2 days after the Daigo Fukuryu Maru vessel returned to its ports in Yaidu port, Shizuoka perfecture, Yomiuri Shimbun reported an article saying that "Japanese Fishermen, encountered Bikini bomb incident" followed by "radiation sickness suffered by 23 people" in the headline title. After that, Japan quickly became the centre of attention, since the news was heards worldwide. The story was told to the Yomiuri reporters not by Daigo Fukuryu Maru fishermens themselves but instead through a third party that was told the story of a strong light near Bikini Atoll.