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"Japan's nuclear and industrial safety agency on Friday raised the level for the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant from a 4 to 5 -- putting it on par with the 1979 incident at Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island.

According to the International Nuclear Events Scale, a level 5 equates to the likelihood of a release of radioactive material, several deaths from radiation and severe damage to a reactor core." (CNN)

Yet, my friend from Japan says things are pretty much back to normal in Tokyo, they trust the authorities and as long as they don't tell them the population is in danger they are positive everything will turn out fine... She also has no intention on leaving Japan, saying she feels more secure there than on any other part of the world...

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