Senior agency official Nishiyama Hidehiko, apologized for his agency’s slow response to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis.

Nishiyama admitted the agency failed to address problems at the plant, as one emergency followed another.

Even the Nuclear Safety Commission, which advises the elected government of Japan, says the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency is unreliable.

The Japanese media has been complaining about uncoordinated press conferences, in which the agency’s info sometimes clashed with info given at Tokyo Electric Power Company’s press conferences.

Sounds like a case of too many arrogant agencies (too many chiefs, not enough Indians), and a total lack of communication between everyone involved.