I would assume, just as our Media and Gov here, that this info is being blocked out. Yet, with all this said and done, Nikkie will recover and the "Meltdown" will be a thing of the past. great buying opportunity in the NIKKIE right now. Remember what happen after the 1995 earth quake.
The numbers keep rising for radiation levels. It must be total nuclear fallout in areas around the reactor. March 15, 2011, 12:45 a.m. EDT Tokyo radiation levels 23 times normal: officials http://www.marketwatch.com/story/tokyo-radiation-levels-23-times-normal-officials-2011-03-15-04540
Seems to me like the Japanese government isn't revealing everything. The information coming out seems sketchy, they are toning down everything to prevent panic.
Even with massive gov't manipulation, Tokyo closed down 10 percent. Monday was only 6. Me thinks things are getting worse.