KEPCO head apologizes before Diet for nuke-plant accident

KEPCO head apologizes before Diet for nuke-plant accident

TOKYO, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. President Yosaku Fuji bows his head while apologizing before a House of Representatives panel Aug. 31 for Japan's deadliest accident at a nuclear power plant, which took place in Fukui Prefecture earlier this month. Five workers died and six others were injured in the accident at the Mihama nuclear power plant.

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