Kyodo: Radioactive fish at 400% gov’t limit found 200km inland at lake in Gunma

Published: April 4th, 2012 at 7:42 pm ET
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Sad news for our many loyal readers throughout Gunma Prefecture

Title: Cesium found in smelt
Source: Kyodo
Date: April 4, 2012

Smelt caught in Akagi Onuma Lake in the city of Maebashi were found to have 426 becquerels of radioactive cesium per kilogram, exceeding the new government limit of 100 becquerels, the Gunma Prefectural Government said.

The smelt were caught March 28 [...]

Read the report here

Alexa rankings for Gunma Prefecture consistently show ENENews near the top:

#35 in Isesaki

#19 in Ome

#5 in Ota

Tomioka, Tatebayashi, and Maebashi  have all had ENENews ranked in their top 20 as well.

Published: April 4th, 2012 at 7:42 pm ET
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