Above, Armand at Kamakura's Great Buddha.The American media's hysterical reporting on the nuclear power plants are giving the wrong impression on Japan and the attitude of the Japanese people.
Also, the reporting seems bent on spreading panic in Japan.
Fortunately, the Washington Post saw fit to post an opinion piece by one of their former correspondents, now living in Japan.
The author, Paul Blustein, is a former Tokyo correspondent for The Post, and is an author and researcher affiliated with the Brookings Institution and the Centre for International Governance Innovation.
In his opinion piece, Blustein writes:
The extent of the troubles at the nuclear plants is still uncertain. But it hardly seems sensible for people like us to pack up and leave. Nor does it seem sensible or fair for people here or abroad to act as if Japan is a hotbed of fissile material. All those heartfelt expressions of sympathy for quake victims aren’t going to mean much if overreaction to the nuclear mess worsens Japan’s plight.
To read the article, go here.
Thanks to Shelley Sweeney for letting me know about the article!
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