Japan minister attempts to convince public on nuclear power

September 21, 2014 12:24

Japan's new Industry Minister Yuko Obuchi said today that the resource-poor nation should be realistic about its energy needs as the government tries to convince a sceptical public on the necessity of nuclear power.

More than three years after the disaster at Fukushima, where a tsunami sent reactors into meltdown, the Japanese public remains unconvinced of the safety of the technology.

The difficult task of winning them round has fallen to Obuchi, appointed the country's first female minister of economy, trade and industry by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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