On March 11 at 2:46pm Japan was changed in a way never expected by the fifth most powerful earthquake ever recorded followed by a 30 meter tsunami which killed thousands and wiped out whole towns and villages. It was a disaster that not many countries have ever faced. The real question: Would Japan's political leaders rise to the occasion and show actual leadership or would they act as they usually do? Hoping to get a consensus before any real polices could be enacted to help repair the lives of those effected.
It's time for Naoto Kan to become a leader and lead Japan into a future unknown. Without leadership how is the Tohoku region going to recover? Taking charge doesn't mean having Yukio Edano give press briefings. It certainly isn't waiting 3 weeks to visit the disaster zone. TEPCO a company with a known history of covering up safety violations and accidents is for reasons beyond any comprehension still controlling the effort to stop Fukashima from becoming a Chernobyl. What of all those people in evacuation shelters still lacking the basics to survive?
Once the level of devastation became known Naoto Kan should have used any resource available to provide those people with assistance. If that meant using every public and private helicopter in the nation then that is what should have been done. Recovery from a disaster doesn't start for some immediately and for others when you get around to it.
Can Naoto Kan be the leader Japan needs in one of the most desperate times in its history? It seem that he is wholly incapable of doing just that.
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