Vietnamese citizens in Japan safe from radiation
The radiation checks were conducted after the Vietnamese
arrived in Tokyo by experts from the Fuji Denki Company, one of
leading firms on radiation monitor in Japan .
The Vietnamese
citizens, including trainees at the Sanshi Kijouju plant some 40km away
from the Fukushima Nuclear Plant No 1, were taken from the cities of
Fukushima , Sendai and Morioka to Tokyo on March 16 by working
groups of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan .
About 20 of them
stay at friends’ houses or move to southern prefectures, while the
remainders were arranged to take shelter at the Nissin Kutsu shrine and
provided with food and necessities by the Vietnamese Embassy. The
embassy pledged to create conditions for those who want to return to
Vietnam as soon as possible.
Addressing a ceremony at the shine
to spray for quake and tsunami victims and safety for those who are
still in the disaster-affected areas, Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Phu
Binh expressed his thanks to Yoshimizu, the shrine’s head monk, and
Kunihiko Kito, a representative from the Bao Viet Securities Japan, and
other Japanese friends for their help to the Vietnamese citizens.
Besides, the Vietnam Youth and Students’ Association in Japan has provided clothes and food to the evacuees.
Also
on the same day in Vietnam , the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group
(PVN) donated 100,000 USD to Japanese earthquake and tsunami victims.
PVN Chairman Dinh La Thang handed over the donation to Ambassador Tanizaki Yasuaki./.