DPJ eyes ‘solidarity tax’ for disaster restoration : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)
Oh, boy. Inevitably, perhaps, the natural and very human “solidarity” (see also here) will now become compulsory in Japan, and paid for out of your pocket. The Democratic Party of Japan has decided to study creating a “reconstruction solidarity tax” to procure funds for rebuilding from the Great East Japan Earthquake, it was learned Friday. [...]
World critical of Japans failure to disclose info : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE The Daily Yomiuri
The 5th installment of Yomiuri newspaper’s series on the Fukushima nuclear crisis. As mentioned before, these articles contain interesting content, but overall they are somewhat confusing, or possibly confused. The articles seem to be trying to find fault, yet they also include information that seems to refute the criticism. For example, TEPCO has in earlier [...]
Govt may spray resin on N-plant / Sticky material should keep down radiation : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)
Commenter on this blog, Aldritch Parsons, suggested on March 30 some kind of tent of dome over the reactors to contain or limit the diffusion of radioactive materials. And today, I read on the Yomiuri (via the very useful NewsOnJapan.com): The government will likely go ahead with a plan to spray resin inside the troubled [...]
