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

Energy Some opposition parties support restarting or modernizing reactors 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. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party and coalition partner Komeito favor restarting nuclear power plants whose safety has been confirmed. The LDP has also promoted the replacement of existing plants with safer next-generation plants.