When announcing the release of our report, I expected the media’s reaction to be if not entirely negative, not to be glowing praise. That is just how the media works.
The media has particularly criticized that the first part of the simultaneously released Japanese “Overview” and the English “Executive Summary” are not the same. Further, some media reports have criticized the English version for the “Japanese culture argument.”
Overseas, articles in The Guardian and the Financial Times criticized that blaming culture prevents charging anyone with responsibility.
However, it is necessary to keep in mind that although the Japanese “Overview” and the English “Executive Summary” are similar in length, they differ in content.
There have also been many positive evaluations of the report in the foreign media.
One example is the article by CNN
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/06/opinion/takeshita-fukushima-management/index.html
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/world/july-dec12/fukushima_07-05.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18718486
The article below offers a particularly good analysis. Perhaps because Dr. Chacko knows me well.
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/sunil-chacko/safety-metrics-made-in-ja_b_1680670.html
Within the media, there is a wide spectrum of views. The report has received wide coverage abroad.