Anti-nuclear candidate set to win Niigata governor race

Anti-nuclear candidate set to win Niigata governor race

Ryuichi Yoneyama, a candidate backed by anti-nuclear opposition parties, celebrates in the city of Niigata on Oct. 16, 2016, after the media reported he was set to win the Niigata gubernatorial election. Yoneyama, a 49-year-old doctor supported by the Japanese Communist Party and two other small parties, has been seen as an heir to incumbent Gov. Hirohiko Izumida, who has expressed a cautious view on the restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa complex on the Sea of Japan coast, decided not to seek re-election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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