Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, 72, said Friday he is resolved to whatever fate befalls him now that he has been energized by his life's mission: staunch opposition to nuclear power.
"Now I'm (chasing) a grand dream to develop Japan without nuclear power, using various natural energies, such as that of the sun, wind and terrestrial heat," Koizumi told a meeting of business leaders at a Tokyo hotel.
"If I die along the way, I'll happily die at any time. That's how I feel now," he said.