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Merkel with robot; Ukraine, nuclear comment

(9 Mar 2015) German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with a humanoid robot in Tokyo on Monday as she started a two day visit to Japan. 'Asimo' is one of the robots on regular display at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in the Japanese capital. Later in the day, Merkel called for "free local elections in eastern Ukraine and unimpeded Ukrainian controls of its own borders." Merkel has been particularly outspoken against pouring more firepower into the conflict in eastern Ukraine, focusing instead on the implementation of the peace deal brokered in Minsk last month. Merkel went on to describe Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011 as a "crucial event" for her, saying that it demonstrated that risks cannot be safely predicted. Germany sped up its exit from nuclear energy after Fukushima. Japan's nuclear reactors were shut down after the incident, but the government plans to restart some reactors to aid the country's economy, which relies on imported sources of energy. Speaking on regional tensions in Asia ahead of the August the 15th anniversary to mark the end of the World War II, Merkel said Germany has had to "face our own history openly and squarely". Substantial questions surround plans by current Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to issue a statement on the anniversary, fuelling speculation that he may water down previous apologies over Japan's colonisation and aggression in parts of Asia before and during the war. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...