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and, as he had promised, he had contacted one of the Lucky Dragon
survivors, and arrangements were made to meet him that evening.
the late aftermoon of June 29, the
Dr.
umatori
and
Dr.
Kumatori
Committee members met with
-
discussed his experience,
nis
(mn
Curing the meeting
compensation,
and his health, and
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
wun June
30,
1972,
Committee nosted a dinner
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
came about nearly le years
through the passage of a national public law.
due,
in part,
about 1955.
to the
It is
fact that Japan was
are up-to-date,
in most of the
cation, that found in most,
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at the same time,
comes
from
Examination, treatment and
efficient, and comprehensive.
Committee noted that the medical equipment
hospitals.
long delay was
clear that the main support of these programs
for the victims
blood analyzer)
This
after the bomb,
an occupied country until
the local and central governments of Japan.
care
The programs which
The
(an automatic multi-channel
facilities, matched or exceeded in sophisti-
if not all of the Trust Territory district
as
daily medical care is
carried out,
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