PM Kan speaks to reporters

PM Kan speaks to reporters

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2010. Kan said he instructed Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa to gather information and brace for contingencies, referring to North Korea's attack on South Korean waters and a populated island near the tense western sea border the same day.

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