And that's the ones we know of when the investigation is being conducted by the perpetrators...
141 Kyushu Electric employees sent pro-nuclear mail2011/07/16
Kyushu Electric Power Co. released the results of an investigation July 14 regarding its attempt to manipulate public opinion on the resumption of operations at its Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture.
The incident took place during a public hearing TV program broadcast June 26. Kyushu Electric instructed 2,900 employees at the company and its affiliates to send pro-nuclear e-mails to the program.
The investigation revealed, of 2,900 employees, 141 sent e-mails. The program received 286 pro-nuclear messages and 163 anti-nuclear messages.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ordered Kyushu Electric to investigate similar past cases and hire outside experts to determine the causes of the propaganda effort.
The ministry also instructed six other power companies...
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107150328.html Since the regulator's response has been to tell six other power companies that held similar local briefings to check if they had done anything similar, I think we can conclude that the lesson about oversight hasn't yet been internalized within the etremely pronuclear ranks of METI.
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