Frustrated Fukushima Evacuees Unimpressed by Prime Minister’s Short Visit
Prime Minister Kan visited evacuees at shelters in Fukushima yesterday, perhaps hoping to show the public that the national government was working hard to deal with the ongoing nuclear crisis. Unfortunately for Kan, some evacuees were not in the mood to shut up and give the government a pleasant photo op:
One evacuee told him, “We have really been patient here,” while another evacuee said, “We are at our limit.” Kan deeply bowed to them and said, “The situation at the nuclear plant never leaves my mind, and I have been doing my best to take care of it.”
Kan first visited the Tamura city gymnasium where residents, mainly of Okuma, have been taking shelter. When he was about to leave the evacuation center after spending about 10 minutes there, some evacuees angrily shouted out, “Leaving already?” One evacuee told the prime minister, “You should try living here.” “If you’re going to visit evacuation centers, you should talk to everyone there,” said another.
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