Forum - View topicNEWS: Fukushima Nuclear Worker Pens Manga About Experience
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chefneer
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I'm thinking this would be a very interesting read. There's been a lot of reporting about Fukushima Daiichi, but very little from the worker's point of view. I wonder if any North American publisher will license it. I certainly hope so.
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Dop.L
Posts: 725 Location: London |
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Yes, that's kind of interesting, and as a way of raising public awareness could be valuable. I'd like to read it
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Banken
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I think someone misread the kanji because halfway through the article Takita become Ryuuta. lol.
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victor viper
 Posts: 630 Location: The deep south |
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I wholeheartedly agree. It would be really interesting to see a first-hand account of what went on there. It seems like the kind of thing that maybe Vertical would take a shot at licensing. |
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Maidenoftheredhand
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Now that Kodansha manga is on CR it would be nice if they could bring this over here.
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Juno016
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The story is about a worker sent to work there AFTER the quake. I've already seen the accounts of many workers who went in after the major radiation alarms, and they all eventually found out that even their suits weren't able to protect them from deadly doses of radiation. The whole controversy surrounding the plant right now, on the workers' side, is how many people are being hired to work there for dirt-cheap and highly risky labor, without being given a chance to complain or having the guts to opt out, since their careers could be on the line as well. That last bit is a realistic fear, btw. One worker I read about quit after finding out how much radiation he was being exposed to two years ago, but thanks to being "contaminated," and thanks to him actively quitting, he hasn't been able to get a job outside that. Despite coming out about it to foreign media, he's kept himself quiet again and gone back to work there--a ridiculous, but understandingly desperate decision that is all-too-common already. Which is why a manga like this is probably a huge deal to the public, since it likely documents the fears of radiation and works with the worries of the public. |
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dan9999
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I bet 1 buck that the only motive is the possibility of money, for this so called worker and for the publisher to monetize this tragedy. |
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Banjo
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drawing manga is less risky than working there, I wanna read this
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enurtsol
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"Special Report: Help wanted in Fukushima: Low pay, high risks and gangsters"
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SnaphappyFMA
Posts: 216 Location: California |
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I would definitely read this.
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Tuor_of_Gondolin
 Posts: 3524 Location: Bellevue, WA |
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I'm not sure how many people understand this, but...
There is a difference between radiation exposure and radioactive contamination. If you go out on the beach in summer, you're being exposed to radiation... from the Sun. Those protective suits are mainly aimed at preventing *contamination*, not exposure, though they can reduce that as well. There are different types of radiation: alpha, beta, gamma. Alpha can be stopped by a sheet of paper. Beta can be stopped by clothing. Gamma... some dense material (typically lead). If you expose a material -- like, say, dirt -- to enough radiation, it will start to emit radiation itself. When that happens, the dirt is considered contaminated: it has itself become a source of radiation. Suits are used to keep contaminated material away from the body. They can stop alpha and beta radiation for the most part, but not gamma (at best, they can reduce the amount getting through). So, when you're strolling through an area with large amounts of contaminated material, all emitting radiation, your suit will keep the contaminated stuff out. It will not stop entirely stop you from receiving radiation, and if you are near a source of gamma radiation, your average radiation suit won't do much to stop that. |
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Banken
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From what I can remember, the pay per hour/day was actually quite high, but you could only work for a few days at most, and considering the danger of possibly health affects, it clearly wasn't worth it for anyone who already had a job.
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