Biological monitoring in Tokyo (June 6, 2014)

Biological monitoring at Sunshine Aquarium

 I visited Sunshine Aquarium to see biological impacts of Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant accident. Though I have visited various places in Japan to see the health consequences of the accident, I have never found any effect against creatures in Japan.
 Sunshine Aquarium is located in the rooftop of Sunshine City World Import Mart Building at Toshima-ku, Tokyo. The Sunshine Aquarium is an aquatic environment in the center of the city and close to the sky. Designed as an “Oasis in the Sky,” the aquarium features popular attractions such as the “Sunshine Aqua Ring” with its view of sea lions swimming overhead and the dreamlike “Jellyfish Tunnel.” You can also enjoy performances by sea lions and underwater divers, as well as sea otter and penguin feeding shows. It's a place to heal peoples' heart.
 Generally speaking, marine animal's growth is so fast than human beings that they are more sensitive to radioactive materials of the environment than us.
 So I visited Sunshine Aquarium to see effects of the accident against creatures which are grown up by Japanese food and water. Fortunately, I could see them grown up safely and I couldn't find any impact of the accident. It seems that there is no problem for childbirth and child-rearing in Tokyo Japan.
Posted by Yoshitaka Kiriake from Japan on June 6, 2014.





東京池袋にあるサンシャイン水族館でクリオネを観察していたら偶然にもバッカルコーンを見ることが出来た。バッカルコーンとはクリオネがミジンウキマイマイを捕食する時に頭部から出す触手のことです。2014年5月撮影。

Sea angel (Clione limacina)

クリオネ、ハダカカメガイ

This Sea angel shows buccal cone which catch food and bring it to the mouth.

クリオネの頭部が割れてバッカルコーンが出ている。

Sunshine Aquarium is located in the rooftop of Sunshine City World Import Mart Building.

About Sunshine city

http://www.sunshinecity.co.jp/english/index.html

Google map

http://goo.gl/maps/K5Vov

Zebra shark

トラフザメ

Ayu sweetfish

アユ

Nippon' baratanago

ニッポンバラタナゴ

Lemon yellow clawed fiddler crab

オキナワハクセンシオマネキ

Elephantnose fish

エレファントノーズ

Bulgyhead wrasse

コブダイ

Spotlined sardine

マイワシ

Bowmouth guitarfish

シノノメサカタザメ

Half-lined cardinalfish

ネンブツダイ

Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish

スダレチョウチョウウオ

Copperband butterflyfish

ハシナガチョウチョウウオ

Black Pyramid Butterflyfish

ブラックピラミッドバタフライフィッシュ

Saddle butterflyfish

セグロチョウチョウウオ

Sea Otter

ラッコ

Broadclub cuttlefish

コブシメ

Jack-knifefish

ジャックナイフフィッシュ

Squaretail mullet

オニボラ

Ophthalmotilapia ventralis

オフタルモティラピア　ベントラリス

Golden poison frog

モウドクフキヤガエル

Bird wrasse (male)

クギベラ

Weedy Seadragon

ウィーディーシードラゴン

Yellowfin goatfish

アカヒメジ

Speckled sandperch

オグロトラギス

African Penguin

ケープペンギン

Peacock mantis shrimp

モンハナシャコ

Paradise threadfin

パラダイススレッドフィン

Ocean sunfish

マンボウ

South American Sea Lion

オタリア

Japanese foods are good and safe.

Because of stricter food safety law by Japanese government, we have no worry about foods.

Caffe latte

Hotcake

Loco Moco

Marine lsopod Shaped Bun

オオグソクムシパン

 I especially love Ichigo Daifuku or a soft round rice cake stuffed with strawberry and sweet bean jam.

イチゴ大福

 3 years have passed since Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. I have visited various places of Japan to see the health consequence of the accident.

 Fortunately I have never found any impacts by the accident among Japanese creatures. As far as I know, nobody has health problem which is caused by the accident in Japan.

 Our Prime Minister Abe assures that "The situation is under control. The influence of the contaminated water is completely blocked within Fukushima. There are no health-related problems until now and there will never be health problems." He also said that "Tokyo is 250 kilometers away from Fukushima, and the kind of danger that you imagine does not exist in Tokyo. Tokyo is a very safe city."

 As PM Abe said, Tokyo is very far away from Fukushima and people in Tokyo have no concern about the nuclear power plant accident. People in Tokyo have already forgotten the accident, because they think radioactive materials cannot reach there. 

 We know there is no problem for child birth and child rearing in Tokyo. So people in Tokyo are living without any concern about the accident.

  I continue to visit various places in Japan to see the effects of the accident, because I can meet various creatures which are more sensitive to radioactive materials from the environment. It is important to see their health for our safety.

公衆衛生ネットワーク

Public Health Network in Japan

http://plaza.umin.ac.jp/phnet/