Posted on 01/15/2014 6:34:38 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
January 14, 2014 11:31pm
Antinuclear ex-PM Hosokawa to vie for Tokyo gov., backed by Koizumi
Former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa said Tuesday he will run in the upcoming Tokyo gubernatorial election with an antinuclear agenda after securing the backing of popular former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at a meeting in Tokyo.
The move, which could have game-changing impact on the race for the helm of the Japanese capital, drew a quick response from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who suggested during his trip in Ethiopia that candidates should not focus too much on the issue of nuclear energy.
Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is prepared to recommend former health minister Yoichi Masuzoe, who declared his intention to run in the Feb. 9 contest later in the day, saying he has "also kept saying no nuclear power in Japan."
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My apologies: I pinged the wrong group.
Maybe Japan can build a big navy and take over a few oil-rich territories.
IOW, the voters will be voting yeah or nay on nuclear power.
Any word if Godzilla going run for PM gig
He has new movie coming out maybe this final hurrah for Godzilla he is up there in age
Definitely. I’m going to have to give this some serious thought.
What we need is an anti-consumption tax raise politico . How come the Japanese don’t protest THAT ?
I have a lot of respect for Koizumi. If he’s having second thoughts about nuclear power in Japan, I am going to listen carefully before I make any decisions on whether or not to support what he’s saying. TEPCO’s actions in the aftermath of the Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant disaster do not inspire a lot of confidence.
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