Photo gallery: Japan’s PM Abe visits Fukushima nuclear plant
Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe inspects the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec 29, 2012. The clean-up at Fukushima after its tsunami-sparked nuclear meltdowns is unlike anything humanity has ever tried, Mr Abe said on Saturday during a tour of the plant. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right), greets workers at the Tokyo Electric Power Company's (Tepco) emergency operation centre inside the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec 29, 2012. The clean-up at Fukushima after its tsunami-sparked nuclear meltdowns is unlike anything humanity has ever tried, Mr Abe said on Saturday during a tour of the plant. -- PHOTO: AFP
A worker checks nuclear radiation levels on a bus during a visit by Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec 29, 2012. The clean-up at Fukushima after its tsunami-sparked nuclear meltdowns is unlike anything humanity has ever tried, Mr Abe said on Saturday during a tour of the plant. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (centre), speaks to Tokyo Electric Power Comapny (Tepco) employees at the emergency operation centre of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec 29, 2012. The clean-up at Fukushima after its tsunami-sparked nuclear meltdowns is unlike anything humanity has ever tried, Mr Abe said on Saturday during a tour of the plant. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stands in front of a International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) flag as he speaks to Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) employees at the emergency operation centre of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec 29, 2012. The clean-up at Fukushima after its tsunami-sparked nuclear meltdowns is unlike anything humanity has ever tried, Mr Abe said on Saturday during a tour of the plant. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (centre), chats with workers of the Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) emergency operation centre at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture on Dec 29, 2012. The clean-up at Fukushima after its tsunami-sparked nuclear meltdowns is unlike anything humanity has ever tried, Mr Abe said on Saturday during a tour of the plant. -- PHOTO: AP
The clean-up at Fukushima after its tsunami-sparked nuclear meltdowns is unlike anything humanity has ever tried, Japan’s prime minister said on Saturday during a tour of the plant.












