Naoto Kan, who as prime minister grappled with a catastrophic nuclear meltdown, is calling it a day after deciding not to seek re-election as a Lower House member. “I will not run in the next ...

Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Nov. 5 officially announced he will retire from politics and praised himself for his long career that has received mixed reviews from critics. Kan, a 77-year-old ...

“Just a month after former grassroots political activist Naoto Kan took the helm of Japan’s government with approval ratings running over 60 percent, voters have handed him the worst imaginable ...