Ex-Fukushima Daiichi plant chief Yoshida

Ex-Fukushima Daiichi plant chief Yoshida

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Masao Yoshida, the hospitalized former head of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Its operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said on Dec. 9, 2011, that Yoshida, who stepped down from the post due to health issues, has been diagnosed with esophagus cancer. The possibility of his illness being caused by exposure to radiation after the nuclear accident is extremely low, according to TEPCO.

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