Kan exhorted all Japanese not to be discouraged and to carry on with working hard, just as they have rebuilt Japan in the past. He said the massive earthquake and tsunami disaster and ensuing nuclear crisis were a "great test for the Japanese people."
Japanese leader urges people to unite, rebuild
TOKYO, Japan
Prime Minister Naoto Kan told a national television address
Friday that, "We will rebuild Japan from scratch. We must all
share this resolve."