Pro-nuclear power plant incumbent reelected Suzu mayor

Pro-nuclear power plant incumbent reelected Suzu mayor

KANAZAWA, Japan - Suzu Mayor Osamu Kaizo (C), who supports a 25-year-old plan to build a nuclear power plant in the Sea of Japan coastal city in Ishikawa Prefecture, wins his second four-year term in June 17 mayoral election. Kaizo, 62, defeated antinuclear candidate Masuhiro Izumiya, a 36-year-old confectioner, by 9,300 votes to 6,690 votes. Voter turnout was 90.54%.

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