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 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.
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.
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.