Will Japan be Safe by Next Year?

Question:

So I have a Japan trip planned for April 2012. But after all that happened, I was wondering if it will be safe by then? As in, the radiation threats over and out of the food chain?

Answer:

Define safe.

Will Japan be devoid of earthquakes? No. But no place on earth is, was or will be devoid of earthquakes, especially a country that sits on 4 fault lines. But then again, New York is also overdue for "the big one" too.

Will Japan ever be safe from radiation? It already is. The media is doing a great job of scaring everyone into thinking that a nuclear winter is already happening. IT'S NOT. The radiation levels detected around the plant is less than what you would find in a banana. Doing research on the two foods that can suck in radiation the easiest, milk and spinach, they found slightly higher levels of radiation in them.

What does that mean? It means that if you ate 300 years worth of spinach IN ONE DAY, you would begin to feel slight radiation poisoning. If you washed it first, then you would need at least double that.

As for sushi, it's a staple food here. If other people are eating it daily, I think it's safe for you to visit a chef who makes it. In other words, RELAX. The only problems going on right now are the ones that the news is ignoring. Several million people without homes freezing in shelters while millions more have to deal with blackouts and lies of the media. Relax, and enjoy your trip next year.