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Naoto Kan, former Japanese Prime Minister, blames advisors for missteps during nuclear plant meltdown via Global Post

Posted on 2012/05/28 by kojimaaiko

Naoto Kan, who was Japan’s prime minister during the March 2011 nuclear reactor meltdown at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant following an earthquake and tsunami, blamed his advisors for government missteps today, the Associated Press reported. Speaking to a parliamentary panel … Continue reading →

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Nuke crisis caused by Japan, not quake: Kan via The Japan Times

Posted on 2012/05/16 by norma field

Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan has admitted that Japan was woefully unprepared for last year’s nuclear disaster and suggested that the crippled Fukushima No. 1 plant should not have been built so close to a tsunami-prone coastline. […] Kan said … Continue reading →

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Kan calls for reform of power industry via The Japan Times

Posted on 2011/06/13 by norma field

Share | Monday, June 13, 2011 Kyodo Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Sunday called for “fundamental reform” of Japan’s electric power industry amid the nuclear crisis at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant. Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks at the … Continue reading →

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In Nuclear Crisis, Crippling Mistrust via The New York Times

Posted on 2011/06/13 by norma field

TOKYO — On the evening of March 12, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant’s oldest reactor had suffered a hydrogen explosion and risked a complete meltdown. Prime Minister Naoto Kan asked aides to weigh the risks of injecting seawater into the … Continue reading →

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