The New York Review of Books

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October 24th 2012

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“Japan is a country where the emperor is rarely seen naked.” Ian Buruma on official truth and falsehoods in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster.

Expect to Be Lied to in Japan: http://j.mp/RVeETp

Photo: Mourners in protective clothing at a cemetery inside the nuclear exclusion zone, Fukushima, Japan, 2012 (Dominic Nahr/Magnum Photos)

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“Japan is a country where the emperor is rarely seen naked.” Ian Buruma on official truth and falsehoods in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster. Expect to Be Lied to in Japan: http://j.mp/RVeETp Photo: Mourners in protective clothing at a cemetery inside the nuclear exclusion zone, Fukushima, Japan, 2012 (Dominic Nahr/Magnum Photos)