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The Japanese media did not pursue the story and Nishiyama was forced to quit his job.
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"We already have quite a bit of support from outside countries and organizations, " Nishiyama said.
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Instead, Nishiyama was convicted of illegally obtaining the document via his relationship with a female Foreign Ministry secretary.
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Nishiyama is now 79 and still fighting in court to clear his name.
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"It's a harsh environment for humans to work inside, " said Hidehiko Nishiyama of Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (Nisa).
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"This was clearly a violation of the constitution and a political act that should never have been committed, " Nishiyama says.
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Mr. Nishiyama, whose Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry regulates Tepco, pointed out that the company has had serious challenges, including major quakes spaced less than four years apart.
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Takichi Nishiyama, the Mainichi Daily reporter who uncovered one secret pact in 1972, remembers the day he obtained a Foreign Ministry document that proved the existence of a clandestine deal.
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Japan's government is consulting with experts from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the French nuclear fuel company Areva, said Hidehiko Nishiyama, deputy director-general of Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency and the agency's chief spokesman.
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Nishiyama's scoop could have become Japan's Watergate.
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