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Japanese commission: Don’t blame Mother Nature for Fukushima via Grist

Posted on 2012/07/05 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Japan’s Fukushima disaster was one of the worst nuclear accidents in history, rendering a large area of the country uninhabitable for the immediate future. The meltdown was triggered by last year’s earthquake and tsunami, but don’t go blaming Nature, says … Continue reading →

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Commission Calls Fukushima Nuclear Crisis a Man-Made Disaster via The New York Times

Posted on 2012/07/05 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

TOKYO — The nuclear accident at Fukushima was a preventable disaster rooted in government-industry collusion and the worst conformist conventions of Japanese culture, a parliamentary inquiry concluded on Thursday. The report, released by the Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission, … Continue reading →

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Naoto Kan, former Japanese Prime Minister, blames advisors for missteps during nuclear plant meltdown via Global Post

Posted on 2012/05/28 by kojimaaiko

Naoto Kan, who was Japan’s prime minister during the March 2011 nuclear reactor meltdown at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant following an earthquake and tsunami, blamed his advisors for government missteps today, the Associated Press reported. Speaking to a parliamentary panel … Continue reading →

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