IAEA chief to travel to Japan

IAEA chief Yukiya Amano plans to go to Japan as soon as possible, saying he hoped to leave Thursday.

Amano will meet with senior officials and stay one night, saying Wednesday he hopes to come back with "firsthand information" on the situation and address the issue of improving the flow of information to the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Amano earlier urged the Japanese government to provide better information to the agency about the nuclear crisis.

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VIENNA (AP) - IAEA chief Yukiya Amano says he plans to go to Japan as soon as possible, hopefully on Thursday.

Amano earlier urged the Japanese government to provide better information to the agency about the nuclear crisis.