18:05 22 August
YAMAGUCHI, Japan, Aug. 22, Kyodo
The new governor of Yamaguchi in western Japan said Wednesday he will freeze the planned construction of a nuclear power plant in the prefecture after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster prompted the central government to review its policy of promoting nuclear power.
"Unless a new energy policy is put forward by the central government, the freezing of the plan to construct the Kaminoseki nuclear power plant will continue," Gov. Shigetaro Yamamoto told a press conference shortly after assuming his post Wednesday.
The central government has been working on a new energy policy, including Japan's future reliance on nuclear power, following the Fukushima disaster triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
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