Former Prime Minister Koizumi Delivers Passionate Speech on Nuclear Power Plant Phase-Out
Outright Criticism of Government Policy
November 12, 2013, Tokyo, Japan - Japan's former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi gestures in his speech before members of the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Tuesday, November 12, 2013. The outspoken former leader, who has recently switched the camp from promoting the nuclear power to opposing the government's nuclear policy, urged the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to change its policy of restarting atomic power generation in the wake of the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) AYF -mis-