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Environment minister Hosono in press conference

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Japanese Environment Minister Goshi Hosono speaks to reporters in the city of Fukushima on Dec. 28, 2011, after meeting with Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato and other local leaders over decontamination efforts near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. In the meeting, Hosono formally asked that an interim storage facility for radioactively contaminated soil and other waste be built in Futaba county in Fukushima Prefecture.

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Goshi Hosono

Goshi Hosono, a member of the House of Representatives, chairman of the Policy Research Committee at the Democratic Party of Japan (photo taken on Jan. 20, 2015)

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Okada elected as DPJ president after runoff against Hosono

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2015, after he won the presidential election of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan at an extraordinary party meeting that day. Former Foreign Minister Okada defeated Goshi Hosono, DPJ secretary general, in a runoff after former health minister Akira Nagatsuma was eliminated in the first round of voting.

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Okada elected as DPJ president after runoff against Hosono

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2015, after he won the presidential election of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan at an extraordinary party meeting that day. Former Foreign Minister Okada defeated Goshi Hosono, DPJ secretary general, in a runoff after former health minister Akira Nagatsuma was eliminated in the first round of voting.

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Okada elected as DPJ president after runoff against Hosono

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2015, after he won the presidential election of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan at an extraordinary party meeting that day. Former Foreign Minister Okada defeated Goshi Hosono, DPJ secretary general, in a runoff after former health minister Akira Nagatsuma was eliminated in the first round of voting.

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Okada elected as DPJ president after runoff against Hosono

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Goshi Hosono, Katsuya Okada and Akira Nagatsuma raise their hands at an extraordinary meeting of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2015, after Okada won the DPJ' presidential election. Former Foreign Minister Okada defeated Goshi Hosono, DPJ secretary general, in a runoff after former health minister Akira Nagatsuma was eliminated in the first round of voting.

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Okada wins DPJ presidential election

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada bows during an extraordinary meeting of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2015, after winning the party's presidential election. Okada, a 61-year-old former foreign minister, defeated Goshi Hosono, a 43-year-old former DPJ secretary general, in a runoff after former health minister Akira Nagatsuma was eliminated in the first round of voting.

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Okada wins DPJ presidential election

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada addresses an extraordinary meeting of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2015, after winning the party's presidential election. Okada, a 61-year-old former foreign minister, defeated Goshi Hosono, a 43-year-old former DPJ secretary general, in a runoff after former health minister Akira Nagatsuma was eliminated in the first round of voting.

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Okada wins DPJ presidential election

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada bows during an extraordinary meeting of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2015, after winning the party's presidential election. Okada, a 61-year-old former foreign minister, defeated Goshi Hosono, a 43-year-old former DPJ secretary general, in a runoff after former health minister Akira Nagatsuma was eliminated in the first round of voting.

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DPJ leadership race at final stage

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Katsuya Okada, acting head of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, Goshi Hosono, former DPJ secretary general, and Akira Nagatsuma, former health minister, join hands during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan on Jan. 15, 2015, in Tokyo. The three candidates for Jan. 18 DPJ leadership election showed determination to reconstruct the party.

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DPJ pres. candidates vow to prepare for double election in 2016

TOKYO, Japan - (From front) Akira Nagatsuma, Goshi Hosono and Katsuya Okada -- the three candidates for the presidential election of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan -- take part in a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2015. Official campaigning began the previous day for the Jan. 18 election.

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DPJ pres. candidates vow to prepare for double election in 2016

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Akira Nagatsuma, Goshi Hosono and Katsuya Okada -- the three candidates for the presidential election of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan -- join hands before their debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2015. Official campaigning began the previous day for the Jan. 18 election.

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DPJ leadership race begins with 3 candidates

TOKYO, Japan - Candidates (from L) Katsuya Okada, acting head of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, Goshi Hosono, former DPJ secretary general, and Akira Nagatsuma, former health minister, attend a press conference at the DPJ headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2015, as the party kicked off the race for its Jan. 18 leadership election to choose a successor to Banri Kaieda.

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DPJ leadership race begins with 3 candidates

TOKYO, Japan - Candidates (from L) Katsuya Okada, acting head of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, Goshi Hosono, former DPJ secretary general, and Akira Nagatsuma, former health minister, join hands during a press conference at the DPJ headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2015, as the party kicked off the race for its Jan. 18 leadership election to choose a successor to Banri Kaieda.

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Hosono files candidacy in DPJ leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono, former secretary general of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2015, after he filed his candidacy for the party leadership election on Jan. 18.

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Ex-secretary general Hosono to run in DPJ leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono (C), former secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, leaves a general meeting of DPJ Diet members at the party's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on Dec. 17, 2014. Hosono said the same day he will run in the largest opposition party's leadership race on Jan. 18 to pick a successor to outgoing DPJ President Banri Kaieda.

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Ex-secretary general Hosono to run in DPJ leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono, former secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, announces in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2014, his candidacy for the largest opposition party's leadership race on Jan. 18 to pick a successor to outgoing DPJ President Banri Kaieda.

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Japan lawmakers, China vice president agree to improve ties

BEIJING, China - A group of Japanese lawmakers, including Kiyohiko Toyama (R) of the New Komeito party and Democratic Party of Japan's Goshi Hosono, attend a press conference in Beijing, China, on Aug. 18, 2014, after meeting with Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao. Both sides agreed the two countries need to mend bilateral relations damaged over territorial and historical issues.

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Key opposition members launch joint study group

TOKYO, Japan - Kenji Eda (standing), who quit the opposition Your Party, speaks at the inaugural meeting of a group called a "gathering for breaking established interest," in Tokyo on Dec. 10, 2013. Goshi Hosono (L), a former secretary general of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, and Yorihisa Matsuno (R), a senior member of the opposition Japanese Restoration Party, also joined.

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DPJ's new secretary general

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiro Ohata (2nd from L), acting president of the Democratic Party of Japan, and DPJ Secretary General Goshi Hosono (3rd from L) attend the party's executive meeting at its headquarters in Tokyo on July 26, 2013. The DPJ approved the appointment of Ohata as its new secretary general, succeeding Hosono, who is stepping down to take responsibility for the main opposition party's upper house election setback.

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DPJ secretary general to step down

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono, secretary general of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, bites his lips while meeting the press at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on July 23, 2013. Hosono said he will step down in late August to take the blame for the party's major defeat in the House of Councillors election two days ago.

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DPJ secretary general to step down

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono, secretary general of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to reporters at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on July 23, 2013. Hosono said he will step down in late August to take the blame for the party's major defeat in the House of Councillors election two days ago.

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DPJ official day after election loss

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, is surrounded by reporters at the party headquarters in Tokyo on July 22, 2013, the day after the party suffered a huge election loss. In the House of Councillors election, the DPJ won just 17 seats, the fewest since the party was established in 1998.

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Tokyo assembly election

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, is pictured at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on June 23, 2013, following the DPJ's crushing defeat in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election.

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Tokyo assembly election

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, is about to be interviewed on television at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on June 23, 2013, following the DPJ's crushing defeat in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election.

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Hosono tapped as DPJ policy chief

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's nuclear minister Goshi Hosono answers reporters' questions at the head office of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2012, after being tapped by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda as the DPJ's policy chief.

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Hosono not to run in DPJ presidential race

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Minister Goshi Hosono answers reporters' questions after a meeting with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2012. Hosono said he would not run in the party's leader election.

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Hosono not to run in DPJ presidential race

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Minister Goshi Hosono answers reporters' questions after a meeting with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2012. Hosono said he would not run in the party's leader election.

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Environment Minister Hosono

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Minister Goshi Hosono receives a letter of request in Tokyo on Sept. 6, 2012, from some of his colleague in the ruling Democratic Party of Japan that he run in the party leadership election.

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Environment Minister Hosono

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Minister Goshi Hosono (C) receives a letter of request in Tokyo on Sept. 6, 2012, from some of his colleague in the ruling Democratic Party of Japan that he run in the party leadership election.

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Environment Minister Hosono

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Minister Goshi Hosono (R) receives a letter of request in Tokyo on Sept. 6, 2012, from some of his colleagues in the ruling Democratic Party of Japan that he run in the party leadership election.

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New robot to be used at Fukushima complex

CHIBA, Japan - Nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono (2nd from L) on Aug. 17, 2012, at the Chiba Institute of Technology in Chiba Prefecture, remotely controls "Rosemary," a new type of robot expected to be used in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant's radiation-contaminated reactor buildings from September 2012. The robot can transport much heavier objects than its predecessor "Quince," used at the Tokyo Electric Power Co. complex since June 2011 to check conditions in the reactor buildings and to capture images, according to the institute.

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Noda visits tsunami-hit area

SENDAI, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from R) and Environment Minister Goshi Hosono (R) are briefed in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, by local officials on July 3, 2012, on an ongoing project to develop a disaster-prevention forest by reclaiming land using rubble from the March 2011 disaster. (Pool photo)

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Hosono regrets not having admitted nuclear meltdowns immediately

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono (R) and Michael Sandel, a professor of political philosophy at Harvard University, shake hands after their discussion in Tokyo on May 29, 2012. Hosono said he regrets that the Japanese government did not admit the possibility of nuclear meltdowns at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi plant shortly after the disaster was triggered by the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.

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Fukushima No. 4 reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono (3rd from R) inspects the spent fuel storage pool of the No. 4 reactor building at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station in Fukushima Prefecture on May 26, 2012. Hosono examined how the pool, cooling a large number of nuclear fuel rods inside the building, has been reinforced to brace for major aftershocks. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima No. 4 reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono (3rd from R) inspects spent fuel storage pool of the No. 4 reactor building at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on May 26, 2012. Hosono examined how the pool cooling a large number of nuclear fuel rods inside the building has been reinforced to brace for major aftershocks. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima No. 4 reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows spent fuel storage pool of the No. 4 reactor building at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on May 26, 2012. Nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono examined how the pool cooling a large number of nuclear fuel rods inside the building has been reinforced to brace for major aftershocks. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima No. 4 reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on May 26, 2012, shows the inside of the wrecked reactor building for the No. 4 reactor at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power station in Fukushima Prefecture. At center is the top of the reactor containment vessel. A group of reporters viewed the No. 4 reactor with nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono, who inspected how a spent fuel storage pool cooling a large number of nuclear fuel rods inside the No. 4 reactor building of the power plant has been reinforced to brace for major aftershocks. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima No. 4 reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono inspects the fifth floor of the No. 4 reactor building at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on May 26, 2012. Hosono examined how the spent fuel storage pool cooling a large number of nuclear fuel rods inside the building has been reinforced to brace for major aftershocks. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima No. 4 reactor

TOKYO, Japan - A group of reporters view the wrecked reactor building for the No. 4 reactor at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on May 26, 2012. They traveled with nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono, who inspected how a spent fuel storage pool cooling a large number of nuclear fuel rods inside the No. 4 reactor building has been reinforced to brace for major aftershocks. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima No. 4 reactor

TOKYO, Japan - A group of reporters view the wrecked reactor building for the No. 4 reactor at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on May 26, 2012. They traveled with nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono, who inspected how a spent fuel storage pool cooling a large number of nuclear fuel rods inside the No. 4 reactor building has been reinforced to brace for major aftershocks. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima No. 4 reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the operation floor on the fifth floor of the wrecked No. 4 reactor building at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power station in Fukushima Prefecture on May 26, 2012. A group of reporters viewed the No. 4 reactor with nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono, who inspected how a spent fuel storage pool cooling a large number of nuclear fuel rods inside the No. 4 reactor building of the power plant has been reinforced to brace for major aftershocks. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima No. 4 reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the operation floor on fifth floor of the No. 4 reactor building at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power station in Fukushima Prefecture on May 26, 2012. At back is the top of the reactor containment vessel. A group of reporters viewed the No. 4 reactor with nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono, who inspected how a spent fuel storage pool cooling a large number of nuclear fuel rods inside the No. 4 reactor building of the power plant has been reinforced to brace for major aftershocks. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima No. 4 reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on May 26, 2012, shows the fifth floor of the wrecked reactor building for the No. 4 reactor at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power station in Fukushima Prefecture. At center is the top of the reactor containment vessel. A group of reporters viewed the No. 4 reactor with nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono, who inspected how a spent fuel storage pool cooling a large number of nuclear fuel rods inside the No. 4 reactor building of the power plant has been reinforced to brace for major aftershocks. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima No. 4 reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono inspects the fifth floor of the No. 4 reactor building at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on May 26, 2012. Hosono examined how the spent fuel storage pool cooling a large number of nuclear fuel rods inside the building has been reinforced to brace for major aftershocks. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima No. 4 reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono (R) inspects the No. 4 reactor at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on May 26, 2012. Hosono examined how the spent fuel storage pool cooling a large number of nuclear fuel rods inside the No. 4 reactor building has been reinforced to brace for major aftershocks. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima No. 4 reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono inspects spent fuel storage pool of the No. 4 reactor building at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on May 26, 2012. Hosono examined how the pool cooling a large number of nuclear fuel rods inside the building has been reinforced to brace for major aftershocks. (Pool photo)

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Minamata 56th anniversary

MINAMATA, Japan - Michio Morita, president of Chisso Corp., places a flower during a ceremony in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, on May 1, 2012, to mark the 56th anniversary of official recognition of the mercury-poisoning disease. A company plant caused the disease by releasing mercury-tainted water into the sea. To the left is Environment Minister Goshi Hosono.

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Minamata marks 56th anniv. of disease recognition

MINAMATA, Japan - Environment Minister Goshi Hosono (L) speaks to Minamata disease sufferers in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, on May 1, 2012, prior to a memorial ceremony for the 56th anniversary of official recognition of the mercury-poisoning disease. To the right is Kumamoto Gov. Ikuo Kabashima.

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Flower arrangement using tsunami debris

TOKYO, Japan - Flower arrangement artist Hiroki Maeno (L) presents his work using debris caused by the March 2011 tsunami in northeastern Japan to Environment Minister Goshi Hosono (R) at the ministry in Tokyo on April 18, 2012.