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Hosono urges towns to aid disposal effort"I expect local governments (outside the tsunami zone) will become willing to accept the rubble if they become more aware of the serious situation there," Hosono said.
A number of municipalities across Japan have reported that residents are mainly concerned that they might be contaminated by radioactive fallout from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant if their areas are used to store and dispose of tainted debris.
Before he spoke with the Miyagi governor, Hosono visited some temporary waste storage sites in Ishinomaki, where tsunami rubble is piled as high as 25 meters.
He also confirmed that the radiation level of the debris at the site was 0.05 microsievert per hour, or about the same as that in surrounding areas. [ link to www.japantimes.co.jp] Chinese Tourists Return to JapanAfter being scared off by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, Chinese tourists are visiting Japan in record numbers again, generating much-needed business and optimism for the nation's struggling retail and tourism sectors.
During the Lunar New Year holiday that sent millions of people traveling across Asia and beyond, tourists from mainland China thronged popular destinations in Japan, from ski slopes in the northern island of Hokkaido, to electronics stores in Tokyo, to ancient temples in Kyoto. That's quite a change from last spring, when tourism in Japan ground to a virtual halt amid radiation fears following the March 11 nuclear accident.
In December, the number of Chinese visitors rose 32% from a year earlier to a record 80,000, following a similar increase in November. Anecdotal evidence suggests another surge in January.
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Across the street at Laox, another electronics store, the best-selling items included a ¥54,800 ($714) rice cooker featuring an inner pot coated with diamond and silver powder for better heat conductivity. Tomohiko Okano, the store manager, says Chinese customers on average spent ¥70,000 per person. "They are very brand conscious. They want items made in Japan," he says. How about Westerners? "They buy T-shirts. Their average is far less than 10,000 yen." [ link to online.wsj.com]
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