Japanese protests grow as nuclear power plant restarts production

A protest took place at the gate of a Japanese nuclear power plant as it was restarted — the first such facility to go back online since the country shut down all of its reactors for safety checks following the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Ohi nuclear plant’s reactor No 3 returned to operation despite a deep division in public opinion.

Last month, prime minister Yoshihiko Noda ordered the restarts of reactors No 3 and nearby No 4, saying people’s living standards can not be maintained without nuclear energy.