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Japan ExPM Hosokawa to run, gets nuke foe Koizumi’s nod
Hosokawa to run, gets nuke foe Koizumi’s nod
Tokyo governor candidate, 76, may try to keep Tepco reactors idle
KYODO, AFP-JIJI JAN 14, 2014
“The nuclear issue is something that is worth working on as a governor,” Hosokawa said after meeting with Koizumi at a Tokyo hotel. “I will give my all.”
...“I have made a decision to run in the race,” Hosokawa said. “Mr. Koizumi said he would support me. I feel very encouraged.”
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is a major shareholder in Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of the Fukushima No. 1 plant as well as several other nuclear power stations.
An anti-nuclear governor could use this position to curb the utility’s drive to restart its shuttered reactors....
Tokyo governor candidate, 76, may try to keep Tepco reactors idle
KYODO, AFP-JIJI JAN 14, 2014
“The nuclear issue is something that is worth working on as a governor,” Hosokawa said after meeting with Koizumi at a Tokyo hotel. “I will give my all.”
...“I have made a decision to run in the race,” Hosokawa said. “Mr. Koizumi said he would support me. I feel very encouraged.”
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is a major shareholder in Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of the Fukushima No. 1 plant as well as several other nuclear power stations.
An anti-nuclear governor could use this position to curb the utility’s drive to restart its shuttered reactors....
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/01/14/national/hosokawa-to-run-gets-nuke-foe-koizumis-nod/