Monitoring Radiation in Atmosphere

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1 Monitoring Radiation in Atmosphere Dose rate in the respective regions of Japan is almost at the same level of major cities abroad, except cities close to Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. City Dose Rate (μsv/h) Measurement Date New York Dec. 18, 2016 Paris Dec. 6, 2016 Berlin Dec. 19, 2016 London Dec. 18, 2016 Singapore Dec. 19, 2016 Hong Kong Dec. 19, 2016 Beijing * Dec. 19, 2016 Taipei Dec. 19, 2016 Seoul Dec. 19, 2016 * Unit in original data is ngy/h. The figure in this table is estimated as 1uGy/h=0.8uSv/h. Sapporo:630km Dose rate Sendai (Miyagi):95km Dose rate Utsunomiya (Tochigi) :130km Dose rate Saitama :215km Dose rate Niigata :185km Dose rate Maebashi (Gunma) :200km Dose rate Radiation dose measurement results in Japan microsieverts/hour (μsv/h) As of Dec. 17, 2016 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Fukushima City:63km Dose rate 0.12 Principal results in Fukushima Prefecture( μsv/h) As of Dec. 19, 2016 Minamisoma City:24km Dose rate 0.12 Nagano :270km Dose rate km Fukuoka :1,050km Dose rate Hiroshima :840km Dose rate Aizuwakamatsu City:98km Dose rate km Uruma (Okinawa) :1,790km Dose rate Tokyo:230km Dose rate Mito (Ibaraki) :130km Dose rate Iwaki City:43km Dose rate 0.09 Osaka:580km Dose rate Nagoya:450km Dose rate Ichihara (Chiba) :225km Dose rate Source:Created by MAFF based on documents published by Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) and Nuclear Regulation Authority -28-

2 5. Lifting and Relaxation of the Import Restrictions -29-

3 Countries and Regions Lifting/Relaxing the Import Restrictions 21 countries(green) have lifted the import restrictions imposed after the accident of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. (As of Dec. 2016) 18 countries/regions (yellow : EU, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Iceland, Israel, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, U.S.A, Russia, Egypt, Brunei, French Polynesia, Qatar, New Caledonia, and UAE) have eased the restrictions since April,2014. Iceland Norway ( Feb. 2016) Switzerland Liechtenstein Israel (Jul. 2016) Guinea (Jun. 2012) EU (Jan. 2016) Serbia (Jul. 2011) Egypt (Mar. 2016) Iraq (Jan. 2014) Saudi Arabia Kuwait (May, 2016) Iran India (Nov. 2014) Bahrain Qatar (Dec. 2014) (Jul. 2016) Oman (Dec. 2014) UAE Mauritius Russia (Jul. 2015) Nepal (Aug. 2016) Thailand (May, 2015) Singapore (Jul. 2014) Vietnam (Sep. 2013) Malaysia (Mar. 2013) Myanmar (Jun. 2011) Australia (Jan. 2014) Brunei (Jun. 2016) New Caledonia (Oct. 2016) New Zealand (Jul. 2012) French Polinesia ( Sep.2016) Canada (Jun. 2011) U.S.A ( Dec. 2016) Mexico (Jan. 2012) Ecuador (Apr. 2013) Colombia (Aug. 2012) Peru (Apr. 2012) Chile (Sep. 2011) Bolivia (Nov. 2015) -30-

4 Lift and Relaxation of the Import Restrictions on Japanese Food Many countries/regions have lifted/relaxed sequentially their import restrictions as Japanese government has made all-out efforts to ensure food safety. Lift of all restriction Relaxation of the restriction since Feb Cancelation date Jun Jul Sep Jan Apr Jun Jul Aug Mar Apr Sep Jan May 2015 Nov Feb May 2016 Aug Dec Countries Canada Myanmar Serbia Chile Mexico Peru Guinea NZ Colombia Malaysia Ecuador Vietnam Iraq Australia Thailand (Except 3 species of wild animals) Bolivia India Kuwait Nepal Iran Mauritius Feb Mar., Apr., May, and Aug Brunei USA Lifted import ban on fruits, vegetables, tea and processed products from Fukushima. Lifted test certificate requirement for all prefectures (except for Fukushima). Lifted import ban on products from Fukushima and other prefectures. Lifted test certificate requirement for all products except for milk and milk products from 5 prefectures. Jul Russia Lifted import ban on fishery products from Aomori prefecture. Jan EU* Lifted requirement for all prefectures of test certificate and production place certificate of certain products (including fruits, vegetables, milk and milk products, meat, tea and buck wheat). Lifted requirement for certain prefectures of test certificate of certain products (including rice, soybeans, fishery products, mushrooms and wild plants). Jan., Feb., Mar., Apr., July, Aug., Sep., Oct. and Dec Mar USA Egypt Lifted import ban on products from Fukushima and other prefectures. Lifted test certificate requirement for all products (except for fishery products from 7 prefectures). Jun Brunei Lifted import ban on all products from Fukushima. Jun. and Sep.2016 French Polynesia Lifted most of the requirement of test certificate and production place certificate in line with the relaxation conducted by EU in Jan Jul Qatar Lifted test certificate requirement for all prefectures Israel Lifted the requirement of lot-by-lot inspection at the border of Israel for all or most products of 7 prefectures. Oct New Caledonia Lifted import ban on all food and feed. Dec United Arab Emirates Lifted test certificate requirement for all food and feed from 10 prefectures. * EFTA(Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Iceland) relaxed their restrictions in line with EU -31-

5 Thank you. Japan Appreciates Your Cooperation for Maintaining Food Safety for Our Next Generation.