Diary of fisherman affected by 1954 H-bomb test

Diary of fisherman affected by 1954 H-bomb test

KOCHI, Japan - Japanese fisherman Takeshi Yamanaka reads from his diary at his home in Tosashimizu, Kochi Prefecture, on Dec. 25, 2010. In the diary kept by the crew member of the Kaifuku Maru No. 5, he records his likely exposure to radiation following a 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific, and notes symptoms including headaches and diarrhea.

CORRECTED Diary of fisherman affected by 1954 H-bomb test

CORRECTED Diary of fisherman affected by 1954 H-bomb test

KOCHI, Japan - CORRECTED NAME OF SHIP, OTHER INFO Photo shows a diary of a Japanese fisherman from Kochi Prefecture who was in the Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific following a 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test. A local civic group revealed Dec. 27, 2010, that the newly found diary written by Takeshi Yamanaka, a crew member of the Kaifuku Maru No. 5, in Tosashimizu, indicated he was likely to have been exposed to radiation after the United States conducted the test in the area on March 1, 1954, as he logged his symptoms like headache and diarrhea. (Kyodo)

CORRECTED Diary of fisherman affected by 1954 H-bomb test

CORRECTED Diary of fisherman affected by 1954 H-bomb test

KOCHI, Japan - CORRECTED NAME OF SHIP, OTHER INFO Photo shows a diary of a Japanese fisherman from Kochi Prefecture who was in the Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific following a 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test. A local civic group revealed Dec. 27, 2010, that the newly found diary written by Takeshi Yamanaka, a crew member of the Kaifuku Maru No. 5, in Tosashimizu, indicated he was likely to have been exposed to radiation after the United States conducted the test in the area on March 1, 1954, as he logged his symptoms like headache and diarrhea. (Kyodo)

Diary of fisherman affected by 1954 H-bomb test

Diary of fisherman affected by 1954 H-bomb test

KOCHI, Japan - Japanese fisherman Takeshi Yamanaka reads from his diary at his home in Tosashimizu, Kochi Prefecture, on Dec. 25, 2010. In the diary kept by the crew member of the Kaifuku Maru No. 5, he records his likely exposure to radiation following a 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific, and notes symptoms including headaches and diarrhea. (Kyodo)