Around 10 members of a citizens' group began a hunger strike Tuesday in front of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to protest the government's plan to restart two reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture.
The group plans to continue the hunger strike, with members taking turns for a few days or a week, until May 5, when the No. 3 reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s Tomari plant, the only commercial reactor in Japan still operating, is scheduled to be taken offline for maintenance and inspections.
(Japan Times)
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