Hibakusa doctor who survived Hiroshima sees health similarities from Fukushima

Shuntaro Hida, a 95-year old retired doctor who was serving as an army doctor in Hiroshima when the American atomic bomb was dropped on that city, is observing health symptoms in residents around Fukushima Daiichi that are similar to those of bomb survivors. Hida has been giving lectures and interviews to make the public aware of the danger of inhaling, drinking or eating radioactive substances. But now he is receiving calls from people around Fukushima complaining of fatigue, diarrhea and hair loss. "I am worried because I received such calls much earlier than I expected," Hida said. More.