The prefecture of Gunma, north of Tokyo, had no history of frequent or severe earthquakes.

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That image was very much in evidence on a recent visit by Obuchi to Gunma.

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Elevated levels of radioactive iodine have also been found in neighboring prefectures of Tochigi, Gunma, Niigata, Chiba and Saitama.

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Yet in Nishi-Koizumi in Gunma prefecture, just north of Tokyo, a town dominated by a Sanyo electronics plant, the picture is different.

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