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Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano speaks during the press conference at Prime Minister Naoto Kan's official residence on March 30, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan
Friday, Apr. 01, 2011

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  • YUKIO EDANO,
  • Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary, explaining why he showed up for a press conference Friday, April 1, in normal business attire rather than the blue emergency jumpsuit he has worn at the podium since disasters struck the country on March 11
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