Dr. Randolph Kent, Director of the Humanitarian Futures Programme at King’s College London, made the comment when he was invited by BBC World Service to give a humanitarian perspective on the Japanese disaster – 12-days-in.  He said one of the best prepared countries in the world was, by its own Prime Minister’s admission, overwhelmed by the sequence of disasters and there were gaps in the planning process.  Dr. Kent said it was time to learn lessons from this tragedy and not make criticisisms.

He was asked by The World Today presenter, Roger Hearing, what lessons could be learned.

You can listen to the interview below: