Japan considering development of new nuclear reactors

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (Eugene Hoshiko/AP)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has instructed his government to consider developing safer, smaller nuclear reactors – signalling a renewed emphasis on nuclear energy years after many of the country’s plants were shut down.

Mr Kishida made the comment at a “green transformation” conference on bolstering the country’s efforts to curb emissions of greenhouse gases.