Rokkasho Nuclear Processing center "Rokkasho-Mura" lost power.

Dear friends,
 
I would like to Thank everyone for all the heartfelt messages and prayers sent to Japan
and Japanese communities abroad at the time of Japan's Natural Disaster. We have 
received much help and generous donations from many countries.  I like to mention
special thanks to the Fairfax County's Urban Search and Rescue Team for their 
expertise under very difficult conditions.
 
Ms. Nakano's message reflects heartfelt gratitude from all Japanese in Japan as well as abroad.

The Japanese government raised its rating on Friday of the problems at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to the same level as the 1979 Three Mile Island accident.  

Here in Japan, still chaotic but I hope it will be settled down by many people's effort. Unfortunately even in Japan the route to Tohoku area is limited and many offers from abroad have been declined. But please tell them we are not arrogant, but the system is not working well now. It is beyond our system. Anyway internet is doing its best. There are so many threads and mailing lists, people were united with this new tool which we did not use when we had an earthquake 16 years ago in Kobe (death toll was about 6000). The problem is the earthquake this time is far beyond our power.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE