It seems that whenever there's a natural disaster, the powers-that-be are exposed as being a morass of corruption. The Fukushima Nuclear Plant scandal is no exception. Here's a picture of the president and honchos kowtowing to apologize. But the morning news says that at the same time they're urging the government not to require them to pay much compensation for an "act of nature". Residents in the neighborhood of the nuclear plant are using the phrase "act of man" instead.
Kowtowing is very dramatic, but it seems that behind the scenes the gears turn as usual.
I'm assuming these are the president of the plant and his honchos, not politicians.
ReplyDeleteIs the government asking for fines? Was the plant not up to current government regulations? (What does "act of man" mean in this context? I could see "act of God...").