An NHK interview has revealed failures in Japan’s emergency plans. Possibly lack of planning, or implementation.

Survivors are being stressed by confusing reports, lack of reliable information, and due to being forced to move from one shelter to another.

Many survivors from smaller cities and towns say no emergency drills were ever practiced where they lived.  Others say the emergency drills they took part in never addressed anything like the current situation.  This contradicts the accepted belief that Japan is the best prepared for natural disasters.

Survivors say it has become clear to them that they can’t trust what their officials are saying, especially since the survivors have witnessed, or experienced things that don’t match the official statements.

Survivors being moved from one shelter to another is the result of lack of food and water, fear of radiation exposure, and lack of heating capabilities.  Temperatures in northern Honshu are still around freezing.