Japan may withdraw support for the Kyoto Protocol post-2012, demanding major emitters the United States, China and India sign up to a unified plan to cut greenhouse gases, a prime ministerial climate advisor said. "We are seeking the inclusion of China, India and the United States into a united system for global (greenhouse gas) abatement," Mutsuyoshi Nishimura, former chief climate negotiator for Japan, told Reuters in an interview on Friday. "All major emitters must come on board. That is what we are demanding ... If these three countries do not sign up to a unified system, then there is a real possibility for Japan to withdraw (from Kyoto) as there is no point for any country to stay on," he said, adding that the country's 2020 emissions cut target was also at risk.

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