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John F. Kennedy, July 26th, 1963

Monday, December 9, 2013

Japanese PM Thinks His People Just Don't Understand The State Secrecy Bill

From: TechPresident
For many, the State Secrecy Protection Bill has dredged up unhappy remembrances of the Fukushima disaster and the ill-handled aftermath.
The mayor of a town in the Fukushima prefecture, speaking on the topic of public information and government responsibility, said (Global Voices translation):
[After the earthquake and nuclear accident in March 2011], The SPEEDI information was not made public promptly, and residents were not able to make use of the SPEEDI information. There might have been other ways to operate evacuation if the information had been made public. The agreement of TEPCO and [the local government] to report was not kept. All of our rights― right pursuit happiness, right to live, right to property―were violated. Information should be made public to protect human rights. Anything that can be brought to light should be. The legislative measure should be more careful. It is crucial that officials discuss this with the public.
(FULL ARTICLE---LINK) 
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