Drawing on its technology and experience, Japan should continue to export nuclear reactors despite the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant, ruling party policy chief Seiji Maehara said Wednesday.
"I think trust in the safety of Japanese nuclear power plants hasn't wavered," the Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker said in a group interview with the Japan Times, citing ongoing talks with Vietnam, Hitachi Ltd.'s talks with Lithuania and the power plant venture between Hitachi and General Electric Co.
Maehara, 49, pushed for exporting reactors to Vietnam when he was foreign minister under Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who resigned earlier this month.