LDP policy chief apologizes for remarks on nuclear disaster

LDP policy chief apologizes for remarks on nuclear disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Sanae Takaichi, the policy chief of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party, speaks with reporters at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on June 19, 2013. Takaichi apologized for remarks two days ago about the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster that drew criticism. Noting there were no deaths directly linked to the crisis, she said Japan should keep using atomic power.

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