Prime Minister Naoto Kan http://www.npr.org Prime Minister Naoto Kan en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Tue, 10 May 2011 08:45:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Prime Minister Naoto Kan http://www.npr.org Japanese Prime Minister Gives Up His Salary Naoto Kan said he will not accept his prime minister's salary until the crisis is over at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant, which was crippled by a March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Tue, 10 May 2011 08:45:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/05/10/136168610/japanese-prime-minister-gives-up-his-salary?ft=1&f=134624800 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/05/10/136168610/japanese-prime-minister-gives-up-his-salary?ft=1&f=134624800 Naoto Kan said he will not accept his prime minister's salary until the crisis is over at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant, which was crippled by a March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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]]> In Japan: 'No Major Progress' Draining Radioactive Water From Plant Also, a low level of plutonium has been detected in soil samples from near the crippled facility. That adds to evidence that some fuel rods may have begun to melt. Tue, 29 Mar 2011 07:45:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/03/29/134945865/in-japan-no-major-progress-draining-radioactive-water-from-plant?ft=1&f=134624800 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/03/29/134945865/in-japan-no-major-progress-draining-radioactive-water-from-plant?ft=1&f=134624800 Also, a low level of plutonium has been detected in soil samples from near the crippled facility. That adds to evidence that some fuel rods may have begun to melt.

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]]> Japan's Nuclear Crisis Highlights Political Woes Even before the earthquake-spawned disaster, Japan's Prime Minister Kan presided over a weak government that didn't have the confidence of the Japanese people. The crisis hasn't helped. Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:14:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/03/17/134621643/japans-nuclear-crisis-highlights-political-woes?ft=1&f=134624800 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/03/17/134621643/japans-nuclear-crisis-highlights-political-woes?ft=1&f=134624800 Even before the earthquake-spawned disaster, Japan's Prime Minister Kan presided over a weak government that didn't have the confidence of the Japanese people. The crisis hasn't helped.

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