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Consumer accident probe panel

TOKYO, Japan - Yotaro Hatamura, head of the Consumer Safety Investigation Commission, speaks at a press conference at the Consumer Affairs Agency on Sept. 20, 2013 ahead of the commission's first anniversary on Oct. 1.

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Panel says TEPCO mishandled nuclear crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Yotaro Hatamura, head of a government-appointed panel investigating the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster, speaks during a press conference after handing the panel's final report to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda in Tokyo on July 23, 2012. The report concluded that Tokyo Electric Power Co. mishandled its response to the crisis and nuclear regulators failed to prepare sufficient disaster-mitigation measures as they were "overly confident" about the safety of nuclear power.

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Panel says TEPCO mishandled nuclear crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Yotaro Hatamura, head of a government-appointed panel investigating the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster, speaks during a press conference after handing the panel's final report to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda in Tokyo on July 23, 2012. The report concluded that Tokyo Electric Power Co. mishandled its response to the crisis and nuclear regulators failed to prepare sufficient disaster-mitigation measures as they were "overly confident" about the safety of nuclear power.

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Panel says TEPCO mishandled nuclear crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Yotaro Hatamura (R), head of a government-appointed panel investigating the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster, hands the panel's final report to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda in Tokyo on July 23, 2012. The report concluded that Tokyo Electric Power Co. mishandled its response to the crisis and nuclear regulators failed to prepare sufficient disaster-mitigation measures as they were "overly confident" about the safety of nuclear power.

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Nuclear crisis investigation panel head Hatamura

TOKYO, Japan - Yotaro Hatamura, head of a government-appointed panel investigating the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2012, after a panel meeting. Hatamura, a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, said that the panel will compile its final report by the end of July 2012.

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Fukushima accident shows need to prepare for unexpected

TOKYO, Japan - Yotaro Hatamura (L), a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, hands a report to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2011. The report by a panel, led by Hatamura, investigating the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant said the accident shows the need to prepare for unexpected events if the consequences could be disastrous, referring to the poor emergency response of the plant operator and the government.

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Nuclear crisis investigation

TOKYO, Japan - Yotaro Hatamura, a researcher on human error and head of a panel of experts created to investigate the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, speaks at a press conference after the panel's second meeting in Tokyo on July 8, 2011. The panel plans to hear from hundreds of people involved in dealing with the crisis.

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Experts' panel on Fukushima nuclear crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Yotaro Hatamura, a researcher on human error who is leading an independent panel of experts on the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, speaks at the first meeting of the panel in Tokyo on June 7, 2011. Japan has started probing the causes of the crisis under the panel.

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Japan sets up probe panel on nuclear crisis

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Yotaro Hatamura, professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo. The Japanese government on May 24, 2011, set up an independent panel headed by Hatamura to probe the nuclear crisis at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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Nuclear crisis investigation

TOKYO, Japan - Yotaro Hatamura, a researcher on human error and head of a panel of experts created to investigate the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, speaks at a press conference after the panel's second meeting in Tokyo on July 8, 2011. The panel plans to hear from hundreds of people involved in dealing with the crisis. (Kyodo)

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Experts' panel on Fukushima nuclear crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Yotaro Hatamura, a researcher on human error who is leading an independent panel of experts on the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, speaks at the first meeting of the panel in Tokyo on June 7, 2011. Japan has started probing the causes of the crisis under the panel. (Kyodo)

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Japan sets up probe panel on nuclear crisis

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Yotaro Hatamura, professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo. The Japanese government on May 24, 2011, set up an independent panel headed by Hatamura to probe the nuclear crisis at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. (Kyodo)

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Nuclear crisis investigation panel head Hatamura

TOKYO, Japan - Yotaro Hatamura, head of a government-appointed panel investigating the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2012, after a panel meeting. Hatamura, a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, said that the panel will compile its final report by the end of July 2012. (Kyodo)

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Fukushima accident shows need to prepare for unexpected

TOKYO, Japan - Yotaro Hatamura (L), a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, hands a report to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2011. The report by a panel, led by Hatamura, investigating the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant said the accident shows the need to prepare for unexpected events if the consequences could be disastrous, referring to the poor emergency response of the plant operator and the government. (Kyodo)