A Diet panel investigating the disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant plans to summon former Prime Minister Naoto Kan for questioning as an unsworn witness, possibly later this month, panel sources said.
Kan, who was still prime minister when the crisis started March 11, 2011, will be the first Diet member to be questioned by the panel, likely in an open session.
Unable to view this article?
This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software.
Please add japantimes.co.jp and piano.io to your list of allowed sites.
If this does not resolve the issue or you are unable to add the domains to your allowlist, please see out this support page.
We humbly apologize for the inconvenience.
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.