ministries
English translation: ministries...plural (more than one ministry involved)
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| 4 +4 | ministries...plural (more than one ministry involved) |
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52 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +4
peer agreement (net): +4ministries...plural (more than one ministry involved) Explanation: I looked to see which government ministries were involved and it seems the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of Science were the main government ones (along with Japan’s Science and Technology Agency and the Japanese Atomic Energy Commission and the international Atomic Energy Commission but the Ministry of the Environment and of defence must also have been involved https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_reaction_to_Fukushima... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 56 mins (2016-06-11 10:20:52 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- also see here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Nuclear_Safety_Commis... The Office for the Preparation of Nuclear Safety Regulatory Organization Reform was established at Japan’s Cabinet Secretariat in Nagatacho, Tokyo... The task of the new office was to make preparations to realize the new control-body under the Ministry of Environment (MOE) in April 2012 including the necessary legislation for this. The office would be manned with 37 staff members from the Cabinet Office, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and other ministries and agencies, and some delegations from private companies.[10] -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2016-06-11 10:24:49 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- and here http://www.mext.go.jp/english/science_technology/1303809.htm regulations on the safety of nuclear facilities are being enforced by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) for experimental and research reactors and facilities using radioisotopes, and by the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA), of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) for commercial nuclear power plants and other facilities. The Nuclear Safety Commission (NSC) also checks the compliance of the facilities, equipment and materials in accordance with these safety regulations. |
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