Japan’s Prime Minister, Naoto Kan, says the situation in Japan is as worse as at the end of World War 2, after the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Japan.  Because of that Kan tried to unite the main political parties, starting with the main opposition party.

Officials with the Liberal Democratic Party (right wing conservatives), the main opposition party, said no.  They pointed out that their party was already helping with the recover efforts, so they see no reason to unite under the PM’s office.