A radiation measurement station in the city of Fukushima is drawing people skeptical about government information on the nuclear crisis and keen to find out quickly if their food is safe.
The station, set up by a citizens' group, boasts a German device to check radiation. It is one of the projects in this city about 50 km from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant aimed at helping people get their own scientific information.
Takenori Chiba, a machinery company employee from Miharu, around 40 km from the stricken plant, brought 500 grams of potatoes and 500 grams of onions to the station asking the staff to test them for radioactivity.