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July 17, 2013

Japan's former premier sues PM Abe
Tokyo, Tokyo Province (AFP) July 16, 2013
Japan's premier at the time of the Fukushima crisis said Tuesday he was suing the current prime minister for defamation over online comments about the way the emergency was handled. With less than a week to go before upper house elections, the now-opposition figure Naoto Kan said on his official website he would be taking legal action against Shinzo Abe. Kan's office has said in the days immediately after a massive tsunami swamped Fukushima in March 2011, his government pressed plant operator To ... read more

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