Japan poll finds 74% support nuclear phase-out

Japan poll finds 74% support nuclear phase-out
Tokyo (AFP) June 14, 2011 - Almost three-quarters of Japanese respondents to a newspaper poll published Tuesday favour a gradual phase-out of nuclear energy in the wake of the Fukushima atomic accident. The Asahi Shimbun daily said in its weekend opinion poll that only 14 percent were against such a gradual reduction. The poll also showed 64 percent of respondents believed "natural energy" such as wind and solar po ... more