Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan has admitted that Japan was woefully unprepared for last year’s nuclear disaster and suggested that the crippled Fukushima No. 1 plant should not have been built so close to a tsunami-prone coastline.
In an exclusive interview, Kan acknowledged flaws in the authorities’ handling of the crisis, including poor communication and coordination among nuclear regulators, Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s management and the government Kan was heading at the time.
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