Japan's first female industry chief visits Fukushima plant
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 07, 2014 - Japan's new industry minister Yuko Obuchi on Sunday visited the disaster-stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant, days after assuming her new post. Obuchi, a 40-year-old mother of two, was tapped by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last week as the country's first female minister of economy, trade and industry, overseeing the power sector. "For Japan's future and Fukushima's reconstruction, the ... more

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