TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda pledged to target fiscal reforms to curb the country's huge public debt as he took power on Friday, but -- in a nod to worries about tax hikes -- said he would be pragmatic in how he went about it.
Noda, 54, the latest of Japan's revolving-door leaders, also said he'd seek to balance energy needs with public concerns about safety after a March earthquake and tsunami triggered the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years at the Fukushima power plant.
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