TEPCO chairman, president to resign over scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) President Nobuya Minami touches his face during a news conference on Sept. 17, where he said he will resign to take responsibility for the company's cover-up of defects at nuclear plants.

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