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Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks during a press conference on the explosions of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant after an 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck on March 11. March 15, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan.
Thursday, Mar. 17, 2011

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  • NAOTO KAN,
  • Japanese Prime Minister, saying at the inauguration of a central emergency response center that he saw TV reports of two explosions at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant before he heard about them from company officials
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