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gogogo
No it isn't the move is to get rid of the corrupt idiots inside the nuclear safety agency...
These government "agencies" are just promotional bodies that can be bought out, it's business running the government and not the government running for the people.... much like the famous "institute of Cetacean research" which is just a promotional body
some14some
This is called "transfer" order...they will be with different agencies after o'bon holidays, my guess.
Skeptical Hippo
Who's gonna replace them? Less specialists seems like a dumb move atm. More - yes. Less - no.
MrDog
But he isn't going to step down?
Is this something that only happens in Japan? I've never heard of any politician in another first world country blubbering like a baby because they were questioned...
Anyone who cries when they are asked some tough questions, shouldn't be in politics. He should quit and go work as a pillow fluffing inspector at the Nancy-Boy Fluffy Pillow and Cushion Factory.
smithinjapan
Ah, we all know that 'fired' here means that they'll be given cushy jobs somewhere else tomorrow, and still get some pretty big severance packages to boot. Then three more idiots will fill the ranks. Nothing will change.
valley-of-the-shadows
The only reason you'd fire people who make policies is so that nobody can be held accountable for the mess they have left behind...
sillygirl
good bye cushy job somewhat in the public eye - hello cushy job out of the public eye. we know old politiians and bureaucrats never leave - they just leave the public eye and even that only sometimes - they`re baaaack.
OrangeW3dge
The move is the latest attempt by Kan and his cabinet to shake off criticism
And how do we know this? Why blame Kan? According to other news sources it is Kaieda doing the talking
cactusJack
Whatever happened to ritual suicide by disembowelment?
BlueWitch
I was hoping for the same, but I guess since TEPCO and the Government are in bed together, why do the honorable thing? They can just swim in their dirty money and recycle positions over and over....
Giving AID to the Victims? 面倒くせぇ
Eating in Expensive restaurants, riding expensive cars, throwing money on hostess bars? 当たり前だろう。
wanderlust
The actual inspectors and regulators who systematically ignored the faults and falsified inspection reports over the last 40 years are the ones who should be fired.
nath
What qualifications did they have to be in these positions in the 1st place?
melguy
And here's someone else who needs to be fired - the bright sparks over at the Ministries of Health and Land, etc. From the Mainichi in a long article (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20110729p2a00m0na016000c.html) about the thousands of tons of radioactive sludge accumulating at waste treatment plants:
Cricky
3 or 30 it really does not matter there are a legion of similar Idiots ready to step forward. 5 months and people are still living in squallar. They should be criminally charged for a crime against the Japanese people.
ushosh123
Was it mentioned any specifics of WHY they were fired? Not trying to defend them
herefornow
As is way too often the case in Japan this is way too little, way too late, and is just pure symbolism to try to influence public perception. Three firings will hardly remove the rot that exists in the ministries, which as gogogo states, are really just extensions of Japan Inc. and have no real history of doing what is best for the public. First it was asbestos. Then hepatitis. And now radiation. The public will always be the victims of government incompetence and lack of vision in Japan.
Cricky
Why? Dude have you been following the news? A constant stream of negative and unhelpful actions might be a clue as to why?
wnagler1
The top officials of Japan and TEPCO, not these vice or deputy ministers who were probably following their bosses' orders in the usual Japanese, respectful way, should be forced to resign NOW and where appropriate IMPRISONED FOR LIFE in prisons with poor conditions.
Prime Minister Kan himself broke Japanese law by not reporting the nuclear disasters within 15 minutes of receiving the news through the normal channels and procedures.
In Japan, the problems and misinformation start at the TOP. These leaders have abdicated their right to receiving RESPECT from Japanese and international communities.
Please stop the misinformation, open the the gates to more accurate stories, and find leaders who can deal with reality and develop practical solutions in the short and long term.
Christina O'Neill
Kan says he will step down as soon as Japan is on the recovery track, well there you are, if you want him gone get on with making Japan a safe place to live in Get on with decommissiong nuclear reactors, bring in tidal, solar,hydro and wind power. While your at that you may consider getting some input from all of those displaced in and around Fukishima as to giving them real solutions to the impossible situation they find themselves in through no fault of thier own, There you are, now you have the incentive for positive action
wanderlust
The three replacements are all from the pro-nuclear faction of METI!
Matsunaga made a deal with Kaieda to choose his own replacements, keeping Kan out of the loop. There is huge relief in METI that no significant change will occur.
Politics and reform - Japan style.