naoto kan thank you very much. , prime minister of japan and the fukushima jt meltdown at third.se one of the few sitting world leaders to have changed his decision completely while in office. he is now eating opponent of nuclear power anywhere. -- he is now the leading opponent of nuclear power in where. when we come back, noam chomsky. >> this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we andur fukushi ahima anniversy special of the words of the world-renowned political dissident, linguist, author and m.i.t. professor noam chomsky, who also traveled to tokyo last week. he is now 85 years old. he met with survivors from fukushima, including families who evacuated the area. this is professor noam chomsky speaking in japan. >> particularly horrifying this is happening in japan with its unique her in his experiences with -- karen this expresses with the effects of nuclear explosions, to discuss and it is particularly horrifying when it is happening to children who are defenseless, innocent. unfortunately, this is what happens all the time. i had

. >> i want to go back to an interview we did with naoto kan on the third anniversary of the meltdownas the prime minister of japan when the fukushima daiichi odot occurred. i spoke to him in tokyo when we broadcast from japan weeks ago. the former prime minister spoke about the inaccuracy of the information tepco provided to him at the time of the disaster. >> from what i was hearing from headquarters from tepco, the he hadvice president, almost no accurate information being conveyed about what was the situation on site. >> the former prime minister of japan. flewnt on to say that he to the nuclear plant because he could not get accurate information from tepco officials to speak to workers where he could get accurate information. i wanted to go back to lieutenant steve simmons. what was your help like you for march 11, 2011, 3 years ago? >> before march, i was and what i would like to consider relatively good health. i was physically active, had and insanity0x workouts, often times a hybrid between the two. the summer of 2010, when i was in hawaii, one day i met up with a friend and

up until march of 2011, naoto kan was a proponent of nuclear power. >> ( translated ): i changed my attitude within a week after the accident, when the worst-case scenario became clear. i concluded that we've got to quit using these nuclear plants. >> reporter: kan's administration increased subsidies to encourage people to install solar panels on their homes. and japanese corporations are also embracing renewable energy. the kyocera corporation has built a giant solar farm in southern japan capable of generating 70 megawatts. the company has also developed a smart renewable home concept that allows people to generate and store solar power. in tokyo, the giant construction firm shimizu recently opened a new headquarters building that is wrapped in solar panels and brimming with energy conservation technology. and kan himself-- now a member of parliament-- is practicing what he preaches. he showed me a satellite image of his home outside tokyo. the roof is covered with solar panels rated to generate 5.7 kilowatts of electricity. >> ( translated ): within ten to 20 years, all of the electricit