Chubu Electric’s incoming president, Yasui Minoru (安井 稔), has announced plans to visit the municipalities surrounding the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant, as well as the Shizuoka Prefectural Government, on 1 October, his first day in office. The visits have been reported as an effort to restore trust against the backdrop of a series of scandals.
Chubu Electric director Yasui Minoru (安井 稔) is scheduled to become the company’s new president effective 1 October, and people familiar with the matter have disclosed that he will visit Omaezaki City, Shizuoka Prefecture, on his first day in office.
During the visit, he is scheduled to meet with Mayor Shimomura (下村) and the city’s assembly chair and vice chair, after which plans call for visits to Makinohara, Kikugawa and Kakegawa, as well as the prefectural government office.
Chubu Electric Chairman Katsuno Satoshi (勝野 哲) and President Hayashi Kingo (林 欣吾) have announced that they will resign effective 30 September, taking management responsibility for the data falsification scandal involving the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant.