Послал японским друзьям сочувствие, отчетливо сознавая его ничтожность в ужасе происшедшего.

With earthquake, Japan faces toughest crisis since WWII, prime minister says

Kan's call for unity comes as rescue teams struggle to reach the battered northeast and new fears emerge over a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear complex.

Storm debris surrounds wrecked buildings in Fukushima, Japan. (Koichi Kamoshida, Bloomberg)