-- METI Minister Yukio Edano said Japan can eliminate nuclear power
-- Comments come after prime minister instructed Cabinet to study implications of move
-- Polls show a large part of the population is anti-nuclear
By Mari Iwata
TOKYO--Japan's trade and industry minister on Tuesday said that phasing out nuclear power by 2030 is possible and would not be a drag on the domestic economy.
"We can do it," Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yukio Edano told reporters at a press conference, referring to reducing Japan's reliance on nuclear energy to zero.
"I don't think the zero scenario is negative for Japan's economy. On the contrary, it can create growth" by driving technological innovation in renewable energy and energy efficiency, he said.
The government of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has been considering scenarios for the future of the country's energy mix since last year, after the Fukushima Daiichi accident raised doubts over Japan's long-term plan to increase its dependence on nuclear power.
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