David Wagner comments

A forward-looking, proactive move....

How about an Ambassador who knows Japan and studied about it deeply like Mansfield or Reischauer? The US used to have Japan experts as Ambassadors to Japan....

Go shimpai naku....daijoobu dakara....

Good! Please resign and go in to oblivion....

The problem is linked to being self-absorbed...a growing problem here. People are losing their manners....

He is a first class moron who hates Japan. If he liked Japan, he would not say things that hurt it....

Finally!!!! When the US market opens, who cares what the Nikkei did????

97% of the radiation remains in the containment vessels at Fukushima. That it didn't escape was pure luck. Had it escaped, she would have been one of the lucky ones. To chastise someone for trusting one's instincts is ridiculous...

Castrated first....

The sun also sets...

Build it and they will come...from China?

www.facebook.com/Japan.Food.Safety

I do not want that woman on my team....

www.facebook.com/Japan.Food.Safety

What an idiot....He could have invested it instead in an insolvent country or bank......

This series sums it all up rather well: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/kt-hiraoka/fukushima-anniversary_b_1299832.html

Which party will take a slight majority of the vote is unclear. What is clear is that weeks of negotiation to form a government lay ahead as Greece runs out of money by the end of June. In the end, everyone loses...

Yes. AEON tests but that is only certain foods and randomly. It is an image builder but that is about all...

Bankrupt states promising more aid to other bankrupt states.....the world has gone mad....

Yup, it's mine....all in 10,000 yen notes, right?

And how about the underemployed and/or those who stopped looking altogether? I suspect that would bring things up "a bit".....

Most countries isolating themselves from the world would try to mend fences....but not Iran....

‎"Ash produced by the incineration is safe. The radioactivity measured in the ash is 133 becquerels per kilogram, which is lower than the temporary level set for food, so there is no danger and no need to worry"....You know, when a contagious patient enters a hospital that patient is isolated so as not to spread the infection to others....Why on earth is radioactive debris being spread through the country?....

"The solution to pollution is dillution" (of the truth).....At least Mr. Maher speaks the truth....

The real issue here is what is the role of government and elected officials. Bureaucrats make policy decisions here but are not elected. Elected officilals are involved in implementing decisions....both have a duty to be honest and transparent, particularly in situations of a life-threatening nature. At the same time, mass evacuation of Tokyo ( even if possible) would have led to a potential collapse of the economy. So for the survival of the nation, they made the right decision....individuals be damned. Final point: what gives officials the right to decide for the citizenry what is in their own best interests?

Nice piece, Jim!

The point is, when faced with the challenge of saving a nation, there will always be sacrificial lambs. If cancer rates increase in the future, linking them to radiation will be impossible. So given the "all clear" to proceed. why not "burn baby burn"?

Is this the same Tokyo government that made the decision to accept debris BEFORE asking the people of Tokyo to approve it? Oh....it is. How about letting Tokyo volunteers observe the testing process? Maybe that would help restore the broken trust....

Give them a taste of their own medicine...

No. The moral of the story is conduct your life with honor and dignity...