Masao Yoshida Dead: Former Chief Of Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Dies At 58

(Source) 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/09/masao-yoshida-dead_n_3565387.html

Mr. Masao Yoshida, the man who led the life-risking battle at Japan's crippled nuclear power plant when it was spiraling into meltdowns, has died of cancer of the esophagus. He was 58.

He had stepped down after directing the disaster team for almost nine months from inside the plant to be admitted to a hospital for cancer operation.  Tepco denys the relation to radioactive exposoure....

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(Editor's note)

I don't think Mr. Yoshida was allowed to say all the truth.  But I would like to share some of his message to the public I found in this website that I think important for the rest of the world to know .

http://japandailypress.com/tepco-manager-masao-yoshidas-video-diary-159195

by Radhika Seth in National
 

In the video, Yoshida goes on to talk about the real fears that he and his workers faced during the actual hydrogen explosions. For a moment he thought they would all die. His heart goes out to his team because none of them for even one moment thought of deserting the operations, despite the huge risk of radiation contamination. In fact all of them felt it was their moral duty to stick around and help Tepco see this through. So much so that them being painted as villains is really traumatizing the workers. People seem to have forgotten that these workers faced the same damages as the rest; marriages got called off, families were separated, relatives died, homes were washed away… their pain was equally real as the rest of the country.

(Editor's note)

Tepco employees and Tepco workers get different deal in payment, work conditions and insurances.  Most of Tepco workers are people in Fukushima who lost their home, houses and jobs because of earthquake, tsunami and nucleare accidents.  Some come from other areas in Japan who are homeless and jobless and have some debts.  Yakuza are involved in recruitment those people in somewhere between subcontractors and workers.

I also like to stress the importance of monitoring the exposure dose of workers.  There have been many reports of workers dieing without being recognized by the Tepco and the officials.