Naoto Kan
July 30, 2011
The government on Friday released an interim report on its overhaul of Japan's energy policy, initiated in response to the devastating accident at the Fukushima No.1 nuclear...
July 29, 2011
The costs of nuclear and renewable power generation are expected to be recalculated as part of a new 40-year plan aimed at reducing Japan's reliance on nuclear energy.
July 16, 2011
Nuclear power companies will be required to prove their reactors' ability to withstand four disaster scenarios under new "stress tests" outlined by Japan's Nuclear and...
July 15, 2011
Two days after he said he wanted to phase out nuclear power, Prime Minister Naoto Kan appeared to step back from the statement on July 15, saying he had only been sharing his...
July 14, 2011
Prime Minister Naoto Kan's announcement that Japan needs to phase out nuclear power drew a smattering of applause that was largely drowned out by criticism and outrage directed ...
July 14, 2011
Prime Minister Naoto Kan suddenly put Japan on the cusp of a new era in power generation, declaring in a news conference July 13 that the nation should build a society not...
July 13, 2011
Prime Minister Naoto Kan on July 13 laid out his vision to build a society without nuclear power plants by gradually moving away from reliance on this energy source.
July 12, 2011
The chief of Japan's most influential business organization blasted the Naoto Kan government for creating confusion by calling for stress tests of nuclear power reactors...
July 12, 2011
Disagreements between Prime Minister Naoto Kan and industry minister Banri Kaieda forced trade-offs in the new nuclear power safety evaluation regime announced by the...
July 12, 2011
Seventy percent of voters want Prime Minister Naoto Kan to resign by the end of August while his Cabinet's approval rating slumped to 15 percent, an Asahi Shimbun survey showed.
July 09, 2011
Prime Minister Naoto Kan said he would not dissolve the Lower House and go to the people over the future of Japan's energy policy.
July 09, 2011
In a scene that resembled a children's playground argument of "I-know-you-are-but-what-am-I?" a Lower House plenary session on July 8 broke down into a war of words as a New...
July 08, 2011
Another state minister expressed his intention to resign. If it were a school, the situation would be classroom breakdown. But in this case, it is tantamount to Cabinet...
July 07, 2011
Prime Minister Naoto Kan appears to be thinking about going ahead with dissolving the Lower House and calling a snap election around the issue of moving away from nuclear...
July 06, 2011
The surprise resignation of nine-day-wonder Ryu Matsumoto as minister for reconstruction has widened the rift between people in the disaster-stricken areas and the struggling...
July 05, 2011
Ryu Matsumoto resigned July 5 as state minister in charge of rebuilding after nine days of offending leaders in disaster areas, threatening journalists and putting Prime...
June 27, 2011
Opposition remains strong in the ruling and opposition camps to a government panel's proposal to raise taxes to fund post-quake reconstruction, partly because it would dovetail ...
June 21, 2011
A law that sets the framework to rebuild areas devastated by the March 11 disaster was enacted June 20 amid growing criticism that Tokyo has been sluggish in responding to the...
June 20, 2011
Prime Minister Naoto Kan, citing economic concerns, said he would allow nuclear power plants to resume operations as early as possible after their safety is confirmed based on...
June 03, 2011
A spat escalated within the ruling Democratic Party of Japan a day after Prime Minister Naoto Kan intimated he would not resign until the situation at the Fukushima No. 1...