ShepherdsDog ShepherdsDog:
was watching Bill Nye on CNN and he thinks the Japanese are covering up how bad things really are to avoid mass panic.
They are famous for not wanting to lose face.
Since there has been very little information about what is happening in #3 reactor,
and zero information about how much radiation has been released, and where it is heading...
from Reuters:
$1:
Asked by a reporter, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said that Prime Minister Kan, earlier today met with the president of TEPCO and stress that accurate information must be given to the government. This suggests that the authorities doubt TEPCO's reports. This is disconcerting for us living in Japan.
comment by Scott at 1:08 PM
TEPCO is the company that runs the reactors.
I think Bill got cut off twice because he wasn't repeating the
"everything ok" mantra.