Radiation Concern Stymies Fukushima Banks’ Lending Push
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Takao Suzuki was chairing a board meeting on the fourth floor of Daito Bank Ltd. headquarters when the earthquake struck. As windows shattered and the floor shook, he dashed for the door, opening it to secure an escape route.
Less than a month later, with radiation continuing to leak from the Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant 60 kilometers (38 miles) away, Suzuki drew on that sense of urgency by dispatching three bank directors around the region to lend cash as the worst nuclear accident in 25 years threatened to drive companies away.