Ok, my cousin lives in Moriyama-shi, Shiga, Japan. I know its alittle away from whats going on but wouldnt that stuff kinda carry over to there? She hadnt updated us for like a week so I wrote her about what I heard on here is going on and asked if she and her husband are ok. Hes japanese and they met in new york and then moved there maybe 5 months ago. I understand she likes it there but everyones telling her to come back home and she keeps telling us they are safe and not affected at all. They believe whatever they tell them over there. And she also said from my info I gave her on what I have read here she said that we are more informed in america then they are there. I would think that radiation problem and precautions would carry to there. When I read on here that the groundwater is contaminated I think its all of japan so it affects her. Am I reading into this more or would all of japan be affected not just the immediate area?