Pressure from sickened residents forces mobile operator to tear down base antenna

This is disturbing news. According to HDR Japan, NTT DoCoMo Kansai, Inc. has decided to remove an antenna base station for mobile phones, after local residents complained of health problems they claimed were caused to the electromagnetic waves emitted from the station.

"At the Osaka Summary Court on Monday, NTT DoCoMo Kansai and a group of local residents reached a settlement after the mobile phone carrier agreed to remove its antenna base station in Kawanishi, Hyogo Prefecture, by around June next year.

... Residents near the area started to suffer from health problems such as headaches, ear ringing and a rise in blood pressure and blood sugar levels after the antenna base station came into operation."

emily | 2:26 PM | Health Issues and SMS Alerts |
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