Universities Resume Study-Abroad Programs in Japan

April 26, 2011, 10:36 am

American universities are resuming their study-abroad programs in Japan now that the U.S. State Department has modified its travel warning to the disaster-struck country. The department eased its travel restriction on April 14 and now “strongly urges” U.S. citizens to remain outside the 50-mile radius around the damaged Fukushima nuclear-power plant. The University of Michigan says it is moving ahead with its spring and summer Japan programs, and the University of Missouri says it will resume its summer program there.

Temple University’s Japan campus also resumed classes this month, though many students who left the country plan on finishing their courses using distance-learning technologies or on the main campus in Philadelphia, reports The Temple News.

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Correction Department: The Travel warning was lifted, a Travel Alert is now in place. The Travel warning was not “modifed” it was withdrawn.
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According to straightdope.com residual radiation comes years later from radioactive isotopes either generated by the explosion or else induced in soil, building materials, bodies, etc, and may last for 70 – 75 years. To the best of my knowledge the victims and those born by the victims still suffer the effects of the two bombs dropped on Japan.

One might think that the three American universities mentioned above would be morally responsible and close their Japanese branch campuses. There are numerous excellent Japanese universities which an American or other foreign exchange student can enroll if they so choose.
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Good questions. I think job descriptions that limit responsibilities should come before workload assessments.