Japan is also struggling to bring the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant under control after it was damaged by the March 11 natural disasters and began leaking radiation, a process that could take the rest of the year.
Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said Sunday it hoped to achieve a cold shutdown to make the reactors stable within six to nine months.
Full recovery could take even longer, the government has said, while rebuilding the shattered northeastern coast has yet to begin.
The cost of material damages alone from the quake and tsunami has been estimated at $300 billion, making it the world's most costly natural disaster. More than 13,000 people have been confirmed dead, and tens of thousands made homeless.
Nearly 70 percent of people surveyed by the Nikkei business daily said Prime Minister Naoto Kan should be replaced, and a similar number said the government's response to the nuclear crisis was not acceptable.
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