Japanese support PM’s call to do away with nuclear power: poll via Reuters

(Reuters) – More than two-thirds of Japanese support Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s call to do away with nuclear power, a media poll showed on Sunday, underscoring growing opposition to atomic energy in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.

Earlier this month the unpopular Kan said the Fukushima crisis, triggered by the massive March 11 earthquake and tsunami, had convinced him that Japan should wean itself from nuclear power and eventually have no atomic plants.

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◇ Article in Japanese:

「脱原発」70%賛成、共同通信の世論調査 via AFP BB News

◇ Article in Spanish:

Llega a Japón jefe del OIEA para inspeccionar Fukushima via Fascinacion (last two paragraphs)

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