Japan PM's nuclear push faces resistance ahead of election

FILE PHOTO: An anti-nuclear activist demonstrates in front of the Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings office in Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, October 21, 2021. REUTERS/Sakura Murakami

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan (Reuters) - Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's push to restart Japanese nuclear power plants idled after the Fukushima disaster faces stiff opposition ahead of a general election on Sunday, where his future as leader hangs in the balance if the vote is tight.

A decade after triple meltdowns at Fukushima forced mass evacuations and a shut-down of the nuclear industry, Japan has restarted only a third of its 33 operable reactors.