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This is a very nice gesture from our friends (amigos) in France, merci!

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“Neither the works nor staff from the Louvre who will accompany them on a voluntary basis will be endangered,”

Are they going to bring their own food and water?

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I'm sure they will make a good fire. Burning art work, that's what the jobless and destitute people of revolutionary France did to get through the winter.

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Send a bunch of priceless works of art to a seismically active, radioative area. Very smart.

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Senor Elbuda Mexicano - France thanks you for your comment !

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a seismically active,

Yes. I hope they will be careful displaying those works of art.

radioative area.

0.06~0.14microSV/h inside doesn't look radioactive to me.

http://www.art-museum.fks.ed.jp/image/sokutei_1227.pdf

Are they going to bring their own food and water?

Why should they? There are lots of hotels/inns and restaurants open near the museum in Moriai Fukushima-shi.

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Why should they?

Because the local food and water of Fukushima prefecture is more likely to contain radioactive particles than anywhere else in this country.

If they don't travel far from their hotel, they might not get much on their clothes or breathe much. But the food and water will come from many multiple sources around the prefecture and elsewhere.

And If you think all the food is being properly tested in scintillation counters, well LOL at you.

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wait, if Fukushima is a " restricted " zone, then who will be allowed in to admire the art works from France ?

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Are they going to bring their own food and water?

I respect your opinion. Different experts have different opinions about danger of radiation level. (I'm not expert, btw)

Because the local food and water of Fukushima prefecture is more likely to contain radioactive particles than anywhere else in this country.

I would say yes and no to your opinion here. It's true that wide area of Fukushima prefecture is contaminated by radioactive particles, but not only Fukushima prefecture, some areas in other prefectures as well. What I'm trying say is that it's wrong to make boarder lines between prefectures toward radiation dispersion from Fukushima Daiichi plant. Within Fukushima prefecture, further north is more highly contaminated than the south. Some areas outside Fukushima prefecture (Tokatsu area in Chiba prefecture, for example) are more radiated than some areas in Fukushima prefecture.

http://fukushima-radioactivity.jp/

Further west of Fukushima prefecture in Aizuwakamatsu (96km from the plant), for example, the radiation level is 0.05~0.15 microSV/h (1/10/2012)

http://www.city.aizuwakamatsu.fukushima.jp/ja/joho/kankyo/radial/radial_original.htm

Kita-Kashiwa Daiichi Midori in Chiba prefecture (199km from the plant), for example, the radiation level is 0.43~0.59 microSV/h(12/28/2011)

http://pop-rin.up.seesaa.net/image/tokatsuRmap.jpg

The harbor of Namie-machi Fukushima prefecture (6km from the plant), for example, the radiation level is 0.08 microSV/h (11/5/2011)

http://www.freeml.com/bl/8513681/39953/

Nishiyozan, Moriai Fukushima-shi, Fukushima prefecture where the Fukushima Art Museum is located (59km from the plant), the radiation level is (0.06~0.14microSV/h inside the museum) (0.5~0.6microSV/h outside)

http://fukushima-radioactivity.jp/else-mapdetail.php?category_cd=3&genre_cd1=1&point_no=8

0.5microSV/h is dangerous level or not? I don't know. Denver, Colorado USA is with 0.5microSV/h all the time according to NRC. I understand that man-made sources of radiation and natural or background radiation are different. I would like someone to help me understand how different the effect is toward human-being's everyday life.

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/bio-effects-radiation.html

And If you think all the food is being properly tested in scintillation counters, well LOL at you.

I don't think all the food is being properly tested in scintillation counters. But as far as I read a number of websites (including municipal government website, Professor Kodama Tastuhiko' website who has been working on radiation level of wide area from the plants, and others), people in Fukushima prefecture and Tokatsu area of Chiba prefecture are trying to get as accurate and precise information as possible.

http://hakatte.jp/spot/25997

"Neither the works nor staff from the Louvre who will accompany them on a voluntary basis will be endangered," said Martinez, adding that the level of radioactivity was no higher than in a Paris museum.

If they say it's safe enough, it's their opinion (possibly based on some scientific figures). If someone say, it's not safe enough (based on scientific figures), I would respect that opinion, too.

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Fukushima residents are not so interested in art exhibitions at the moment.

It may be true. I was watching 朝まで生テレビ(asa made nama terebi) the other day, and the people from Fukushima said they feel like they are discriminated because the place Fukushima is written in Katakana now by media. (never written in Katakana before 3.11) Maybe they are not interested in art exhibitions now, but I think they will appreciate their support.

http://shinurayasu.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/%E6%9C%9D%E3%81%BE%E3%81%A7%E7%94%9F%E3%83%86%E3%83%AC%E3%83%932012%E3%80%8C%E6%BF%80%E8%AB%96%EF%BC%81%E7%A6%8F%E5%B3%B6%E7%99%BA%E3%83%BB%E7%A6%8F%E5%B3%B6%E4%BA%8B%E6%95%85%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89/

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What I'm trying say is that it's wrong to make boarder lines between prefectures toward radiation dispersion from Fukushima Daiichi plant.

You are absolutely correct Blair Herron. Please understand that my response was to someone who could not even understand why there might be a problem with food and water in the vicinity. For someone who cannot grasp the problem 10 months after the disaster, I felt it necessary to dumb it down. I am pretty sure your more accurate explanation is lost on anyone who cannot understand why when it is said they will be in no danger, that I ask if they are bringing their own food and water.

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For someone who cannot grasp the problem 10 months after the disaster, I felt it necessary to dumb it down

I understand and I'm frustrated about it, too. Japanese mainstream media is so controlled, you know.

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