Former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Wednesday that a pro-nuclear power policy will not win the understanding of Japanese people.
The government cannot persuade Japanese people that nuclear power plants are necessary, Koizumi said in a lecture given in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo.
"Rather, a proposal to abandon nuclear energy is convincing," he said.
The popular former leader called for reducing the country's nuclear power dependence to zero, noting it is impossible to fully prevent nuclear accidents at the moment.
Source: NewsOnJapan
