Fukushima vegetables sell despite radiation scare

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Government imposed bans on milk and many vegetables after detecting high radiation levels.

09 April,2011 08:46 pm

Tokyo residents flocked to buy vegetables from the Fukushima province as Japan signalled it was ready to ease some restrictions on produce from the area. The nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant prompted the government to impose shipping bans on milk and many vegetables after detecting high radiation levels above the legal limit. But authorities indicated on Saturday that talks were underway to lift restrictions on untreated milk, spinach and kakina, a leafy green vegetable.Fukushima Ichiba, a prefecture-backed outlet in the suburbs of Tokyo, was set up five years ago to promote local produce. Store manager Takeshi Sakurada said business was booming, despite Fukushimas nuclear crisis, as customers supported the regions devastated economy.