Construction Time Again

As the Propaganda Machine gears up for Tokyo 2020, Excalibur presents the latest 3/11-related news.

The day after Prime Minister stridently and aggressively stated that there was no danger from the radioactive water constantly leaking from the destroyed Fukushima rector, one of the Chairmen of TEPCO accused him of lying.

TEPCO LEAKS OUT OF CONTROL

On Prime Minister Abe's official "man of action" visit to the reactor to show the media how serious he was, TEPCO couldn't even spell the name on his radiation suit correctly.

TEPCO APOLOGIZES FOR NAME MISTAKE

Nevertheless, the Olympic hype has begone, and Japan's mainstream media is out to silence anyone who speaks out against the "Unique and Beautiful Japan" dogma.

PRESS AIMS TO SILENCE CRITICS

Japan's weather patterns become more and more erratic every year ...

THOUSANDS FLEE AS TYPHOON DESTROYS HOMES

Finally, Excalibur salutes the timely reprints of Taisho/Showa period author Takiji Kobayashi ... leader of Japan's substantial prewar Anarchist movement, tortured and beaten to death by the Government in 1933. Welcome to Japan.

TAKIJI KOBAYASHI 

If any of this makes you feel like getting up and doing something, then check out this book; you can register your disapproval and make a contribution to the homeless families of Tohoku at the same time.

This is Winston Saint.

3/11: The Fallout - available on Amazon 

Thank you.

3/11/11 - 9/11/13

                                    "Hey, let's put the Olympic stadium over there!"

Dear Prime Minister Abe,

You must be feeling pretty happy right now after Tokyo has been confirmed as the host city for the 2020 Olympics. You convinced the IOC that Tokyo would be safe from any radioactive contamination from the ongoing nuclear catastrophe in Fukushima. You also stated that the tsunami-stricken communities in Tohoku, with industries shattered and thousands of families still homeless, would benefit from the economic boost and regional Olympic-related events.

Unfortunately, we don't believe you.

The last two and a half years, since 3/11/11, has been a long procession of lies, corruption, deceit, and unbelievable incompetence. We have no reason to believe that the next seven years will be any different. We expect more bungling, more broken promises, and more cover-ups from a mainstream media that you hold in the palm of your white-gloved hand.

We believe that you, PM Abe, intend to use the 2020 Olympics as an excuse to promote your Disneyland fantasy version of Japan on the international stage. A deluded dream where all the women are cute, childish and helpless, all the food is healthy and delicious, and all the men are salarymen samurai who shout "Banzai!" and "Ganbare Nihon!" without question. Your "Unique" and "Beautiful" Japan is the last bastion of racial purity, where the ethnic Japanese groups of Ainu, Okinawans, Zainichi Koreans, Ethnic Chinese, Eta, Burakumin, and permanent resident gaijin have been eliminated from the national consciousness.

Well, guess what? We're calling you out. We are not going to play your game. We are not going to obey your rules, or speak your language, or pay your taxes. We refuse to integrate ourselves into your society; we will create our own.

We refuse to leave Japan. This is our home, and we are prepared to defend it, against both natural disasters and lying, cheating bureaucrats. We are here until we die and we will spend the rest of our lives making trouble for you until the government collapses, or we all die of radiation poisoning, or Tokyo is wiped out by a seismic event similar to the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. 

We refuse to take part in a game where everyone cheats. We are Excalibur. My name is Winston Saint.

Youwill hear from us again soon.  

Long Hot Summer

Sep 1st, 1923. Exactly 90 years ago, the Great Kanto Earthquake wiped out Japan's capital city.

Sep 1st, 2013. The Great Fukushima Foul-Up is wiping out Japan's credibility as a civilized nation.

Every Sep 1st, across Japan, citizens practice emergency drills to prepare for natural disasters. The Government wants you to remember ...

..  but. of course,  there are some things the Government wants you to forget.

Yokohama recalls texts describing 1923 massacre of Koreans after Kanto earthquake

This is Winston Saint.

Buy copies of 3/11: The Fallout here. 

Thank you.

Our Lips Are Sealed

This is Winston Saint, with the latest news from the Danger Zone.

TEPCO's press releases are getting more and more desperate, as they admit that don't know how to stop the stream of radioactive water into the Pacific ocean from becoming worse. Most people in Japan realize they are hiding the truth of how bad the situation is. There is also a firm acceptance that they will not ask for foreign assistance (i.e. from people who actually know what they're doing) until it's far too late.

TEPCO unable to stop water flow

Water flow worsening

Does it really matter? Here are some responses from various internet forums. Of course, this being the Internet ... who can you believe?

"How much water is 300 tons? 300,000 liters. Still sounds like a lot. Let's continue.The typical Olympic-sized swimming pool contains 2,500,000 liters of water. Thus, the daily leakage is equivalent to one-eighth that of an Olympic-sized swimming pool. That's not too bad.

If we assume the rate of flow has been constant, then the total of amount of water which has flown into the Pacific Ocean amounts to 0.000000000492% of the total volume of the Ocean. If the rate of flow continues unabated, it would take 5 trillion years to fill the Pacific Ocean with radioactive water. That is more than 338 times the presently known age of the entire universe. Okay, that's a ridiculously small amount.

To make matters even more awesome, Cs-134 has a half-life of 2 years, Cs-137 has a half-life of 30 years and Sr-90 has a half-life of 29 years. It'll all long dissipate before it can fill the Pacific Ocean.

OMG! We're all going to live!"

As long as the Japanese people allow crooks to run their economy and the governing of the country on all levels they put their fate in the hands of criminals with no conscience and only a desire for personal gains. It leaves the country in ruins and exposes the Japanese as suicide-terrorists against themselves.

It is not easy for westerners to understand e.g. suicide-terrorists, but the ignorance of Japanese in general regarding self-destruction are beyond comprehension.
I stopped eating Japanese (sea)food which I liked very much, but the Japanese have no such choice.

What can we do about it? Can we do anything about it? This is what Excalibur has been asking you for eighteen months. What does personal responsibility really mean? Take a look at these links below.

Personal responsibility link one 

Personal responsibility link two

Despite what you might think, one person CAN actually make a difference. If you want to know more about exactly what our "point"is, then ask a question and leave a comment, and check out this book.

3/11: the Fallout: Helping the communities of Tohoku. 

Cruel Summer

This is Winston Saint. In order to keep this blog going, we need your input and your opinions. Please leave comments on the Japan crisis here and follow us on Twitter. The Twitter link is here ...

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The latest news on the slow and painful recovery of Tohoku (and WHY is it so slow and painful?) can be found here.

Tohoku's Green Connections Project

"3/11: The Fallout" is a charitable publication designed to help send money to the people who need it the most. Copies can be purchased here.

"3/11: The Fallout" by Patrick Fox

Another excellent book on the same subject, which you really should buy and read, can be found here.

"Fukushima: Japan's tsunami and the inside story of Japan's nuclear meltdowns", by Mark Willacy.

Keep the faith.

Radioactive Water pouring into Pacific Ocean

Q: How many tons of radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima reactor is entering the pacific every day?

A: Three hundred tons.

Q: How many politicians or TEPCO officials have been charged with criminal negligence so far?

A: None.

2 years and five months after 3/11, the crisis is not over; it's only just beginning.

We're not asking you to do much - just to follow us on Twitter and spread the word.

#311the fallout

If you DO want to make a contribution, the book can be found here.

3/11: The Fallout on Amazon.

This is Winston Saint.

Connect with Us

If there is no post this week, it is because we are trying to connect with the rest of the world, and we are fighting for attention in a media sphere that is saturated with distracting information blinded by The Spectacle. You will notice that the title of this blog has changed. This blog is now dedicated to promoting the charitable publication "3/11: the Fallout". If you are looking for the publisher, Excalibur Books, go here:

Excalibur Books - the new website

If you want to like or follow our Facebook page (and we hope you do!), go here:

3/11: The Fallout on Facebook

Here's a blurb for the book:

Why does this book exist?

Or to be more precise, why is it necessary for this book to exist?

Today, as we look around Japan, we see a country that has still not recovered from the 3/11 triple disaster.  Instead of the rival political parties uniting to help their traumatized people recover, the hard right engaged in a vicious slanging match with the ruling party, and kicked them out at the recent general election.

Two and a half years of bureaucratic wrangling have resulted in large areas of northern Japan still barren and empty because reconstruction efforts have been stalled. Thousands of families are still living in temporary shelters in Iwate, Fukushima, and Miyagi, waiting for benefits that are slow to arrive, and sometimes never arrive at all. The agricultural and residential land contaminated by radiation will remain off limits for decades.

The nationalists that control Japan’s government are taking steps to maintain their own power as the nation’s economy enters a permanent decline. The Japanese media want to avoid discussion and confrontation, and carry on with their main business of selling mindless pop culture fluff. A large part of help for the Tohoku communities is coming from outside the region, because the area’s infrastructure is so chronically understaffed.

All proceeds – and we do mean all proceeds from the sale of this book – will go to international charities committed to the rebuilding and Renaissance of northern Japan. This book is looking for moral support for Tohoku – practical suggestions, not “Pray for Japan” platitudes. This book is looking for foreign investors willing to lend a hand to Tohoku residents – because the Japanese politicians are too busy fighting among themselves to care about their own people.

This book is not an easy read. It’s the stinging gadfly, the thorn in the nation’s flesh, the fly in the ointment, the spanner in the works. It shouldn’t have to exist. But it does.

And you’re going to keep hearing about it.  

If you'd like to buy a copy of the book and make a contribution, you can find it here.

3/11: The Fallout on Amazon.

This is Winston Saint.