Japan OKs restart of 1st reactors since tsunami

By Eric Talmadge

Published June 16, 2012 2:50am ET

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Japan OKs restart of 1st reactors since tsunami — Demonstrators raise clenched fists during a rally, protesting against restarting the Ohi nuclear power plant's reactors in front of the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Saturday, June 16, 2012. Japan moved closer to restarting the nuclear reactors for the first time since last year's earthquake and tsunami led to a nationwide shutdown. A slogan, center, reads: "Stop restarting nuclear power plant." (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye) | Itsuo Inouye

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government on Saturday approved bringing the country’s first nuclear reactors back online since last year’s earthquake and tsunami led to a nationwide shutdown, going against wider public opinion that is opposed to nuclear power after Fukushima.

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