This article discusses the following criticisms of the Abe administration’s response to the quakes:
- Statement issued on April 15th that people should be encouraged to stay indoors (to see a good Japanese article about this go to http://mainichi.jp/articles/20160416/k00/00m/040/150000c)
- Refusal to shut down nuclear reactor to our south
- Opportunistic connection of quakes with “need to fix the constitution”
It doesn’t mention the delay in designating the Kumamoto earthquakes as “a disaster with extreme severity” (激甚災害指定 – gekijin saigai shitei): https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/1025249570881808
Nor does it say anything about the idea that Abe is ultimately responsible for having chosen a leader for NHK that called for the exclusion of experts that failed to parrot Abe administration positions: https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/1027579233982175
Abe was also pretty late in coming to Kumamoto. I heard from a reliable source that the Chinese ambassador came to check on students here but that it had to kept quiet because Abe had not yet deigned to pay us a visit.
I guess you can tell that I agree with the critical thrust of the article. :)
– Kirk
