71.   Officials said that a mild earthquake a week ago could have caused the leak.

72.   Prime minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said earlier Wednesday the fire caused some leak of radioactivity.

73.   The car maker said it would replace brake fluid hoses that could cause leaks.

74.   The fire at a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant northeast of Tokyo caused some leak of radioactivity, Prime minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said Wednesday.