Children in Fukushima are getting fatter as outdoor activities have been cut in the area due to radiation fears after last year’s nuclear disaster, a Japanese government report said Tuesday. The education ministry said it had surveyed the heights and weights of about 700,000 children, aged between five and 17,…
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