Pro-nuclear plant mayor reelected

Pro-nuclear plant mayor reelected

KAMINOSEKI, Japan - Shigemi Kashiwabara (C), mayor of Kaminoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, bows to supporters in the town after reelection to a third four-year term on Sept. 25, 2011. Kashiwabara, an advocate of a Chugoku Electric Power Co. proposal to build a nuclear power station in the town, defeated antinuclear challenger Sadao Yamato, who heads a civic group opposed to the plan.

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