And for many, the unlikely hero of the capital's most compelling drama since World War II is the-then Prime Minister, Naoto Kan. Widely criticised for his handling of the March disaster ...

TOKYO — Japan's parliament elected outspoken populist Naoto Kan as prime minister Friday, handing the political veteran the immediate task of rallying his party and reclaiming its mandate for ...

Japan’s prime minister calls for phase-out of nuclear power TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said in a television address to the country Wednesday that Japan should decrease and ...

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said today that plans to build new nuclear power plants should be scrapped and the nation should design a completely new energy future. Such a plan will likely ...

Japan's lower house elected Naoto Kan as the new prime minister Friday, handing the outspoken, grass-roots populist the task of quickly reclaiming public support squandered by his predecessor ...

But the Heavenly Sovereign could be permitted a sigh of exasperation early next week when incoming Prime Minister Naoto Kan comes calling with a full list of his new cabinet members "- itll be the ...

SIX years ago, after resigning as the leader of his political party in a pension scandal, Naoto Kan saved his political career by making an unusual show of atonement, shaving his head and donning ...

On the political front, Prime Minister Naoto Kan can be counted among the survivors in the disaster—and his ability to hang onto his job may well be a miracle. Photos: Japan Devastation and ...

The internal party vote virtually assures that the finance minister, Naoto Kan, 63, will become the nation’s next prime minister, replacing Yukio Hatoyama, who resigned Wednesday over broken ...

Former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said he was overwhelmed and afraid during last year’s nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, acknowledging that little has been done since then ...

WASHINGTON – WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama telephoned Naoto Kan on Saturday with to congratulate Japan's new prime minister, and promised to consult with him on the nuclear programs ...

Naoto Kans coronation as the next head of the ... that dominated the outgoing Yukio Hatoyamas ill-fated premiership? Mr. Kan, 63, has been notably quiet on the issue of late " but he wasnt always ...