Local 'veto' eased for Japanese reactor restarts This Japan Times story is interesting - good if you want rectors to restart, bad if you fear that something like Fukushima may happen again. Bottom line seems to be that the much-touted "local approval" requirement set by the Abe government to restart reactors may narrower (i.e less democratic) than anticipated, and thus easier for reactor operators to obtain. The article says the "lower bar" process used to get the first reactors approved may now become the "precedent" used to get the green light subsequent restarts.
Link: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/11/12/editorials/bad-precedent-nuclear-restarts/#.VGO3Iia9KrU