Localisation: local government listens to citizens and neighbours – in Japan

A week after Japan switched off its last nuclear power plant in response to the disaster in Fukushima, the rural town council of Oi approved the restart of two reactors under its jurisdiction.

Oi is heavily dependent on the taxes, jobs and subsidies that the industry provides.

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