nhk world's yoshihiro nemura was one of them. we'll provide simultaneous interpretation. >> translator: it's been eight months since the accident and the site was opened to the media for the first time. but isn't it too late? >> well, yes, we've been asking since immediately after the accident to open the site to the media, to the japanese government and to tepco, but we were not allowed to, because we were told that we may obstruct the works and also the radiation was very high. but eight months have passed, and the cooling of the reactors have stabilized. and we were able to accompany the minister in charge of the nuclear accident. >> could you explain the route you took? >> yes. along with other media people, i boarded the bus and went through the main gate. first we went to the main gate, and then we went to through the higher ground road, and went through the purification facility, and went through the seaside route and then went to the living quarter. and in discovering of this site, we had to limit the radiation level to t