Naoto Kan
April 27, 2013
Philosopher Shunsuke Tsurumi once wrote: "Having been told of the nation's defeat in World War II during the summer holiday of 1945, the hearts of schoolteachers were heavy as...
March 07, 2013
By the afternoon of March 15, 2011, the Defense Ministry had prepared a rough plan to cool the overheating reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant by using...
March 07, 2013
The first attempt to use Self-Defense Forces helicopters to dump seawater on the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on March 16, 2011, was called off due to high...
March 07, 2013
At 9:48 a.m. on March 17, six days after the nuclear crisis broke out at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, the lead aircraft for the water-dropping mission, a helicopter ...
March 07, 2013
At 11:40 a.m. on March 17, shortly after the Ground Self-Defense Force’s 1st Helicopter Brigade completed the mission to spray water on a crippled nuclear reactor that was...
February 22, 2013
Editor's note: This is the 12th part of a series that has run in the past under the overall title of The Prometheus Trap. This series deals with the different responses between ...
February 20, 2013
Editor's note: This is the 11th part of a series that has run in the past under the overall title of The Prometheus Trap. This series deals with the different responses between ...
February 15, 2013
Editor's note: This is the ninth part of a series that has run in the past under the overall title of The Prometheus Trap. This series deals with the different responses...
February 11, 2013
Editor's note: This is the seventh part of a series that has run in the past under the overall title of The Prometheus Trap. This series deals with the different responses...
November 22, 2012
As the ruling Democratic Party of Japan comes to terms with the departure of Yukio Hatoyama, a former prime minister who is retiring from politics, another former leader is...
August 28, 2012
The governor of Shizuoka Prefecture said he will support holding a local referendum on restarting the Hamaoka nuclear power plant, which is regarded as a ticking time bomb.
August 18, 2012
When the Democratic Party of Japan swept to power in the August 2009 Lower House election, it brought with it plans for a new foreign policy, one based on building strong...
August 17, 2012
Moving to avoid another rocky patch in relations with China, the Noda administration quickly lowered the curtain on the controversy surrounding the Aug. 15 landing of Hong Kong ...
August 13, 2012
The ruling Democratic Party of Japan will establish a research commission to determine what ratio of electricity should be generated by nuclear energy in 2030 as the nation...
August 08, 2012
With his successor under fire for supporting the restart of nuclear reactors, former Prime Minister Naoto Kan wants instead a new decentralized national power grid, with solar...
June 28, 2012
Plaintiffs will seek a court order to prevent Tokyo Electric Power Co. from erasing videos of teleconferences that could clear up lingering questions surrounding the response...
June 13, 2012
A citizens group behind a drive to collect 10 million signatures to end Japan's reliance on nuclear power is three-quarters of the way to its goal.
June 10, 2012
A Diet panel investigating last year's nuclear disaster harshly evaluated the Kan administration's immediate response, saying it paid scant attention to radiation fallout and...
May 29, 2012
Naoto Kan defended his actions as prime minister during the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, saying he was battling an industry that was behaving like the...
May 29, 2012
Japan’s leader felt fearful and helpless during last year’s nuclear disaster and lacked experts capable of giving him guidance, he testified May 28 in his first response to ...