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Yukio Edano, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and Japan's former chief cabinet secretary, poses for a photograph in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, March 4, 2016. Edano refutes claims by the current administration that the Nuclear Regulation Authority is imposing the world's most stringent safety standards in the earthquake-prone nation. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Yukio Edano, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and Japan's former chief cabinet secretary, poses for a photograph in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, March 4, 2016. Edano refutes claims by the current administration that the Nuclear Regulation Authority is imposing the world's most stringent safety standards in the earthquake-prone nation. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images