The Japanese government is having problems these days, they just can't do enough to make everyone happy, AND still keep the lid on Fukushima.
Lately a lot of press has been stirred up about the public outcry against restarting the nuclear reactors in Japan, and the headlines of the Wall Street Journal even questions whether Japan will experience a "nuclear-free" summer.
Don't waste your time with this worn-out story, as Japan has not yet (and in my opinion won't with the current regime) decided to turn away from nuclear energy.
No other nation will stand up to their government either, as evidenced when the Japanese Government admitted that large amounts of Plutonium, Uranium, and other fission materials were haphazardly dumped into public waste sites, which is not in line with the agreements signed with the IAEA and the United States.
The US and the IAEA have both taken a relatively soft response to this problem, and at this time it appears to pose no threat to the future operations of nuclear reactors in Japan.
In fact, when the Japanese nuclear safety "experts" and government officials couldn't squash the public response, they turned around and asked the IAEA for help.
Which brings us to an interesting side-note, the IAEA Daily Press Review decided this week to remove its "Fukushima Watch", one week before heading to Japan.
Could these events be linked?...sure, but of course no one would admit it.
Watch for this dog and pony show to continue, as the news from Fukushima falls farther from the headlines.