Business leaders criticize gov't nuclear power phaseout policy

Business leaders criticize gov't nuclear power phaseout policy

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Yasuchika Hasegawa, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, and Tadashi Okamura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, jointly hold a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2012. The leaders of the Japan's three major business groups criticized the government for setting a target of completely phasing out nuclear power, warning it will seriously affect the economy.

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