Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (C) listens an an official of JCO points to the coversion unit tank where JCO workers mishandled the mixing of uranium as he tours the uranium processing facility in Tokaimura Oct 6. Obuchi on Wednesday renewed his pledge to tighten Japan's nuclear energy safeguards to prevent a rerun of the nation's worst nuclear accident which struck this village almost one week ago.

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