A ban on spinach and kakina from Gunma Prefecture has been lifted . The government has slapped bans on a variety of farm products products grown or produced around the plant , which has spewed radioactive particles into the sky and water since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that knocked out its coolant systems . - The number of people who have died in the earthquake that struck Japan is now at 1,300.
A ban on spinach and kakina from Gunma Prefecture has been lifted . - The number of people who have died in the earthquake that struck Japan is now at 1,300.