Japanese demand for nuclear shelters, purifiers surges as North Korea tension mounts
- A small company that specializes in building
nuclear shelters, generally under people's houses, has received eight
orders in April alone compared with six orders during a typical year.
The
company, Oribe Seiki Seisakusho, based in Kobe, western Japan, also has
sold out of 50 Swiss-made air purifiers, which are said to keep out
radiation and poisonous gas, and is trying to get more, said Nobuko
Oribe, the company's director.
A
purifier designed for six people sells for 620,000 yen ($5,630) and one
designed for 13 people and usually installed in a family-use shelter
costs 1.7 million yen ($15,440).
