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2.1 million t, respectively. These are large amounts but not large enough that they
need help from outside. However for political reasons the request to other areas
was not reversed.
It often happens that the actual situation is different from the one that has al-
ready been reported by media and governments. It is crucial to provide the right
information to the right person; otherwise it may lead to development of a wrong
plan and strategy. This is another example of inadequate information and public
responses. Information disclosure to media and public has again been found to be
difficult and the adjustment process in policy making needs to be better established.
How these decision-making can be improved is another question to discuss.
14.4.2.8
Free trade
Although not directly related to the Fukushima disaster, issues such as energy secu-
rity, food security, environmental protection (among others) link in with the issue
of free trade which is currently under negotiation under the proposed Trans-Pacific
Partnership. This can also be a source of informing the students about broader is-
sues? When certain resources are possible to purchase by imports, question arises
how large a share of that resource can be practically imported. There are different
views—some see no problem in importing 100 % of that resource, while others
prefer to try to increase domestic supply as much as possible from the point of view
of security of supply.
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