Abe’s Nuclear Japan Goals Face More Ballot-Box Battles in 2017
- Anti-nuclear candidates win in Niigata, Kagoshima prefectures
- Three gubernatorial races next year in regions facing restarts
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ambition to restart the country’s fleet of nuclear reactors may face further challenges from local elections.