Tag Archives: Koizumi Jun’ichiro

Abe’s Fukushima ‘under control’ pledge to secure Olympics was a lie: former PM via Reuters

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s promise that the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant was “under control” in his successful pitch three years ago for Tokyo to host the 2020 Olympic Games “was a lie”, former premier Junichiro Koizumi said on Wednesday. … Continue reading

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Koizumi calls for national movement to lead fight against nuclear power via The Asahi Shimbun

Although he has no plans to return to national politics, former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi tells the electorate not to lose hope in the campaign against nuclear power. In an exclusive interview with The Asahi Shimbun in Tokyo, Koizumi called … Continue reading

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Spinning the Tokyo Metro Election via Japan Focus

The election campaign for the Tokyo metropolitan government (TMG) does not begin, officially, until January 23, with the voting scheduled for February 9. But there is already an enormous amount of spin in the Japanese press and social media, as … Continue reading

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Imagining post-nuclear Japan via the Japan Times

Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has sent shock waves through the political establishment by calling for the end of nuclear power generation in Japan. “There is nothing more costly than nuclear power,” Koizumi was quoted as saying during an interview … Continue reading

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Japan’s ex-PM Koizumi urges Abe to abandon nuclear power via Reuters

(Reuters) – Former Japanese premier Junichiro Koizumi on Tuesday urged his old deputy, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, to abandon nuclear power, adding to pressure on the government to re-consider its position on unpopular atomic energy. Koizumi was one of Japan’s … Continue reading

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Koizumi defends anti-nuclear drive, seeks policy change via The Japan Times

YOKOHAMA – Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi defended his anti-nuclear stance Sunday, urging the government, in light of the meltdown calamity at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant that started in 2011, to drop its quest to restart atomic power … Continue reading

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