At the same time, Japan can and should continue to develop nuclear power technology and safety and actively export its technology to overseas markets.

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The collapse is the latest in a series of deadly incidents that have focused global attention on safety standards in Bangladesh's export garment industry, which is the second biggest after China's.

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But as the country's garment sector has boomed, turning into its biggest export earner, concerns about safety have risen.

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