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National / Politics Jan 17, 2014

Ditch reactors, don't focus on Olympics: Hosokawa quote

by Kazuaki Nagata

Japan should have declined the 2020 Olympics because the country has to focus on what to do about nuclear power, ex-Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa, who is set to run for Tokyo governor, says in a recently published book.

National / Politics Jun 17, 2013

Nuclear stance helps Shizuoka Gov. Kawakatsu win second term

Gov. Heita Kawakatsu of Shizuoka Prefecture wins his second term, dealing another blow to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party ahead of next month's pivotal House of Councilors election.