Anti-nuclear protesters demonstrate in front of the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) in Tokyo, in May 2015.
Tokyo (AFP) - A local Japanese governor on Monday approved the restarting of another nuclear reactor, the latest due to be switched on despite strong public opposition to atomic power after the Fukushima accident.
The key approval paves the way for Shikoku Electric Power to switch on a reactor at its Ikata power plant in the southwestern prefecture of Ehime, with the restart likely to happen next year under tougher post-Fukushima safety rules.
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