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By Hiroko Tabuchi / The Bulletin
May 7, 2011
TOKYO — Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Friday that he had ordered the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan to close until it could build stronger defenses against earthquakes and tsunamis. Nuclear safety activists have long warned that the aging plant, built along the coast in an area....
