Japanese Critic Plans "Hotel Radioactivity" in Fukushima (Seriously)

A Japanese critic and commentator with numerous books and writings to his credit says he's planning to build a hotel in Fukushima Prefecture to benefit from the hormesis effect of low-dose radiation.

I don't know anything about this person, never read his book or writings (if you read Japanese, this is his wiki entry). Since the Fukushima I Nuke Plant accident, he has apparently amassed a huge following among those who believe radiation is safe as exists right now in Japan and heavily criticize anyone who disagree with them, experts or lay people.

For a different point of view, from Mr. Takahiko Soejima's post on his site, dated October 18 and posted on October 19, 2011 (my translation hardly does justice to the original Japanese):

都路の活動本部を、弟子たちと現地の支援者たちだけに責（まか）せておくわけにはゆきません。　私が行って、あのあたりに、　　宗教研究家の中矢伸一（なかやしんいち）氏らとも協力して、「健康ランド」とか、「低線量（ていせんりょう。微量の意味）の放射線は人体に良い影響を与える」ことの証明としての　「ホテル　放射能」　を建設しようかと、考え始めています。　また、私たちの　愚かな　「放射能コワイ、コワイ」派の敵どもが、私のこの　「ホテル　放射能」　（　「ホテル・カリフォルニア」ではありません、「アトミック　カフェ」でもありません）の話に飛びついて、ギャーギャー騒ぐでしょう。

I cannot just leave the Miyakoji [about 20 kilometers from Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant] headquarters to my disciples and local supporters. I am thinking about building a "Health Land" or a "Hotel Radioactivity" to prove "low-level radiation exerts beneficial effect on human body", in collaboration with Mr. Shinichi Nakaya, a religious scholar. Again, our stupid enemies who say "Radiation is so so scary" will no doubt make a racket about my "Hotel Radioactivity" (it's not "Hotel California" or "Atomic Cafe").

　本当に、この愚か者たちは、自分の脳に張り付いた　放射能恐怖症で、生来の臆病さ　と、ものごとを冷静に考えて判断する能力がないから、救いようのない者たちだと、思います。

Seriously, these idiots are just hopeless with their radiation phobia stuck inside their brains, combined with their inherent cowardice and inability to think calmly and judge things.

私たち学問道場が、３月の原発事故の直後から、これほど頑張って、現地に入って活動を続け、冷徹な客観報道をして、「これぐらいの超微量（ちょうびりょう）の放射線量は　人間の体に害を与えない」と　書き続けた。のに、　それでもまだ、説得されないで、今も、バカな恐怖症言論を撒（ま）き散らしている。

Since the beginning of the nuclear accident in March, our group has done a tremendous job in Fukushima, dispatching the objective news and writing "Such a ultra-minute amount of radiation does not harm human body". However, [these idiots] are still not convinced, and continue to spew their stupid words of radiation phobia.

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