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Kagoshima governor favors use of nuclear reactors

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 25, 2014, saying he sees no choice but to continue using nuclear power generation for the time being in connection with the planned restart of an atomic power plant in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture.

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2 reactors to restart in Japan after getting local go-ahead

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - People in the public gallery of the prefectural assembly of Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, protest on Nov. 7, 2014, the assembly's approval of the resumption of operations of two nuclear reactors of the Sendai power plant. Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito also approved their restart later in the day.

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2 reactors to restart in Japan after getting local go-ahead

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito tells a press conference at the prefectural government offices on Nov. 7, 2014, that he gave the green light for the restart of the Nos. 1 and 2 nuclear reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai plant in his prefecture, saying the restart "is necessary" and that safety of the reactors has been ensured by nuclear regulators.

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2 reactors to restart in Japan after getting local go-ahead

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito tells a press conference at the prefectural government offices on Nov. 7, 2014, that he gave the green light for the restart of the Nos. 1 and 2 nuclear reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai plant in his prefecture, saying the restart "is necessary" and that safety of the reactors has been ensured by nuclear regulators.

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2 reactors to restart in Japan after getting local go-ahead

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Yuichiro Ito, governor of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima, announces at a press conference on Nov. 7, 2014, that he gave the green light for restarting two nuclear reactors in the prefecture, setting the stage for them to become the first of the country's 48 offline commercial reactors to resume operation under new safety requirements compiled in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Resumption of Sendai plant approved

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - People in the public gallery of the prefectural assembly of Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, protest on Nov. 7, 2014, the assembly's approval of the resumption of operations of two reactors of the Sendai nuclear plant. Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito will approve their restart on the same day to complete the process of securing local approval.

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Resumption of Sendai plant approved

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows the extraordinary session of the prefectural assembly approving the resumption of operations of two reactors of the Sendai nuclear plant in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 7, 2014. Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito will approve their restart on the same day to complete the process of securing local approval.

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Resumption of Sendai plant to be approved

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - People stage a rally in the southwestern Japan city of Kagoshima on Nov. 7, 2014, to express opposition to the resumption of operations of two reactors of the Sendai nuclear plant. Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito will soon approve their restart to complete the process of securing local approval.

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Resumption of Sendai plant to be approved

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - People stage a rally in the southwestern Japan city of Kagoshima on Nov. 7, 2014, to express opposition to the resumption of operations of two reactors of the Sendai nuclear plant. Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito will soon approve their restart to complete the process of securing local approval.

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Kagoshima assembly to approve Sendai plant resumption

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 24, 2014, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Sendai nuclear power plant in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima. Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito will approve the restart of two reactors at the plant on Nov. 7 to complete the process of securing local approval for the resumption.

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Planned restart of nuclear power plant in Kagoshima

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoichi Miyazawa (R) shakes hands with Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito ahead of their talks at the prefectural government offices on Nov. 3, 2014, on the central government's plan to restart the Sendai nuclear power plant in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Planned restart of nuclear power plant in Kagoshima

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - People rally against the planned restart of the Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture on Nov. 3, 2014, outside the prefectural government offices. The same day, Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoichi Miyazawa held talks with Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito at the prefectural government offices on the central government's plan to restart the Sendai nuclear plant in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Planned restart of nuclear power plant in Kagoshima

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoichi Miyazawa (R front) holds talks with Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito (L front) at the prefectural government offices on Nov. 3, 2014, on the central government's plan to restart the Sendai nuclear power plant in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Kagoshima Gov. Ito at press conference

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito gives a press conference in Kagoshima on Oct. 17, 2014, about a town meeting aimed at winning local residents' support for bringing Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear power plant back online after it cleared the government's new, tighter safety regulations adopted after the Fukushima meltdowns.

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Kagoshima gov. gives toast with shochu in Berlin event

BERLIN, Germany - Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito (4th from L) gives a toast with brown sugar shochu from the prefecture's Amami Islands, during an event to promote the southwestern Japan Prefecture's food on Oct. 6, 2014, at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Berlin.

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Kagoshima gov. speaks at press conference

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito speaks to reporters at a press conference at the Kagoshima prefectural government office in Kagoshima City on Aug. 1, 2014.

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Teen pro golf tourney winner meets Kagoshima governor

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kagoshima High School student Minami Katsu, who became the youngest winner at 15 on the Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association tour on April 20, 2014, meets Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito at his office in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on April 23.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Kagoshima Pref.

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy (L) and Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito shake hands at the Kagoshima prefectural government office in the city of Kagoshima on Feb. 26, 2014, prior to their talks. Kennedy will visit Tanegashima Space Center in the prefecture to watch the launch of an H2A rocket in the predawn hours of Feb. 28.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Kagoshima Pref.

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy (L) and Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito hold talks at the Kagoshima prefectural government office in the city of Kagoshima on Feb. 26, 2014. Kennedy will visit Tanegashima Space Center in the prefecture to watch the launch of an H2A rocket in the predawn hours of Feb. 28.

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Kagoshima governor wins 3rd term

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito receives a bouquet from prefectural government employees as he arrived at the prefectural hall in the city of Kagoshima on July 9, 2012. He won a third four-year term in a gubernatorial election the previous day, defeating an antinuclear challenger after campaigning on a platform of conditionally allowing the restart of idled reactors at a local nuclear plant.

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Kagoshima gubernatorial election

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Incumbent Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito speaks in the city of Kagoshima on June 21, 2012, with campaigning for a Kagoshima gubernatorial election having kicked off that day. Ito seeks a third term while antinuclear activist Yoshitaka Mukohara challenges him.

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Kagoshima gubernatorial election

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Antinuclear activist Yoshitaka Mukohara speaks in the city of Kagoshima on June 21, 2012, with campaigning for a Kagoshima gubernatorial election having kicked off that day. Mukohara challenges incumbent Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito, who seeks a third term.

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Hatoyama asks prefectures to share burdens of hosting U.S. forces

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (left in rear) greets Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito (left in front) and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (right in front) at a meeting of the National Governors' Association in Tokyo on May 27, 2010. Hatoyama asked prefectural governors to try to share the burden of hosting U.S. forces in Japan with Okinawa Prefecture.

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Incumbent Ito reelected Kagoshima governor

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Incumbent Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito, who was reelected in the July 13 election, arrives at the prefectural office on July 14. Ito defeated former veteran prefectural assembly member Katsuko Iwaizako.

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Incumbent Ito reelected Kagoshima governor

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Incumbent Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito, who was reelected in the July 13 election, arrives at the prefectural office on July 14. Ito defeated former veteran prefectural assembly member Katsuko Iwaizako. (Kyodo)

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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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Nobel laureate Akasaki honored by Kagoshima Prefecture

Isamu Akasaki (L), one of the 2014 Nobel physics prize winners behind the invention of energy-efficient blue light-emitting diodes, receives his honorary citizen certificate from Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito at the prefectural government office in Kagoshima on June 25, 2015. Akasaki hails from the southwestern Japanese prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China mission head speaks during visit to Kagoshima governor

Lu Fengding (2nd from R), head of a mission sent to Japan by Chinese media and other organizations for the promotion of exchanges between the two countries, speaks during a courtesy visit to Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito (far L) at his office in the southwestern Japanese city on April 23, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nuclear emergency minister meets Kagoshima governor

State Minister for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Yoshio Mochizuki (far R) holds talks with Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito (far L) in Kagoshima on Jan. 19, 2015, after inspecting evacuation facilities in Satsumasendai, where Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear power plant, which has passed tougher safety requirements to resume operation of the reactors, is located. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hatoyama asks prefectures to share burdens of hosting U.S. forces

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (left in rear) greets Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito (left in front) and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (right in front) at a meeting of the National Governors' Association in Tokyo on May 27, 2010. Hatoyama asked prefectural governors to try to share the burden of hosting U.S. forces in Japan with Okinawa Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Resumption of Sendai plant approved

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows the extraordinary session of the prefectural assembly approving the resumption of operations of two reactors of the Sendai nuclear plant in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 7, 2014. Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito will approve their restart on the same day to complete the process of securing local approval. (Kyodo)

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2 reactors to restart in Japan after getting local go-ahead

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Yuichiro Ito, governor of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima, announces at a press conference on Nov. 7, 2014, that he gave the green light for restarting two nuclear reactors in the prefecture, setting the stage for them to become the first of the country's 48 offline commercial reactors to resume operation under new safety requirements compiled in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. (Kyodo)

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Resumption of Sendai plant approved

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - People in the public gallery of the prefectural assembly of Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, protest on Nov. 7, 2014, the assembly's approval of the resumption of operations of two reactors of the Sendai nuclear plant. Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito will approve their restart on the same day to complete the process of securing local approval. (Kyodo)

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Planned restart of nuclear power plant in Kagoshima

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoichi Miyazawa (R) shakes hands with Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito ahead of their talks at the prefectural government offices on Nov. 3, 2014, on the central government's plan to restart the Sendai nuclear power plant in the southwestern Japan prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Planned restart of nuclear power plant in Kagoshima

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoichi Miyazawa (R front) holds talks with Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito (L front) at the prefectural government offices on Nov. 3, 2014, on the central government's plan to restart the Sendai nuclear power plant in the southwestern Japan prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Planned restart of nuclear power plant in Kagoshima

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - People rally against the planned restart of the Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture on Nov. 3, 2014, outside the prefectural government offices. The same day, Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoichi Miyazawa held talks with Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito at the prefectural government offices on the central government's plan to restart the Sendai nuclear plant in the southwestern Japan prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Kagoshima Gov. Ito at press conference

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito gives a press conference in Kagoshima on Oct. 17, 2014, about a town meeting aimed at winning local residents' support for bringing Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear power plant back online after it cleared the government's new, tighter safety regulations adopted after the Fukushima meltdowns. (Kyodo)