Dilbert – 27 October 2011
Today’s news
Japan MP Yasuhiro Sonoda drinks Fukushima water
A Japanese official has drunk water collected from the quake-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, after reporters challenged him to prove it was safe.
Yasuhiro Sonoda appeared nervous and his hands shook as he downed a glass during a televised news conference.
The water he drank was taken from puddles under two reactor buildings. It is decontaminated before being used for tasks such as watering plants.
Journalists have repeatedly queried the safety of the procedure.
Mr Sonoda, who serves as the cabinet office’s parliamentary spokesman, told the news conference: "Just drinking [decontaminated water] doesn’t mean safety has been confirmed. Presenting data to the public is the best way."
Ordinary Gweilo 
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