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Japan 'must restart' two nuclear reactors, Noda warns
Source: BBC
8 June 2012 Last updated at 12:50 GMT
Japan 'must restart' two nuclear reactors, Noda warns
Japan must restart two nuclear reactors to protect the country's economy and livelihoods, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has said in a televised broadcast.
Measures to ensure the safety of two reactors at western Japan's Ohi nuclear plant have been undertaken, he said.
Since last year's Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan's 50 reactors have been shut down for routine maintenance.
The crisis fuelled immense public opposition to nuclear power, but Japan is facing a summer of power shortages.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18366398
