In a national televised address, Prime Minister Naoto Kan stated, "As a nation we have long feared a natural disaster of this magnitude would one day wake our slumbering nemesis."Buried under tons of rock in the Pacific Ocean and presumed dead, it has been decades since the people of Japan faced annihilation at the albeit tiny hands of this abomination of nature.
Just the same, the Japanese people remain wary of Godzilla's possible reappearance given the magnitude of the March 11 earthquake and the high levels of radiation in the ocean surrounding the crippled nuclear facility.
"It is not a matter of if, but when," commented Tokyo resident David Hirohito.
"At this point, we cannot rule anything out," agreed Secretary Edano. "Godzilla is known to be quite fierce and resilient."
His Imperial Majesty Emperor Akihito has called upon the international community to send financial aid amid concerns of what many Japanese citizens consider an imminent attack.
"Seriously?" said Marcia McNutt, current Director of USGS. "They suffer an unprecedented seismic event, their country lies in ruins, radiation is leaking into the groundwater and ocean, their food supply is contaminated, and they're worried about some overgrown lizard? Somebody shoot me."
Though the creature has not been spotted to date, the Japanese military is bracing for the worst. Key port cities have been fortified - especially Tokyo which has been a favored target of the creature.
Sadly, the extensive military deployment has done little to bolster the spirits of the Japanese people.
"Conventional weaponry has no effect, and nuclear arms only make him stronger," claimed Godzilla expert, Ishiro Honda. "If he returns, may the gods help us."
With their options few and disaster relief operations stretched to breaking, the Japanese government has called to arms the most deadly and dangerous weapon in their post-war military arsenal.
Earlier today, Prime Minister Kan consulted with the shobijin (Japanese for "small beauties") - two tiny fairies who have the ability to summon Mothra, a giant lepidopteron who has been known to get the better of Godzilla in past confrontations. Out of work for decades and woefully overweight, the shobijin were found living in a tattered shoebox under a trash bin in Tokyo's red-light district, cheating tourists at Cho-Han Bakuchi.
After exacting a hefty fee from the Japanese government, the shobijin's shrill entreaty was sung over radio stations and on public address systems throughout Japan in the hopes Mothra would appear to oppose Godzilla's return.
"Now we wait," said Secretary Edano, scanning the western sky. "Now we wait."
Should the efforts of Mothra fail, Prime Minister Kan plans to seek the aid of a giant mutant simian from Skull Island in the Pacific. Obnoxious film actor Jack Black has been contacted to lead the expedition.
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