Japan reboots nuclear reactor after 2-yr lull amid safety concern

Yoichi Miyazawa, Japan's minister of economy, trade and industry, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 11, 2015. The steady process of restarting idled nuclear plants is necessary for sound economic growth and stability in people's lives, Miyazawa said, referring to the day's resumption of the No. 1 reactor at Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear plant in southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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