Japanese have never been changed.

With this unfortunate disaster, I realised that Japanese have never been changed since World War Ⅱ．　Especially, in Fukushima Nuclear incidents, I feel this strongly.

In one of NPR news show in U.S, a caller asked to a reporter in Tokyo dispatched from U.S, 'Why don't Japanese go panic in the first place. They trust Japanese Government?'.

It was when U.S government ordered Americans evacuate from 50 miles from Fukushima Nuclear Plant, while Japanese Gov. ordered Japanese to evacuate from just 12 miles from the plant.

The reporter avoided the clear answer to that question. So, I will give.
The answer is NO. We don't believe Japanese Gov. Then, what we believe?

We believe workers, engineers working on the spot.

Yesterday, NHK reported that workers on the spot don't have enough instruments to measure how much they were exposed by radiaon. Those equipment were supposed to be prepared enough numbers so that individual worker can put on to work at radiation contaminated area. But most of those equipment were out of orders because of Tsunami.

So one measuring instrument is given to one team consisted of 4 to 5 persons, while they work separately. (It is obviously not good!!)

Under this situation, they've installed power cabling, came control center back on line, and have just completed to install temporary water pumps.

We really trust those workers' and engineers' dedications and devotions.

Isn't this like Iwo Jima? No enough instrument, desperate operations. only having the sense of responsibility in mind to protect lives in ordinal people?

We should remind that they're not ignorant. They are well trained and have more knowledge about how dangerous to work in radiation contaminated area. They are professionals.

This makes workers on the spot more frightened to work on the spot, without having proper instrument put on. Workers came back from the work area answered the interviewed how much they should encourage themselves and make themselves to be BRAVE to work under such situation.

Those dedications of the workers make Japanese feel relief and avoid going panic.

This is nothing we should proud of, rather I feel ashamed.

But the this might be a unchangeable culture of the Japanese.

P.S
Also, we don't believe Japanese Gov (Politicians) has a courage to hide some critical information from the public.
We are sure that they'll let us know innocently when things are getting out of control.
(Bureaucrats are different story. But in this Fukushima emergency situation, there is not so much space for bureaucrats to work. That is good thing.)

***Update;
Not preparing measuring device for each worker is apparent violation of the regulation. Government ordered TEPCO to prepare enough number of the equipment for each workers. Then, 500 workers are supposed to work in the radiation contaminated area at the same time. TEPCO has already prepared 420 equipment, still needs 80 more devices. It is reported that many companies are offering those devices to TEPCO to fulfill that missing number.