Saturday, April 30, 2011

Japan's Leader Defends Handling of Crisis

"Japan’s embattled prime minister, Naoto Kan, defended his government’s handling of the nation’s nuclear crisis on Saturday, a day after an adviser resigned during a tearful news conference in which he charged that the government was not adequately protecting the population from radiation." As the opening paragraph for this article, one can see the importance it poses on the accountability the people are holding the Japanese government in dealing with the crisis responsibly and transparently.

As of now the Japanese Government is trying to deal with criticisms, as it figures out how to also deal with damaged soil and land and treating radioactive cases in the surrounding regions. One can understand how this is hard to do as they continue to push up the costs of repairs and damages. An increasing $300 Billion.

1 comment:

Sijia He said...

I cannot never remember the names of Japanese president because of its frequent changing. After the sad natural disaster last year, we all knew that there will be a new president.
The Japanese government was famous for its transparent and effiency, but about the nuclear radiant this time, it has been judged a lot by citizens.
Actually I feel like, no matter this kind of situation happens in any country, the government cannot do better than covering part of the information. This is natural. This is politics.