2 nuclear plant-hosting municipalities sign disaster pact

2 nuclear plant-hosting municipalities sign disaster pact

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Masaru Koizumi (L), mayor of the town of Shika, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Shigeo Ishihara, mayor of Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, shake hands after signing an agreement at the Omaezaki city hall on Feb. 27, 2012. The municipalities each hosting a nuclear power plant concluded the deal to help each other in the event of a disaster such as an earthquake or nuclear accident.

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