and,
as he had promised, he had contacted one of the Lucky Dragon
survivors, and arrangements were made to meet him that evening.
On
the late afternoon of June 29, the Committee members met with
Dr. Kumatori and Mr. Matashigi Oshi.
During the meeting Mr. Oshi
discussed his experience, his compensation, and his health, and
Dr. Kumatori presented the Committee with some articles dealing with
studies of the Lucky Dragon fishermen as published in several
scientific journals.
for its two guests.
After the meeting the Committee hosted a dinner
un June 30, 1972, the Committee departed from Japan
for the Trust Territory.
JAPAN:
SUMMARY
In Japan there are well-defined and regulated facilities to take
care of those people exposed to the bomb in 1945.
produced these
facilities
The programs which
came about nearly 12 years after the bomb,
through the passage of a national public law.
This long delay was
due, in part, to the fact that Japan was an occupied country until
about 1955.
It is clear that the main support of these programs comes from
the local and central governments of Japan.
Examination, treatment and
care for the victims are up-to-date, efficient, and comprehensive.
Committee noted that the medical equipment
The
(an automatic multi-channel
blood analyzer) in most of the facilities, matched or exceeded in sophistication,
that found in most, if not all of the Trust Yerritory district
hospitals.
At the same time, as daily medical care is carried out,
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