Recently, a Japanese fast food chain called Yoshinoya was considering growing food 100 km away from the damaged Fukushima power plant. Is this a good idea?

Since the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the surrounding area has been considered extremely dangerous for people, let alone crops; however, Yoshinoya claims that their food will be safe.

In a poll in the article, about 83% of people said that they’ll be worried about eating food grown 100 km away from Fukushima, so if the company decides to go through with this it might actually cause them to lose money instead of making profits.

Sure, it might be profitable for Yoshinoya to build farms in an area with lots of land and low competition, but if there are indeed any health issues related with their food, the cost will be high and the reputation of the company will be damaged.

In my opinion, this could be a violation of business ethics. While it is the social responsibility of a business to increase its profits, Yoshinoya should definitely think this decision through as growing food near a radioactive zone could be considered unethical and distasteful.