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Naoto Kan demands anti-nuclear LDP politicians make their views public [View all]
Naoto Kan demands anti-nuclear LDP politicians make their views public
Friday, 13 December, 2013, 2:11am
Julian Ryall in Tokyo
Naoto Kan
Naoto Kan, the former Japanese prime minister who has become a vigorous campaigner against nuclear power, yesterday called on members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party who share his convictions to state them openly.
Leader of the nation on March 11, 2011, when a massive earthquake struck northeast Japan and triggered the second-worst nuclear accident in history, Kan stepped down in August of that year and has since travelled the globe promoting his vision of a world that does not require nuclear energy.
Even though he is no longer in government, after his Democratic Party of Japan suffered a drubbing in a general election last December, Kan continues to push his belief that humankind cannot completely control nuclear energy and that we therefore need to harness power from renewable sources to ensure our future.
Many people in Japan share that opinion, he believes, including a substantial proportion of the LDP. But they are being prevented from speaking their minds, he charges.
"I would say that more than 50 per cent of LDP members share my position on nuclear energy," Kan said ...
Friday, 13 December, 2013, 2:11am
Julian Ryall in Tokyo
Naoto Kan
Naoto Kan, the former Japanese prime minister who has become a vigorous campaigner against nuclear power, yesterday called on members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party who share his convictions to state them openly.
Leader of the nation on March 11, 2011, when a massive earthquake struck northeast Japan and triggered the second-worst nuclear accident in history, Kan stepped down in August of that year and has since travelled the globe promoting his vision of a world that does not require nuclear energy.
Even though he is no longer in government, after his Democratic Party of Japan suffered a drubbing in a general election last December, Kan continues to push his belief that humankind cannot completely control nuclear energy and that we therefore need to harness power from renewable sources to ensure our future.
Many people in Japan share that opinion, he believes, including a substantial proportion of the LDP. But they are being prevented from speaking their minds, he charges.
"I would say that more than 50 per cent of LDP members share my position on nuclear energy," Kan said ...
http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1379345/naoto-kan-demands-anti-nuclear-ldp-politicians-make-their-views-public
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