By JUNICHIRO ISHII/ Staff Writer
April 2, 2020 at 15:16 JST
Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks about nuclear power in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, in January 2020. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
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