Do I really need this operation? Is this medication really good for me? Does my doctor really know what ails me?
Who can you trust? Which of the following leading Japanese businesses, for example: Nissan Motor Co.? Subaru Corp.? Toray Industries Inc.? Kobe Steel Ltd.? Mitsubishi Materials Corp.? KYB Corp., which manufactures earthquake shock absorbers? All, within the past 14 months, have publicly admitted deceiving the public and/or government regulators regarding the quality of their products.
Can you trust the government? Even after the Finance Ministry's June admission of having falsified documents pertaining to the discounted sale of state-owned land to school operator Moritomo Gakuen? You can if you want to. But would you if your life depended on it?
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