville, ewacky's sister city. land for rent. land that might grow rice. >> translator: there are many farmers who lost their land and can grow rice. the climate is warm here so you can grow rice year round. >> reporter: his major challenge was growing rice the japanese watch one day, he saw something u.n. expected in his paddy. >> translator: interestingly enough, the ecosystem here creates conditions exactly like those found in japan's rice paddies, beetles, dragon flies an

yeah i mean we saw the devastation that played out in fukushima japan could something like that happen here in the u.s. you know the worst plan in the country as far as evacuation plans go is sent over. when they built it in the sixty's there was nobody near it southern california has grown dramatically in fifty years so it would be almost impossible to evacuate people would have to get out. is the worst plant in the gut seismic risk and you've got the steam generators that are just an experiment waiting to go wrong so are you a proposal a proponent of never opening that plan period or or do you think there needs to be more studies more precautions more preparation that needs to be done before that plan is open. well at a minimum the public should have a chance to have a licensing hearing on the process you know that my position with with friends of the earth is that we're entitled to a hearing about all of the design calculations that right now we're not really privy to so i don't know that we need to shut it down but i'd sure like to see the calculations before we let it start up and

the accident at fukushima has made it that much harder. this issue goes we i don't understand japan should. this country and others withie norm under the circumstances will have to deal with many amounts of waste and will have to in years to come. >>> people in northeastern japan are reminded daily of what they lost on march 11, 2011. the earthquake and tsunami took away loved ones, homes, entire communities. survivors are moving a -- at the damaged nuclear plant and all along the pacific coast. "newsline" will bring you their important story two years later. >>> the world's oldest marathon runner ran his last race on sunday at the age of 101. val ja sing is a british runner who began his career at the age of 89. he took over the sport because of depression of his family members. he finished a 42-kilometre course when he was there. he said secrets to a long life are running kilometres and drinking tea. he finished in 108 minutes and 20 seconds. see the crowd when he went over the finish line. he said he'll remember the daf his final run. h

the accident at fukushima has made it that much harder.his issue goes beyond whether japan should abolish nuclear energy. whatever the decision, this country and others have to deal with enormous amounts of waste and will have to do so for many years to come. >> that was nhk world's yohicharo osaki. >>> pakistan is facing an energy shortage and is partnering with iran in the hopes of finding a solution. patchari raksawong at our bureau in bangkok is following the story. >>> pakistan is cooperating with iran to import natural gas from the country. the pakistani government again pledged commitment to the project on thursday. but the announcement raises questions of the plant's impact on relations with the u.s. nhk world reports from islamabad. >> reporter: the pakistani government plans to build a pipeline in iran. construction is already under way on the iranian side of the border. the united states strongly opposes the project, saying it would benefit iran. the u.s. has denounced iran's nuclear development program. washington has urged isl

the operators of fukushima daiichi allowed the media to tour nuclear plant. a team from nhk went inside. tokyo electric power officials have restricted access to fukushima daiichi since the facility was crippled from the tsunami. three reactors suffered meltdowns. the plant is far from stable and radiation levels are still high. nhk world's chief correspondent was one of the journalists who entered the site. you weren't wearing a protective suit. weren't they necessary? >> the site has been cleaned up to keep the contamination particles in the air to a minimum. we wore masks, gloves and shoe coverings as a safety precaution. we entered through the main gate and it was 3.5 millisieverts to 30. the highest reading was on the ocean side of the building. that house the number three reactor. it was over 1300. we only stayed there for an hour. by comparison the radiation level in new york is between 0.05 and 0.25. >> absolutely the utility will have to dismantle the reactors. what kind of work is going on now >> at this point the most important task remains to cool

they asked how radiation levels are being monitored after the nuclear accident in fukushima. the team suggested that the islanders take dosimeters with them when they resettle in rongelap. >> translator: i am grateful for this useful information. we should continue to tackle the problems by working together. >> reporter: amid so much uncertainty and fear, the islanders have yet to see a clear end to their struggle to regain their long, lost home nearly six decades after the u.s. nuclear test. yusuke ota, nhk world, rongelap, marshall islands. ♪ >>> people have been using this unconventional instrument to produce this haunting sound for more than a century. it's called a musical saw. musicians play it with a bow and the result, as you can hear, is distinctive. and that sound reaches people who usually miss out on music. ♪ >> reporter: students in shiga prefecture attended a music conference in december. the musician was performing on a saw, and his audience were all hard of hearing but that didn't stop them from enjoying the music. ♪ >> reporter: inayama often performs for the

tokyo electric power company failed to provide enough power to compensate for the loss of fukushima. there were rolling blackouts in the capital. public confidence eroded. in response, the former government set up the reform panel. friday's report included three main recommendations. one, increase competition by bringing new generators to the market by 2016. two, set up an organization to improve connections between power grids. finally, split up power generation and transmissions operations as early as 2018. the panel says these measures will give consumers more choice to create better opportunities for new power sources such as renewables to enter the market. but these are merely suggestions. how they will be implemented remains to be seen. last year's eviction brought the democratic party back to power. the party failed to push through similar reforms in the 1990s. bowing to fierce opposition from utilities and prime minister shinzo abe has yet to make his intentions clear. >> translator: power utilities wield a lot of influence over various stakeholders. you can't move forward wi

tepco failed to provide enough power dome pen said for the loss of fukushima. there were rolling blackouts in the capital. public confidence eroded. in response the former panel.ment set up the reform friday's report included three main recommendations. one, increase competition by bringing new generators to the market by 2016. two, set up an organization to improve connections between power grids. finally split up power generation and transmission operations as early as 2018. the panel says these measures will give consumers more choice, that it will create better opportunities for more power sources such as renewables to enter the market but these are merely suggestions. how they will be implemented remains to be seen. last year's election brought the democratic party back to power. they failed to push through reforms in the 1990s. bowing to first lobbying from opposition. >> translator: power utilities wield a lot of influence over various stakeholders. you can't move over with reforms like these without political decisions at the top, decisions at the minis

. >>> the nuclear crisis in fukushima is still having an impact on japanese exporters.fficials at the agriculture ministry say shipments of farm and fisheries products in 2012 fell for the second straight year. many nations continue to restrict food imports from japan because of the nuclear disaster. ministry officials say exporters shipped about $4.8 billion worth of produce, seafood, and processed items last year. that's down .3% from 2011 in yen terms. it also marks a drop of more than 8% from 2010. 45 countries and territories are still restricting food imports from japan. south korea and hong kong decreased their imports of japanese seafood by more than 10%. but exports started showing improvements in april compared with the same month in 2011. ministry officials say they'll try and turn the situation around by attending overseas trade shows and industry conferences. >>> and japanese electronics maker pioneer has announced that it will eliminate 800 jobs. managers told labor unions that they plan to slash about 500 jobs from the regular payroll of 8,000 workers. th

they asked how radiation levels are being monitored after the nuclear accident in fukushima. it was suggested that the islanders take those measurements with them when they resettle. >> translator: i'm grateful for this useful information. we should continue to tackle the problems by working together. >> reporter: amid so much uncertainty and fear, the islanders have yet to see a clear end to their struggle to regain their long lost home nearly six decades after the u.s. nuclear tests. >> unsettled weather across japan today but sunnier skies expect this weekend. meteorologist robert speta is here with the details. robert? >>> that's right, gene. actually up and down the coastline we've been seeing rain even snowfall further inland. there were 80 kilometer winds as this storm system blew past. on the satellite picture seeing it moving out towards the ocean and behind it fairer conditions especially along japan's east coast. on the west coast, not so much the case because as this pulls off we have that sea effect snow machine working its way in, that northwesterly winds coming

it detailed what went wrong at the fukushima daiichi plant following the earthquake and tsunami. a former panel member submitted a document on thursday to the leaders of both chambers of diet. he wants them to investigate the matter. he says last february, that is, tokyo electric power company wouldn't let the panel access the buildings housing reactor one at fukushima. he said tepco representatives told the panel it was covered by sheeting and pitch dark inside. he maintains they said entering would be dangerous. tanaka said that's why the panel abandoned the idea of an on-site examination. they reportedly showed the panel video depicting the interior of the reactor building. they explained the images were shot before the installation of the cover. but tanaka says that turned out to be false. he says the images were shot after the installation and he says the inside of the reactor building wasn't pitch dark, despite the cover. tanaka argues tepco's explanation constitutes a serious obstruction of the panel's business. he's demanding the diet look into these developments and cond

. >>> people who operate the fukushima daiichi plant have apologized for failing to report their radiation exposure of their employees. the revelation raises questions over the safety of 20,000 people who have worked or are presently employed at the crippled plant. utilities in japan are legally obliged to measure individual radiation dosages of their workers and keep them under certain limits. power companies submit the data every year to a national database, but representatives of tokyo electric power company say they have filed no radiation figures for people who have worked at fukushima daiichi since the nuclear meltdown of march, 2011. tepco officials say it took time to transfer the data into electronic form because for some time after the accident workers recorded their radiation doses on paper. the officials say they will submit the data by the end of next month. >>> australian federal police seized a ton of illegal stimulants in the largest ever methamphetamine bust. the drugs were hidden in a shipment from southeastern china. police say the drugs weigh 585 kilograms and have a st

a diet panel released a 600-page report last year detailing what went wrong at fukushima daiichi following the earthquake and tsunami. a former panel member submitted a document on thursday to the leaders of both chambers of diet. he wants them to investigate the matter. he says last february, that is, tokyo electric power company wouldn't let the panel access the buildings housing reactor one at fukushima. he said tepco representatives told the panel it was covered by sheeting and pitch dark inside. he maintains they said entering would be dangerous. tanaka said that's why the panel abandoned the idea of an on-site examination. the video depicts the interior of the reactor building. they explained the images were shot before the installation of the cover. but tanaka says that turned out to be false. he says the images were shot after the installation and he says the inside of the reactor building wasn't pitch dark, despite the cover. tanaka argues tepco's explanation constitutes a serious obstruction of the panel's business. he's demanding the diet look into these developments and conduct

. >> the operator of the crippled fukushima plant is under a state backed rehabilitation program. that's all for now in business. >>> executives taiwanse companies are finding success in the small things. they're establishing a growing presence making products or components for other firms, something called contract manufacturing. they've learned they've got to be fast, and flexible. nhk world has more from taipei. >> reporter: the industry is one of the main engines for the taiwanese economy. companies focus on speed. this manufacturer is trying to develop a digital camera, originally created in japan. now, taiwanese firms have gained the know-how to make those products on consignment. the facility allows mass production. they also need to be flexible to meet the market needs of their clients. >> translator: the top priority is speed. speed can help develop technology, and it can also help us take the lead in the market. >> translator: to speed up work, this company delegates more authority to project managers. >> translator: we are already negotiating inspection methods with a j

government has been struggling to designate final disposal sites for radioactive waste generated by the fukushima radioactive accident. they oppose the idea of contaminated materials on their territory. now government officials said they'll rethink the way they select the storage sites. the environment ministry plans to ask each prefecture to dispose of contaminated mud and ash from incinerators on its territory. it's hoping to build new disposal sites in five prefectures. they have designated two they have designated two state forests as possible sites. but opposition from the host municipalities has blocked both projects. chief adviser minister said officials will include the opinions of local leaders in the decision-making process. >> translator: there must have been a lack of communication between the central and local governments in the process of choosing disposal sites. >> the ministry will seek the advice of a panel of experts. it's also planning to conduct drilling surveys to narrow down the choice for final disposal sites. >>> people in northeastern japan are reminded daily of what they

they asked how the islands are being monitored after the nuclear accident in fukushima. it was suggested the islanders take those symeters with them. >> i am grateful for this useful information. we should continue to tackle the problems by working together. >> amid so much uncertainty and fear, the islanders have yet to see a clear end to their struggle to regain their long homes nearly six decades after the u.s. nuclear tests. nhk world, rongelap. >>> unsettled weather across japan today, but sunnier skies expected this weekend. meteorologist robert fetta is here with the details. robert. >> yes. across most of japan here, if you had an umbrella nearby, it was useful because seeing those rain showers all day, now it's moving towards the east. behind it, we'reeeing some of the sea effect kick up and we're seeing some of the snowfall there in northern hanshu. that's good news for some people. showing you video of the festival taking place here in northern japan, about 100 of these snow huts called komakur were built in the festival which has lasted for over 400 years. ab

the who says girls exposed to radiation around the devastated fukushima nuclear plant have a 78% higherhance of getting thyroid cancer. >> the number of leukemia and breast cancer cases is also expected to rise. radiation was spread over many kilometers following the earthquake and tsunami that triggered meltdowns at several reactors. >> still to come, we have a thriller in the german cup as bayern took on dortmund. >> what else is making the news today? >> the united states says it will start providing food and medical supplies directly to syrian rebels. secretary of stat john kerry made the announcement following a meeting with the friends of syria group in rome. he also promised an additional $60 million to help the opposition provide basic services in services in rebel- controlled areas to >> the u.s. senate has confirmed the appointment of jack lew as u.s. secretary of treasury -- as treasury secretary. he will be sworn in later today. >> police in australia have made a record seizure of the drug methamphetamine. they discovered almost 600 kilograms of the drugs hidden in a chemica

. >>> almost two years after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, the situation at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant is far from stable. today on "nuclear watch," we look at the current conditions and challenges ahead. tokyo electric power company operates the plant. access is highly restricted. journalists were able to enter the plant on monday. the tsunami damaged four reactors, three of them suffered a meltdown. radiation levels are still high. earlier i spoke with a chief correspondent who was one of the journalists who entered the site. you weren't wearing a protective suit. weren't they necessary? >> reporter: the site has been cleaned up to keep the contaminated particles in the air to a minimum. we wore masks, gloves, and shoe coverings as safety precaution. we entered through the main gate and visited a control center. radiation level climbed from 3.5 to 30 milisieverts. the highest level was 1,370. we only stayed there an hour. by comparison, for example, the background radiation level in new york is from 0.05 to 0.25. >> it's quite high. ultimately, the utility will have to

. >> in fukushima prefecture a local brewer has shipped 14 bottles of fresh sake.he brewer is about one of 40 across the country shipping sake marking the arrival of spring. the region is still recovering from the 2011 natural and nuclear disaster. >>> we'll be back in 30 minutes with more news. i'm gene otani in tokyo. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

. >>> almost two years after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, the situation at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant is far from stable. today on "nuclear watch," we look at the current conditions and challenges ahead. tokyo electric power company operates the plant. access is highly restricted. journalists were able to enter the plant on monday. the tsunami damaged four reactors, three of them suffered a meltdown. radiation levels are still high. earlier i spoke with a chief correspondent who was one of the journalists who entered the site. you weren't wearing a protective suit. weren't they necessary? >> reporter: the site has been cleaned up to keep the contaminated particles in the air to a minimum. we wore masks, gloves, and shoe coverings as safety precaution. we entered through the main gate and visited a control center. radiation level climbed from 3.5 to 30 milisieverts. the highest level was 1,370. we only stayed there an hour. by comparison, for example, the background radiation level in new york is from 0.05 to 0.25. >> it's quite high. ultimately, the utility will have to

. >> reporter: following the accident at fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant in march 2011, all nuclear plants in japan except for one are offline. so japanese utility companies are looking overseas as way to secure stability in the future. thailand aims to remain a key manufacturing base within asean, securing a stable electric supply will be more important than ever before. the government has high hopes for renewable energy know-how and technology from partners such as japan. nhk world, thailand. >>> pakistan's auto market has long been dominated by companies from japan. the strong brand image and established sales networks have kept rivals firmly in the rear-view mirror. but now an ambitious newcomer is starting to close the gap. we report from islamabad. >> reporter: on the chaotic streets of pakistan one thing has been constant -- old or new, most vehicles here are japanese brands. pakistani loves japanese cars. so much so that nearly 100% of automobiles traded in the domestic market are japanese. some vehicles are even decorated with the names of japanese companies. most drivers d

government has been struggling to designate final disposal sites for radioactive waste generated by the fukushimalear accident. local residents are opposed to burying radioactive materials on their territory. now they are he will think the way they collect the storage sites. the environmental agency wants to ask each prefecture to dispose of contaminated mud and ash to the incinerators. it hopes to build five sites. two state-owned forests are possible sites. but opposition from the host municipalities blocked both projects. senior environmental minister says officials will include the opinions of local leaders in the decision making process. >> translator: i must admit there was a lack of communication between the central and local governments on the choice of disposal sites. >> reporter: they will seek advice from experts and they want to conduct drilling surveys to narrow down the choice of final disposal sites. >>> aim images on very large screens should be getting sharper soon. there is ultra high definition images on screens of over 160 inches. company officials say the new 4-k resolution t

they boosted spending to $16 billion after serious power shortages following the fukushima nuclear crisis. professionals say it's an industry with limitless potential. >> renewable energy in japan is a huge opportunity for us. so we need to try to dominate 10 times or 20 times from now within five years. that is my expectation. >> reporter: visitors here are energized by these innovations. they're beginning to think a renewable planet might not be so far away. rina nakano, nhk world, tokyo. >>> officials at japan's nuclear regulatory body have released new evacuation guidelines for any future power plant disaster. the announcement is about one month behind schedule. the nuclear regulation authority says residents within five kilometers of a disaster-stricken nuclear plant must evacuate before the release of radioactive substances. iodine tablets will be distributed to households within five kilometers of a nuclear plant. iodine helps prevent the thyroid gland from absorbing radioactivity. residents within a 5- to 30-kilometer radius will be asked to evacuate if radiation levels reach 500

and radioactive reality japanese researchers are painting a bleak picture of how the fukushima nuclear disaster has affected the health of almost half of the children living in the area. competition between the u.s. and china to be the world's foreign trade supremely has tightened in recent years with the two titans about neck and neck the latest figures show washington faces a worthy trading rival the first time since the second world war going to church account it takes a look at how america's early education system might affect its leading status. u.s. is still home to amazing to innovation seem to knowledge but will it be able to maintain its experts are looking to schools for the answer to that question internationally fifteen year old in the us are ranked twenty fifth among peers from thirty four countries in math while china tops the chart harvard published a study titled globally challenge our u.s. students ready to compete it looks at how the results in math at school can affect the nation's economic development they estimated that the results students in the u.s. showed today

and radioactive reality japanese researches are painting a bleak picture of how the fukushima nucleardisaster has affected the health of almost half of the children living in the area. it's. in. french and u.s. legislation is colliding over a case of online hate speech twitter an american company has been ordered by a french course to reveal personal data of users posting anti semitic messages. or examines the case to see if the concept of free speech should have different boundaries in different countries. two democracies stumbling over the concept of freedom the french court has called on twitter to help censor hate speech on the website in france because it violates its laws the tweeter is an american company and the american constitution sets no limits to freedom of expression given the word the french word as we wired to do that the question is how can the french enforce this judge those decision when the union of jewish students of france took the issue to paris cotton october they wanted to stop a wave of anticipated messages posted under the hashtag on bones we are a good jew

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radioactive reality disturbing new c a japanese research is painting a bleak picture of how the fukushima nuclear disaster is affecting the health of almost half the children living in that area. so often the case is that what's acceptable in one country isn't ok in others and indeed that's getting twitter in trouble right now from says all of the microblogging site to reveal the personal data review says who posted what were deemed to be hate messages or pay a hefty fine but which is an american firm operating under u.s. laws. examines the implications of a move which could open up the censorship floodgates. two democracies stumbling over the concept of freedom the french court has called on twitter to help censor hate speech on the website in france because it violates its laws but tweeter is an american company and the american constitution sets no limits to freedom of expression given that the french worked as we wired to do that the question is how can the french enforce this judge those decision when the union of jewish students of france took the issue to paris court and told her t

my last piece that i want to share with you today is called nuclear fear it's my portrayal of the fukushima nuclear disaster and it was intended to show the horror and tragedy that comes with the world's dependence on nuclear energy. needless to say if you're passionate about something it is in part your responsibility to express that passion and reflect it through a medium that speaks to you art is a universal language that speaks directly to humanity's subconscious one that can serve motions that no words can so i implore you to heed nina simone's advice in a world so corrupt with so much injustice is it not our duty to reflect the ugly truths instead of feeding into the very institutions that work to suppress them. will feel like we see so far go to our you tube channel your turn dot com breaking the set subscribe to us check us out on hulu as well hulu dot com slash breaking the set check us out on our facebook page and like us facebook dot com break in to send if you want about what i'm doing on the twitter verse follow me on twitter at abby martin i did a break from my preaching that

my last piece that i want to share with you today is called nuclear fear it's my portrayal of the fukushima nuclear disaster and it was intended to show the horror and tragedy that comes with the world dependence on nuclear energy. needless to say if you're passionate about something it is in part your responsibility to express that passion and reflect it through a medium that speaks to you art is a universal language that speaks directly to humanity's subconscious one that can serve motions that no words can so i implore you to heed nina simone's advice in a world so corrupt with so much injustice is it not our duty to reflect the ugly truths instead of feeding into the very institutions that work to suppress them. will feel like we see so far go to our you tube channel your turn dot com breaking the set subscribe to us check us out on hulu as well hulu dot com slash breaking the set check us out on our facebook page and like us facebook dot com so i've begun to send everyone about what i'm doing on the twitter verse follow me on twitter at abby martin and i did a break from my preaching t

my last piece that i want to share with you today is called nuclear fear as my portrayal of the fukushima nuclear disaster and it was intended to show the horror and tragedy that comes with the world's dependence on nuclear energy. needless to say if you're passionate about something it is in part your responsibility to express that passion and reflect it through a medium that speaks to you art is a universal language that speaks directly to humanity's subconscious one that can serve motions that no words can so i implore you to heed nina simone's advice and a world so corrupt with so much injustice is it not our duty to reflect the ugly truths instead of feeding into the very institutions that work to suppress them. all if you like we see so far go to our you tube channel your turn dot com breaking the set subscribe to tell us check us out on hulu as well hulu dot com slash breaking the set and check us out on our facebook page and like us facebook dot com going to send if you want to read what i'm doing on the twitter verse follow me on twitter at abby martin i did a break from my preac

driving this we've got so much radioactive waste that has been dumped in the pacific ocean from fukushima now it seems that you know virtually all the fish coming in off the west coast if not now soon will be you know of containing. some amounts of radioactive cesium and other elements you know hey it's in our fish it used to be in our milk from the above ground tommy the fifty's you know put a little in our in our metal what the hell. where i think i don't know i mean. radiation is dangerous and it's not meant to be you know where it destroys the chemical barns in our cells and it can break up d.n.a. so is this isn't do you think that this is the consequence of you know any i mean is there even an appearance of sound medical and or scientific oversight on this or is this you know is this an example of agency capture of an in an industry that's corrupted a regulatory agency. and. the whole of debate about radiation i find really interesting and very very much too narrow that goes on and basically any scientist who has raised red flags about it. they get shot down they get vilified you kno