Pronuclear incumbent wins in Hokkaido mayoral election

Pronuclear incumbent wins in Hokkaido mayoral election

IWANAI, Japan - Yuji Kamioka, the mayor of Iwanai town, Hokkaido, known as an advocate of restarting idled reactors at a nearby nuclear power plant, celebrates his reelection on Oct. 2, 2011, after seeing off the challenge of antinuclear candidate Miyuki Oishi. Kamioka secured a third four-year term after pledging stricter oversight of Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s Tomari nuclear plant. (Kyodo)

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