Cabinet ministers decide on steps for asbestos problems

Cabinet ministers decide on steps for asbestos problems

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Health minister Hidehisa Otsuji, Environment Minister Yuriko Koike and Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda attend a task force meeting in the Diet building in Tokyo on July 29. The meeting adopted a series of measures to address public concerns on asbestos-linked deaths and other health problems.

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