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Atsushi Sakima celebrates Sunday evening at his campaign headquarters after it was confirmed that he would beat former Ginowan Mayor Yoichi Iha in hotly contested mayoral election.

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Hot reading at reactor blamed on faulty gear

By KAZUAKI NAGATA and MINORU MATSUTANI

The temperature in the pressure vessel of reactor 2 at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant exceeds 90 degrees, but Tokyo Electric Power Co. discounts the reading as the result of a faulty thermometer.

Tepco to get additional ¥689.4 billion: Edano

The government will provide an additional ¥689.4 billion to Tokyo Electric Power Co. over massive compensation payments related to the Fukushima No. 1 plant triple-meltdown crisis, a move that will lower the risk of the cash-strapped utility failing.

Quarterly GDP skidded by faster-than-expected 2.3%

The economy contracted a faster-than-expected real 2.3 percent in annualized terms during the last three months of 2011 on slowing exports, affected by the massive flooding in Thailand and gloomier prospects for the world economy amid the sovereign debt crisis in Europe, the government says.

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