I caught a new article about Japan’s exporters like Nissan and Toyota beginning to check for radiation on products being shipped outside Japan, and thought I’d write about this. While radiation levels immediately around the damaged plants remain high, they are extremely low down in Tokyo, 140 miles (225 km) to the south, and even lower in Gunma where J-List is located. The current levels are higher than before the accident, but still in very safe levels. There’s less radiation, for example, than you’d experience flying from New York to Tokyo (air travel always involves increased radiation exposure), and also less than getting your arm X-rayed at the doctor, unless you’re in the habit of having X-rays that last 50 hours continuously — it’s so low that you don’t need to be concerned. So while the situation remains serious, especially for the unfortunate people in the affected area, there should be no reason to be concerned about buying a car from Nissan or a TV from Sony. And for the record, none of the products J-List sells comes from Northern Japan or any other area affected by this disaster. So feel free to browse our site for bento boxes, fun snacks or shimapan, and know that our products are safe.
By the way, eating a banana gives you 0.1 micro sievert of radiation.
