Statements made by His Majesty Emperor, Akihito
The Emperor of Japan, Akihito declared himself deeply concerned regarding the crisis facing his country after the earthquake and the tsunami on Friday, reported BBC.
"I sincerely hope that the people will treat each other with compassion and will be able to overcome these difficult times",
"The whole nation is working on the rescue operations";
"The population is forced to evacuate in very difficult conditions of cold, lack of water and fuel";
"I can not but pray for the rescuers work to quickly progress and the people's lives to be improved, even if it is with just a little";
"I sincerely hope that we can prevent the situation to get worse, with the efforts" of all those involved in rescue operations.