Faced with an unprecedented crisis that was triggered by the combined disasters of the recent earthquake and tsunami, Japan is continuing to struggle with the radiation leak and sealing of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
The world witnessed the astonishing resilience of the Japanese people and praised the brave ground workers who risked their lives to try to get the nuclear power plant situation under control.
At the same time, these crises also revealed vulnerability in the fundamental system that the Japanese have long relied upon; a flaw that no one had the courage to address even while knowing something was wrong.