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Messages of sympathy from Prime Minister Kan and Minister Matsumoto to the Victims of the Tornado in Missouri, U.S.A.

May 24, 2011
Japanese

  1. On Sunday, May 22, tornado hit the state of Missouri in the U.S., causing many casualties in the area and prompting the state to declare a state of emergency.

  2. In response to this disaster, Prime Minister Naoto Kan sent a message of sympathy to President Barack Obama and Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto did the same to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, May 24 (Japan time).

  3. In those messages, they expressed their feelings of condolence and sympathy and conveyed that Japan is prepared to provide necessary assistance.

(Note) On Sunday, May 22, the state of Missouri was hit by tornadoes that killed at least 116 people. President Obama made a statement on Monday, May 23 which stated that the Federal Emergency Management Agency was working at his direction.

    • (*This is a provisional translation. The above date denotes the date of the issue of the original press release in Japanese.)
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