TEPCO chief skips Fukushima visit on anniv. citing coronavirus

The president of the operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant decided not to visit the complex on Thursday, the anniversary of the major 2011 earthquake and tsunami that triggered the crisis, citing the coronavirus pandemic.It is the first time since the disaster occurred that Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. has marked March 11 without sending its president to Fukushima, northeastern Japan.Tomoaki Kobayakawa, the current head of the utility, also did not hold a press conference while issuing a statement."There is no change in our stance that our company will…READ FULL ARTICLE