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The information policy by the public broadcaster NHK has been widely questioned. In the same way the Japanese as well as the international broad public seems to be worried about the communication policy by the Japanese government. Therefore a professional and independent journalist Katz Ueno has taken this task you provide ongoing up to date information about the real situation in the area hit by the earth quake (2011-03-11) You may listen here: YokosonNews . This information has been obtained from here .

Severel information sources report increased radioactivity in water (read among others [ 1 ], [ 2 ], [ 3 ], [ 4 ]) and other commestibles (like milk and vegetables). Accordingly, the current perimeter of proven radioactively contaminated drinking water ranges until Tokyo (about 350 km or about 220 miles away from Fukushima nuclear power plant). So far it is said that the levels are not abnormal, however, it seems that particular attention is paid to the issue of radioactive contamination of drinking water - this in particular with regard to the fact that it has been reported that the population living under toughest conditions in the area hit by the quake and the tsunami obvioulsy runs short on drinking water. Whether and how the supply of drinking water (infrastructure etc.) is re-established remains unclear [ 5 ]. One thing seems to be clear right now: the long-term effects of the dreadful quake, the tsunami and the harmful destruction of the nuclear power plant will have a strong in

Several information platforms (see below) comment that the Japanese water supply system, both for industrial as well as for private house holds have been hit very hard. Piping systems have been destroyed widely and access to water becomes limited. Presently, around 1.4 million households are said to be without access to water. However, the supply with drinking water is just one aspect. The other one, essential as well, is the cooling of the terribly destroyed nuclear power plants in e.g. Fukushima Daiichi using sea water. The supply of drinking and industry water and the installation of emergency equipment is complicated as a number of areas are still inaccessible as roads, bridges and rail roads are destroyed. More recent information about the situation in Japan can be found e.g. here . Further readings: [ 1 ], [ 2 ], [ 3 ], [ 4 ]