Japan Eats Podcast: Episode 4, “Is it safe?”

This week we discuss the ongoing effects of the Tohoku earthquake and a food poisoning scare

The Japan Eats Podcast is presented by Garrett DeOrio, Marcus Lovitt, and Christopher Pellegrini. To listen, click play on the audio player below:

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In this week’s Japan Eats Podcast, Garrett DeOrio, Marcus Lovitt, and Christopher Pellegrini discuss how the Tohoku earthquake has affected the food we eat in Japan and the recent E coli scare.

Here are some links to the issues we discussed this week:

• Latest threat: radiation-contaminated food (Japan Times)
• Radiation Detected in Tea Leaves in Japan (Wall Street Journal)
• 200-year-old soy sauce maker in disaster area recovers key ingredient (Mainichi)
• Cops raid ‘yakiniku’ eatery again (Japan Times)

Intro/outro: “Aguamala” by Carne Cruda

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