Updates of the Accident at the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
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The Great East-Japan Earthquake and the resulting tsunamis struck the Fukushima Daiichi Plant on March 11, this year and caused a serious nuclear accident. The fact that this accident has raised concerns around the world about the safety of nuclear power generation is a matter which we take with the utmost seriousness and remorse. At the same time, I would like to express Japan’s sincere gratitude to you all as Japan has received support and expressions of solidarity from around the world in the face of this hardship.
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