Prime Minister Naoto Kan, apologized for a statement he never made.  It concerned the possibility that people would not be able to return home in the radiation zones.

The statement was actually made by a special adviser to the Prime Minister, Kenichi Matsumoto, who had explained that the they were considering building what would be a refugee city, based on Germany’s eco-friendly models, just in case people could not go home.

Some people in Japan seemed to ignore the possibility of building new self sustaining committees, and were upset about not being able to go home.  Even if they “went home” they still need to rebuild, and the suggestion to follow the German model is still good.