Advocate of halting atomic reactors wins Kagoshima governor race

Satoshi Mitazono, a former TV Asahi Corp. commentator, speaks to supporters in the city of Kagoshima after winning the Kagoshima gubernatorial election on July 10, 2016. The 58-year-old Mitazono, who has pledged to halt nuclear reactors operating in the prefecture, beat incumbent Yuichiro Ito, who agreed to the restart of a nuclear plant in the southwestern prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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