TOKYO, June 8 (UPI) -- Japan will face a power crunch this summer unless the two Oi nuclear reactors are restarted, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Friday.
The reactors are in Fukui Prefecture on the west side of the island of Honshu. Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa asked the prime minister to explain why the restart is necessary, the Kyodo News Service reported.