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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