Kan vows utmost efforts to contain spread of livestock disease

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan (standing in back) addresses a meeting with Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru (standing in front) at the prefectural government office in the city of Miyazaki on June 12, 2010. Kan said he is placing utmost importance on stopping the spread of foot-and-mouth disease in the prefecture.

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