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If I am not wrong, Volkswagen came to light in Germany not too long ago.

Volkswagens diesels illegally spewing excess particulates have killed vastly more people than Japan's nuclear meltdown. Estimates are about 40 people.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.5b05190

Parent commentor's assertion that German standards would have prevented the disaster magically.

Germany or Japan Human nature doesn't change fundamentally.

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