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Japan finance minister: No comment on reports Westinghouse to file Chapter 11

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Toshiba Corp is seen behind a traffic signal at its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan January 27, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo (Reuters)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday he did not want to comment on media reports that Toshiba Corp's <6502.T> U.S nuclear unit, Westinghouse, will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Toshiba wants Westinghouse to file for bankruptcy as early as Tuesday, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters, seeking a quick ringfencing of losses before the Japanese parent's financial year ends. (Reporting by Stanley White; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)