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TOKYO — In a bid to restore public confidence, the Japanese government has unveiled plans to reform the country’s nuclear regulatory agency, separating it from the ministry in charge of promoting nuclear power.
That change is almost certain to be approved by parliament. But critics say it is only the first and easiest of many necessary reforms, and whether the additional changes are actually made will be a key test of Japan’s willingness to transform the collusive government-industry culture that thrived before the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear emergency.
