Japan is too insular

I like the Japanese and I like nuclear power ..... the combination of the two is both good and bad. It appears that Japanese engineering is pretty good. Remember that these plants are about 40 years old. The plants held together pretty well. They did not allow for a tsunami. That was something that will now be taken into account.

The worst part however .... is the do it ourselves nature of the Japanese. They ( the government ? ) are being too secretive and they are unwilling to use the vast resources available to them from the outside. It is doubly troubling because the events unfolding could affect people outside of Japan.

Someone who is expert on Japanese culture can probably explain it.