Tohoku Electric holds welcome ceremony for new employees

Tohoku Electric holds welcome ceremony for new employees

SENDAI, Japan - Yoshiko Uchida (front R), representing new recruits at Tohoku Electric Power Co., makes a speech during a welcoming ceremony for them at the company's headquarters in disaster-hit Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 17, 2011, about one and a half months behind schedule. The March 11 earthquake and tsunami forced the utility firm to postpone the ceremony. ''Our industry is in a very severe situation. But we would like to contribute to stable supplies of electricity,'' Uchida said in her speech. (Kyodo)

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