Tokyo Power Company Loses Billions

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The Tokyo Electric Power Company, which operates the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, reported net losses of more than $15 billion Friday. Seijiro Takeshita, director of Mizuho International in London, says a new structure is needed in Japan to cope with crisis management.

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