Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan sued Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on July 16 for defamation, saying Abe had no grounds to accuse him of mismanaging the disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
Kan accused Abe of critically damaging his image as well as that of the Democratic Party of Japan, and demanded yen11 million in compensation.
He wants remarks in a May 20, 2011, newsletter archived on Abe's website to be deleted, saying they were based on false information. (The Japan Times)
民主党の菅元首相は7月16日、福島第一原発事故について安倍首相が2011年に配信したメールマガジンの記事で名誉が傷つけられたとして、安倍首相を提訴した。
The Japan Times ST: July 26, 2013