The Prime Minister Observes Earthquake Disaster Areas and Other Sites
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Photograph of the Prime Minister observing the disaster site around Matsubara-ohashi 1
Photograph of the Prime Minister observing the disaster site around Matsubara-ohashi 2
Photograph of the Prime Minister offering a silent prayer at the disaster site around the Rikuzentakata City Office
Photograph of the Prime Minister observing the disaster site around the Rikuzentakata City Office
Photograph of the Prime Minister observing the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) command center at J-Village
Photograph of the Prime Minister giving words of encouragement to TEPCO staff at J-Village
Photograph of the Prime Minister giving words of encouragement to fire fighters at J-Village
Photograph of the Prime Minister observing a tank unit at J-Village
Photograph of the Prime Minister at J-Village giving words of encouragement to SDF members engaged in the water spraying operation
Prime Minister Naoto Kan visited earthquake disaster areas and an evacuation center in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture, to grasp the extent of the damage caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
The Prime Minister then visited J-Village in Futaba County, Fukushima Prefecture, and gave words of encouragement to members of the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) and fire departments and other people who are responding to the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.