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 0.044 Dec. 18, 2016 Paris 0.046 Dec. 6, 2016 Berlin 0.075 Dec. 19, 2016 London 0.109 Dec. 18, 2016 Singapore 0.100 Dec. 19, 2016 Hong Kong 0.080-0.150 Dec. 19, 2016 Beijing * 0.074 Dec. 19, 2016 Taipei 0.074 Dec. 19, 2016 Seoul 0.119 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 0.025 Sendai (Miyagi):95km Dose rate 0.039 Utsunomiya (Tochigi) :130km Dose rate 0.041 Saitama :215km Dose rate 0.046 Niigata :185km Dose rate 0.042 Maebashi (Gunma) :200km Dose rate 0.021 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 0.040 20km Fukuoka :1,050km Dose rate 0.037 Hiroshima :840km Dose rate 0.050 Aizuwakamatsu City:98km Dose rate 0.08 30km Uruma (Okinawa) :1,790km Dose rate 0.024 Tokyo:230km Dose rate 0.031 Mito (Ibaraki) :130km Dose rate 0.054 Iwaki City:43km Dose rate 0.09 Osaka:580km Dose rate 0.042 Nagoya:450km Dose rate 0.040 Ichihara (Chiba) :225km Dose rate 0.028 Source:Created by MAFF based on documents published by Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) and Nuclear Regulation Authority -28-
5. Lifting and Relaxation of the Import Restrictions -29-
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-
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. 2015 Cancelation date Jun. 2011 Jul. 2011 Sep. 2011 Jan. 2012 Apr. 2012 Jun. 2012 Jul. 2012 Aug. 2012 Mar. 2013 Apr. 2013 Sep. 2013 Jan. 2014 May 2015 Nov. 2015 Feb. 2016 May 2016 Aug. 2016 Dec. 2016 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. 2015 Mar., Apr., May, and Aug. 2015 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. 2015 Russia Lifted import ban on fishery products from Aomori prefecture. Jan. 2016 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. 2016 Mar. 2016 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. 2016 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. 2016. Jul. 2016 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. 2016 New Caledonia Lifted import ban on all food and feed. Dec. 2016 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-
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