This technical briefing provides radiation measurements from areas in Japan following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. It includes gamma dose rates in various prefectures near the plant that were as high as 2.9 microSv/h. The document also discusses the resulting exposure pathways from the radioactive plume, including external exposure from the cloud and inhalation of contaminated air. Background radiation levels are shown to have increased over several dates in March 2011 in the aftermath of the incident.