Japan's nuclear power aims likely to continue despite LDP election loss

Some opposition parties support restarting or modernizing reactors

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Plans to restart a nuclear power plant in Japan's Niigata prefecture have had trouble gaining local consent. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)

RIHO NAGAO

TOKYO -- Japanese government efforts to promote nuclear energy are expected to continue even after the ruling coalition's loss of its majority in the upper house election Sunday, with a number of opposition parties expressing support for restarting reactors or building new ones.

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