Excessive cesium levels found in more Fukushima rice

Excessive cesium levels found in more Fukushima rice

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Yoshihito Suzuki (L), chief of the Fukushima prefectural government's agriculture and fisheries department, holds a press conference in the city of Fukushima on the night of Dec. 2, 2011, to announce that excessive levels of radioactive cesium have been detected in rice harvested at more farms in the city.

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