Japan economy to take hit from quake, nuclear accident

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan cut the outlook for its economy on Wednesday for the first time in six months, saying last month's devastating quake and tsunami would hurt growth, with no sign yet when the nuclear crisis they triggered might be brought under control.

New data shows much more radiation leaked from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the early days of the crisis than first thought, though the U.S. nuclear safety regulator said the crisis appeared to be "static" as engineers at the Fukushima nuclear plant struggle to cool overheating fuel rods.