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2012 February 22 - 28 TOP3 [NUCLEAR CRISIS]

Fukushima residents submit 120,000 signatures for free medical care for children

Fukushima residents on February 24 submitted to parliamentarians in Tokyo more than 120,000 signatures calling for free medical services for children in Fukushima who are 18 years old and younger.

This was part of the representations to the government and ministries made by the people in Fukushima on that day.

At a rally in the Lower House members’ building, a woman testified how difficult it is for mothers like her to restrict their children’s outdoor activities because of possible exposure to radiation. “I want to return safe soil, wind, and sun to our children,” she said.

A representative of a local Minsho (the Democratic Commerce and Industry Organizations) said that Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, must cover the total loss the local tourism businesses have suffered due to the sharp decline in tourists to Fukushima.