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Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks during a news conference at his official residence in Tokyo Japan March 12, 2011.
Monday, Mar. 14, 2011

Open quoteThe current situation of the earthquake, tsunami and the nuclear plants is in a way the most severe crisis in the 65 years since World War II.Close quote

  • NAOTO KAN,
  • Prime Minister of Japan, addressing the disaster-stricken nation after it sustained its largest earthquake on record; the death toll is expected to exceed 10,000
Photo: REUTERS/Kyodo | Source: AFP