Mayor of Tokyo claims the Japanese Prime Minister lied about Fukushima

Naoki Unose, the mayor of Japan claims that the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe flat out lied to the Olympic committee about the effects of disaster at Fukushima. The Prime Minister claimed the effects of Fukushima were “under control” in the hope of securing the 2020 Olympics games.

This is systemic of the problem with Fukushima. The government cannot decide if it wants to resolve the problem or hide it from the rest of the world. The Fukushima situation has moved into a full-blown disaster. The contaminated water is still spilling into the ocean, and the core rods have yet to be removed.

One of the reasons for removing the core rods is the inherent danger of manual removal. Normally, removing a rod is an automated process that is carefully calculated and programmed ahead of time. Due to the damage the plant has sustained, automated removal is no longer an option. The rods will need to be removed manually, and if there is a mistake, a large-scale nuclear reaction could be triggered. A large scale reaction could lead to Japan, and possibly the entire hemisphere becoming uninhabitable. The problem is currently being understated by the Japanese government.

Mayor Unose is not the only one stating the prime minister has lied to cover up the situation. Teruhiko Mashiko, the vice president of the Democratic Party in Japan is quoted:

“By stating this clearly, I want to bring an end to harmful rumors about Fukushima. During the presentation for the Olympic Games, Prime Minister Abe told a lie, Teruhiko Mashiko, an Upper This is a big problem. The government should invest more people, money and technologies to turn their lies into truths”

Japan is not asking for international help to repair the damage at Fukushima. The United States and Russia, the two countries with the most experience in nuclear power plants, are not really trying to help either.

This has to change.

Whether Japan likes it or not, they need help. Russia managed to contain the meltdown at Chernobyl, their expertise and experience is essential to helping Japan contain the meltdown at Fukushima. A combined effort of all the world’s top nuclear powers will be needed to prevent further catastrophe. In times of crises, human beings are supposed to come together and help each other. That’s what needs to happen here.