On the afternoon of Sunday, June 12, 2011, Prime Minister Naoto Kan met in his office with prominent experts for a discussion on the future of Japan's national renewable energy policy -- with tens of thousands joining online.

The session was organized in response to public requests that the prime minister (PM) promote clean energy, and included participants Takeshi Okada, former coach of Japan's national football team; world-renowned musician Ryuichi Sakamoto; Masayoshi Son, CEO of Softbank Mobile Corp.; Takeshi Kobayashi, representative director of ap bank Co.; and Junko Edahiro, President of the Institute for Studies in Happiness, Economy, and Society (ISHES). On the government side, along with the PM were deputy chief Cabinet secretary Tetsuro Fukuyama and Hiroshi Tasaka, special advisor to the Cabinet.

For further details;
Japan for Sustainability (JFS) Newsletter No.106 (June 2011)
"An Interactive Webcast with Japan's Prime Minister on Renewable Energy Policy: A First for Japan"
http://www.japanfs.org/en/mailmagazine/newsletter/pages/031068.html