ponders a question during a news conference at the public broadcaster's headquarters in Tokyo.

He told a news conference later in the day he will voluntarily return 30 percent of his pay for three months as a "visible form" of apology. Three other executives, including Vice President Taeko Nagai, will voluntarily return 10 percent for the same period.

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The Gas Pavilion had welcomed around 500,000 visitors by the end of August, making it one of the most popular exhibits at the Osaka Expo.
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Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
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