The Japan TimesNuclear “tests” are best conceptualized as environmental disasters with consequences that are still felt today, particularly in Oceania and Central Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/17/world/nuclear-test-legacy-in-asia-pacific/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #nuclearweapons #partialtestbantreaty #asiapacific #bikiniatoll #frenchpolynesia #daigofukuryumaru #oceania
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People in Japan mark 69th anniversary of boat's radiation exposure in Pacific
Wednesday marks the 69th anniversary of a Japanese tuna fishing boat's exposure to radiation from a US hydrogen bomb test on the Bikini Atoll, part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean. People took to the streets in the city of Yaizu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons.
bs2> The “Daigo Fukuryu Maru” was damaged by the hydrogen bomb test.. by the United States on March 1, 1954 at #BikiniAtoll, #MarshallIslands in the Pacific.
Although only coastal fishing is carried out by wooden boats these days, at the time such wooden boats were also used in deep-sea fishing. The “ #DaigoFukuryuMaru” was built in 1947 in Wakayama Prefecture as a bonito fishing boat, but was later remodeled as a deep-sea tuna fishing vessel.
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Although only coastal fishing is carried out by wooden boats these days, at the time such wooden boats were also used in deep-sea fishing. The “ #DaigoFukuryuMaru” was built in 1947 in Wakayama Prefecture as a bonito fishing boat, but was later remodeled as a deep-sea tuna fishing vessel.
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#LuckyDragon #NoNukes #Japan