Civic group seeks referendum on whether to restart nuclear plant
A civic group sought a referendum Monday on the issue of whether to restart a suspended nuclear power station in central Japan, by submitting a petition to the Shizuoka prefectural government.

The group submitted a total of 165,127 signatures to the prefectural government urging it to enact an ordinance to hold a nonbinding referendum on the restart of the Hamaoka nuclear plant on the Pacific coast.
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