Japan places political star at heart of nuclear revival

Japan places political star at heart of nuclear revival
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 06, 2014 - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may have hoped that a 40-year-old mother-of-two with impeccable political pedigree might prove the acceptable face of nuclear power when he appointed her industry minister. But, say observers, Yuko Obuchi will have her work cut out convincing a public still badly scarred by the Fukushima disaster that it is safe to switch the country's 48 atomic reactors ba ... morehttp://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Japan_places_political_star_at_heart_of_nuclear_revival_999.html