Orangemarmalade comments

I guess nobody comes from western countries to teach english anymore. As the yen is akin to the zimbabwe dollar, and “salaries” are as low as 150,000 yen a month, well you would have to be insane, to come to Japan,

I never joined JET but in my first few months as an Eikawa teacher I brought in around 220,000 / month. Made the mistake to become an ALT in Tokyo. Brought in around 90,000 to 140,000 per month as an ALT. I can’t recall how I even survived the summers. Was very happpy to score an Eikawa job that paid 300,000 / month after a few years of struggling as ALT. Then they immediately lowered my working hours as to not need to pay the company insurance . Had to pay that myself on my lowered salary.

That is pure gibberish.

It is not. That’s why I urge you to inform yourself. While we’re at it, let’s also consider future consequences like bioaccumulation, possible mutations on marine DNA, water currents. Here’s research via the Institute of Biophysics (2022): “When tritium is ingested by marine animals, up to 56% of tritium is accumulated in the muscle tissue and up to 36% in the liver.”

Here’s including the total amount predicted to be released (1.34 million tons of treated water).

Scenario 1 (190 becquerels/liter, 1.34 million tons of tritiated water released):

Releasing 1.34 million tons of tritiated water with a concentration of 190 becquerels/liter over four 17-day occasions along Fukushima's coast could lead to a potential danger level of 5-6 out of 10. The extensive volume of tritiated water raises moderate to moderate-high risk concerns due to potential widespread contamination.

Scenario 2 (1,500 becquerels/liter, 1.34 million tons of tritiated water released):

In a similar release scenario but with a higher concentration of 1,500 becquerels/liter, the potential danger level might rise to 7-8 out of 10 due to the elevated tritium concentration. The significant volume of tritiated water and higher concentration result in a high to very high risk assessment. These assessments are based on hypothetical estimates, considering real-world complexities and expert evaluations.

Roy, you need to set parameters.

Plug it into chatGPT and inform yourself

Scenario 1 (190 becquerels/liter):

In Scenario 1, a total of 5 trillion becquerels of tritium is diluted in 31,200 tons of treated water released over four 17-day occasions along the coast of Japan's Fukushima Prefecture. With a tritium concentration of 190 becquerels/liter, the substantial dilution effect results in a potential danger level significantly reduced to approximately 1-2 out of 10.

Scenario 2 (1,500 becquerels/liter):

In Scenario 2, using the same release parameters but with a higher tritium concentration of 1,500 becquerels/liter, the potential danger level decreases compared to initial estimates. The substantial dilution effect still comes into play, leading to a potential danger level ranging between 3 and 4 out of 10. Both assessments are hypothetical and consider the complex interplay of factors like ocean currents and dilution rates.

This was just the first 31,200 tons of treated water. If you revise to 1.34 million tons of treated water, you get danger levels 5-8

You forgot to factor in the dilution, you need to multiply the 31,200 m³ by 1,200. Then the math checks out, for a regular sized ballpark at least.

Shouldn’t the tritium remain a constant 5 trillion? That’s what stumps me. Regardless of dilution

You forgot to factor in the dilution, you need to multiply the 31,200 m³ by 1,200. Then the math checks out, for a regular sized ballpark at least.

Thank you! That makes sense

That's what they have been announcing for years. 1500 Bq/L, dilution by a factor of something like 350. The article says they are currently diluting more than necessary (1200 times instead of 350-ish), and they are going a bit easier on the amount of water too. Without deeper knowledge I would assume that they are ramping up slowly, it would certainly make sense to not go full hog on the first day of the next 30 to 40 years.

Yes but assuming the total water release amount and the becquerel/liter quantity, Asahi states 5 trillion becquerels of tritiumin total. The current 190 becquerels of tritium / liter of 31,200 cubic liters of water is 5.9 billion becquerels.

So I’m wondering how the reported total number of tritium is fluctuating so much if you consider reported total water volume and reported tritium/liter.

Asahi was publishing 1,500 becquerels/liter just a few days ago. Now it’s 190. A Rutgers report states Tepco is saying 63/liter. We’re just getting random numbers now.

They are giving us small figures like 190 becquerels / liter but

I plugged the 31,200 cubic meters of water into ChatGPT and it calculates:

1 cubic meter is equal to 1000 liters, so:

31,200 cubic meters = 31,200 * 1000 = 31,200,000 liters

Now, multiply the number of liters by the concentration of tritium:

31,200,000 liters * 190 becquerels/liter = 5,928,000,000 becquerels

5.9 billion becquerels of tritium sounds like a lot. I guess it all depends on the water current. If anything will accumulate due to current/turbulence . Let’s hope the scientists calculate it well.

There is some speculation I heard via Joe Rogan she was unable to bring ADHD medication to Japan. Would make sense as Japan is so strict with ADHD medication and she did report being on methylphenidate in 2016. Therefore may be severe withdrawal if this is the case.

This is so exciting.

I have been with my Japanese partner for three years, we dream of the day we can marry and even contemplate doing so in America.

My partners brother got married to a woman within 6 months of meeting, receives support from both families, living a good life. My partner remains closeted to close family and I have only met the family once in 3 years of our relationship.

My father developed optic neuritis after the second dose of the Phizer shot. Has been on steroids, recovering. Docs said it is likely due to an undiagnosed condition, maybe MS. People need to be aware they could have undiagnosed condition and suffer consequences if the vaccine exasperates it.

My relative in the states is in the medical field. They got the vaccine back in January. They were fine after the first dose. After the second dose they developed nerve damage. Docs are saying that might have been due to an undiagnosed condition . Don’t know yet. Some people are having weird reactions like my relative.

At this point all of the travel campaigns, manipulation of numbers that making people feel safer to go out, starting to feel like a scheme for the government to achieve herd immunity quicker. Listen to your intuition people. Tokyo is now a viral soup, best watch out for yourself

Carpslidy,

I read the same study. Also, BCG vaccine started being administered in Japan from the year 1951. (Ken Shimura was born in 1950, one year before...) Meaning people over age 70 here (and non-vaccinated foreigners)should be at high risk if the study about BCG being effective against corona is true.I was surprised to hear Ireland still requires BCG whereas UK doesn’t, compared the death rates of both countries and looks like promising data.

I’ve heard persimmons mixed with milk create white precipitate that form stones in the body. Don’t know the scientific basis but probably safer to substitute with a non-dairy milk.

Hope for their happiness. Recently taught 20 Vietnamese at one of those two year training colleges. Majority of them wanted to go back home and said their life was better back home, was eye-opening and sad.