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Press Conference by Former Official: I’m bleeding from nose every day, many in Fukushima have similar symptoms — Author: My nose bled for days, it wouldn’t stop; Staff had same problem… Do people want me to lie? I can only write truth — Gov’t: The nosebleeds aren’t caused by nuclear crisis
by ENENews
Jiji Press, May 10, 2014: Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara has criticized a manga story for linking nosebleeds to exposure to radiation [...] He underscored the importance of keeping unfounded rumors in check [and] that doctors with special knowledge have denied a causal relationship between exposure to radiation after the nuclear accident and nosebleeds.
Mainichi, May 10, 2014: Katsutaka Idogawa, 67, [Futaba's] former mayor [...] is featured in the popular comic series “Oishinbo.” [...] Idogawa says his nose bleeds regularly and that there are many others in Fukushima who have developed similar symptoms. [...] Idogawa told a news conference on May 9 in Tokyo [...] his nose bleeds every day, especially in the mornings. “There is no way I would retract my comments in the manga,” Idogawa said. Responding to Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara [...] Idogawa commented, “The minister has no business with my physical condition.”