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Japanese utility execs resign over falsified quake safety data for 2 nuclear reactors

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TOKYO (AP) — The president of Chubu Electric Power Co., Japan’s third-largest utility, said Monday that he and the chairperson are resigning to take responsibility over the company’s yearslong manipulation of earthquake safety data for two nuclear reactors and that the operator will withdraw applications to restart them. Japan has been gradually restarting some of...

First report: Shake-up at Japan nuclear plant operator after quake data scandal — asia.nikkei.com, 1d