Official: Japanese gov’t withheld radiation forecasts to prevent causing panic (VIDEO)

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Japan’s NHK TV is reporting the “Japanese government is about to begin releasing data projecting the spread of radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant that it initially withheld for fear of causing panic.”

http://enenews.com/official-japanese-govt-withheld-radiation-forecasts-prevent-causing-panic

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1. Good thing our government would never do that.. . n/t

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2. Japanese PM has a 1% approval rating currently on his handling of this situation

So I guess our government officials should take a lesson! :)

[TatonkaJames]

3. What happened to the ritual...

of losing face and committing Hara-Khari ?

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4. As my mother once told me that would take courage

These dudes in their pastel TEPCO jackets are scared of their own shadows. Sort of like Tony Hayward of BP. They just want their lives back.