https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-22/ ... /106255280
Lol "sharply divided" more like "strongly opposed"The regional governor approved the resumption last month, although public opinion remains sharply divided.
On Tuesday, a few dozen protesters braved freezing temperatures to demonstrate in the snow near the plant's entrance, whose buildings line the Sea of Japan coast.
"It's Tokyo's electricity that is produced in Kashiwazaki, so why should the people here be put at risk? That makes no sense," Yumiko Abe, a 73-year-old resident, told AFP.
Around 60 per cent of residents oppose the restart, while 37 per cent support it, according to a survey conducted in September.
If only they had pivoted to wind or something
