Kyushu Electric president meets gov't official

TOKYO, Japan - Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Toshio Manabe is surrounded by reporters in Tokyo on July 8, 2011. Prior to his press conference, Manabe visited senior vice minister Tadao Matsushita and conveyed his apology for a scandal. The utility is under fire after companies linked to it ordered their employees to post online comments in favor of the resumption of the utility's two nuclear reactors for a local cable television program aimed at seeking support for their resumption.

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