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The guy is really uncomfortable; notice the deep breath at around 0:42. (Was he on the opposing team of the TEPCO debate on the release?)

Did not notice other news on 5 and 6 yet.

by das monde on Thu Apr 7th, 2011 at 05:36:55 AM EST
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Do you get a feeling he's being made the fall guy for it?

Anyway, I'm reminded of this: The moment nuclear plant chief WEPT as Japanese finally admit that radiation leak is serious enough to kill people

After Tokyo Electric Power Company Managing Director Akio Komiri cried as he left a conference to brief journalists on the situation at Fukushima, a senior Japanese minister also admitted that the country was overwhelmed by the scale of the tsunami and nuclear crisis.

I seem to recall a video where some TEPCO executive was seen apologizing profusely and deeply bowing his head repeatedly as he did. I can't find it and I'm not sure if it was the same executive or a different one.

Other people who have apologised include the Vicepresident and Executive Vicepresident. But the President of TEPCO remains AWOL.

Economics is politics by other means

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Apr 7th, 2011 at 05:48:40 AM EST
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Not a fall guy, just a messenger. Maybe TEPCO chose an an emotional presentation this time. The guy looked like he did not want to do the pronouncement, and bowed hastily at the end, then remembered to bow longer. I don't think he was supposed to look down so much during the presentation.

by das monde on Thu Apr 7th, 2011 at 06:00:01 AM EST
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Also plausible, he was the one to make the final decision to release the water in order to prevent a worse outcome. It you were sent out to communicate someone else's decision you are not fully on board with, you'd be angry, not sad.

Also, the explanation he gives is technical. He must be familiar with the details of the plant at a level that "political" cadres of TEPCO likely wouldn't be.

Economics is politics by other means

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Apr 7th, 2011 at 05:56:27 AM EST
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