Fukuoka and Radiation?

Question:

So my school Asian Club is debating whether or not to have the Japan trip next year. Some people suggest we go to Fukuoka, which is supposedly as far from Fukushima as Seattle to San Francisco. Still, we have fears over the radiation in food, as well as the wind changes that would blow the radiation south. It doesn't help that the japanese gov. is being all quiet about the dangers in the country. So what are your opinions? Should we risk it and go to Fukuoka, or just stick around and maybe go to a local Japantown?

Answer:

You will have more grief from a very strong yen than you will about radiation, which is now 5 months ago. And the winds don't typically blow from Fukushima down to Fukuoka anyway. It is a lovely city to visit for a trip, and close to some excellent locations like hot springs in Oita, a live volcano in Kumamoto, and Nagasaki. See www.tinyurl.com/see-fukuoka for a lot of things to do, as well as
www.jnto.go.jp