When radiation above european safety limits was found in tea from shizuoka in june , a prefectural official asked the retailer , radishbo-ya , to keep quiet so as not to harm local growers .
Nobuhiko akiyama , a professor at tokai university 's school of marine science and technology in shizuoka , revealed earlier this month that it can be done with bluefin .
The test is scheduled for a stretch of ocean southwest of tokyo , between shizuoka and wakayama prefectures , over several weeks in the fiscal year to march 2013 , the nikkei financial daily said .
Shizuoka , japan : tea pickers work on the plantation of fourth-generation tea grower masataka ota , who has been awarded the highest prize in japan for his fine teas
Since the news of contaminated tea leaves in shizuoka came out friday , the shop has seen more customers seek teas from less-popular -- but more-distant -- regions in southern japan , the regions as far as possible away from the crippled fukushima plant .
' I think the agreement can be perceived as good news for those who have been worried that the new regime would turn for the worse , ' said hajime izumi , professor of international relations at the university of shizuoka in japan .
' We 'll have to closely watch pyongyang 's reaction following the decision to assess the real meaning behind the removal , ' hajime izumi , professor of international relations and a north korea expert at shizuoka university told jrt .