The eyes and spiracles are on top, and the five gill slits are on its back.

An investigation in 2002 revealed that TEPCO had submitted false data to the government, concealed accidents, and literally hid cracks.

The current crisis has exposed the original lacunae and widening cracks in the compact between Europe s citizens and EU institutions, between Europe s north and south, and between its peoples and its elites.

Some people have estimated that the biomass tied up in these microbes living in the pours and the cracks of the sea floor and below rival the total amount of living biomass at the surface of the planet.

But few official pronouncements, let alone policies, are addressing Europe s deficit of trust and credibility. The current crisis has exposed the original lacunae and widening cracks in the compact between Europe s citizens and EU institutions, between Europe s north and south, and between its peoples and its elites.

Some people are even leaving the relative safety of Tokyo, having lost trust in the government and TEPCO, which has a history of covering up dangerous flaws in its nuclear facilities. An investigation in 2002 revealed that TEPCO had submitted false data to the government, concealed accidents, and literally hid cracks.