Former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan received an award in Germany on Saturday for his work promoting the phase-out of nuclear energy generation in Japan following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident.During an award ceremony at the Frankfurt city hall, former German Environment Minister Juergen Trittin praised Kan as a “fighter” for nuclear phase-out and renewable energy.
Kan, 69, pledged his continued efforts to rid Japan of nuclear energy, saying in a speech that, “The accident made a 180-degree shift in the perception that Japan’s nuclear power plants are safe.”
A certificate was handed to Kan from a representative of EWS, a power company established in Schoenau, southern Germany, at the initiative of citizens against nuclear power.
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