Japanese reporters have shown amazing tenacity and daring in both this coverage and covering arms shipments from North Korea. I am convinced they are the most courageous and capable reporters in the world. Without plucky Japanese reporters the major arms shipment from the Norks would have gone almost unnoticed.
Remember people do dangerous things every day for stupid reasons. Doing dangerous things for good reasons is heroic.
Then drives out. What are the Rad levels some distance from the road? Haven't heard anything on that.
How much of the contamination did he bring back with him/spread into otherwise ‘clean’ areas.
Reporting or a stunt for name recognition/15 seconds of 'fame'?
As for the Russkis -- from Jan 20, 2011
http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2011/01/11/chernobyl-today/