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And in Tokyo, voting is set to begin on Sunday for the city's next governor. And now, candidates are campaigning on how they would handle a disaster like the country is now facing. Here's more.

As Japan's earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis continues into a fourth week, disaster politics have appeared on the streets of Tokyo.

Candidates in Tokyo's race for governor are competing to impress the voting public on how they could handle a disaster.

Former governor of Miyazaki prefecture and regular television personality is one of those attempting to unseat incumbent Shintaro Ishihara.

[Hideo Higashikokubara, Gubernatorial Candidate]:
"The chances of an earthquake, a Kanto or Tokai earthquake, directly hitting Tokyo in the next 20 to 30 years on the scale of the one that hit Tohoku, is 80 to 90 percent. So I think we've got to put in place proper disaster crisis policies."

And the disaster campaign appears to be a strategy that is pulling in the voters.

[Yuko Kawauchi, University Student]:
"I wasn't very interested in it (politics), but yes, after the earthquake I've gotten more into what policies they're promoting on the street."

Miki Watanabe, a food and beverage industry mogul, is also in the race for the governor's seat.

[Miki Watanabe, Gubernatorial Candidate]: male
"Business experience is about how you reduce risk - that's what I want to do (as mayor). I've experienced 27 years of these risks - earthquakes, fires and things like Hong Kong's SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome epidemic)."

[Mariko Noh, Voter]:
"I think this time they're all using the Tohoku earthquake as the easiest way to appeal to voters. But I don't really think that is such an important issue."

Tokyo has nearly 11 million registered voters, or around 10 percent of the Japanese electorate.