Ex-Japan PM Kan calls for axing nuclear power in Paris speech

Ex-Japan PM Kan calls for axing nuclear power in Paris speech

Former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan delivers a speech in Paris on Feb. 24, 2015. Kan, who dealt with the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis while in office, called for ending nuclear power generation and criticized the claim by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that the Fukushima complex is under control. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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