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Fukushima rice crop declared safe to eat

This year's rice crop in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture has been cleared for human consumption after extensive testing. The crop was grown outside the 20-kilometer "no-go zone" around the radiation-leaking nuclear plant stricken by April's massive earthquake and tsunami. Fukushima governor Yuhei Sato will personally encourage residents to consume the rice, saying that he "will take the initiative in marketing by stressing [its] safety and good taste." [Japan Times]