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Tooth decay falling sharply among children, ministry says
The proportion of children with bad teeth has fallen sharply in Japan over the past three decades, preliminary data released by the education ministry shows. The ministry’s fiscal 2014 survey on child health showed that on average, 12-year-old junior high students had one bad permanent tooth each, the lowest number on record. The average in […]
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Toxic materials used in relocation site for residents facing eviction for Yanba dam work
Toxic materials up to 23 times safety levels have been found in construction materials used in the relocation site for residents to be evicted for the construction of the Yanba Dam in Gunma Prefecture, the Mainichi Shimbun has learned. The finding may affect the dam construction and the relocation of residents in part of the […]
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High levels of arsenic found at Okinawa chopper crash site
NAHA, OKINAWA PREF. – Arsenic at levels 21 times above what Japanese environmental regulations allow has been detected in soil where a U.S. military helicopter crashed last summer in Okinawa, the Defense Ministry bureau in the prefecture said Tuesday. The bureau was told of the findings after the U.S. military investigated the site in Camp […]
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Dioxin found in buried barrels near Kadena
The Okinawa Defense Bureau recently found dioxin and other hazardous chemicals from barrels unearthed at a former U.S. military installation in the city of Okinawa, officials said Monday, suggesting they may have contained herbicides or agricultural chemicals. The bureau, however, said the possibility that the barrels were carrying defoliants used in the Vietnam War is […]
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Water on Okinawa bases no longer fluoridated
KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — Many young adults today have never encountered a dentist drill, and many health experts credit that achievement to fluoride. Most Americans reap the fluoride’s cavity-fighting benefits without ever thinking about it – they get it every time tap water passes their lips. But on Okinawa, servicemembers and their families don’t […]
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Water on Okinawa bases no longer fluoridated
KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — Many young adults today have never encountered a dentist drill, and many health experts credit that achievement to fluoride. Most Americans reap the fluoride’s cavity-fighting benefits without ever thinking about it – they get it every time tap water passes their lips. But on Okinawa, servicemembers and their families don’t […]
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Good News from Japan
Dear All, This news just in from FAN member Tohru Murakami. Well done Tohru! Paul Connett. ———————————————————————— On 19th March, 2001 Town Assembly of Kanra-machi, Gunma Prefecture in Japan rejected the proposal of Fluoridation of their tap water. This is the first case of rejection of fluoridation since Ministry of Labor and Welfare decided the […]
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Japan to allow fluoridation
The Ministry of Health and Welfare has authorized the addition of fluoride to public water supplies because the chemical helps fight tooth decay, officials said Friday. They said that municipal governments, which are responsible for local water supply services, have already been informed of the change in government policy. The move follows a request from […]
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