Naoto Kan
Naoto Kan
Naoto Kanis a Japanese politician, and former Prime Minister of Japan. In June 2010, then-Finance Minister Kan was elected as the leader of the Democratic Party of Japanand designated Prime Minister by the Diet to succeed Yukio Hatoyama. Kan was the first Prime Minister of Japan since the resignation of Junichiro Koizumi in 2006 to serve for more than 1 year, with predecessors Yukio Hatoyama, Tarō Asō, Yasuo Fukuda, and Shinzō Abe either resigning prematurely or losing an election. On...
NationalityJapanese
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth10 October 1946
CountryJapan
I will carry on the torch of reviving Japan that the Democratic Party received from the people.
I tend to agree with many aspects of President Obama's policies.
The question arises whether private companies can bear responsibility when considering the large risks involved with nuclear business.
China has become a major presence for most countries around the world but notably for its neighboring countries in Asia. So I think it is a common position for Japan and its Asian neighbors that we certainly would strive to maintain as much as possible friendly relations with China.
So, Japan as a country has lost its vigor; it feels very much closed in for various reasons.
It is possible for Japan to become the model of a society that does not rely on nuclear power.
In fact, the Senkaku Islands are... inherent territory of Japan that is recognized in our history and also by international law.
I wouldn't call myself anti-nuclear.
I believe in any country, matters that relate to its territory would, of course, provoke strong sentiments amongst the people of that country.
After the Second World War, people in Japan no longer died for their country, and even that expression was no longer used.
In Japan, the average age of agricultural workers is 65.8. When the aging of its population is accelerating so rapidly, it will be very difficult to sustain the sector whether we liberalize trade or not.
This quake, tsunami and the nuclear accident are the biggest crises for Japan [in decades] ... We will continue to handle it in a state of maximum alert.
Nuclear arms and atomic power represent a technology in which coexistence with man is extremely difficult.
The trend in the world right now is - not just in developed countries, but in developing countries including China and India - there is a movement to build more and more nuclear plants.