# Yamaguchi Mayor Re-elected for Nuclear Facility

> Yamaguchi mayor Tetsuo Nishi wins re-election to push nuclear waste storage plan.
- Title: Yamaguchi Mayor Re-elected for Nuclear Facility | Shortify
- Summary: Yamaguchi mayor Tetsuo Nishi wins re-election to push nuclear waste storage plan. Yamaguchi mayor Tetsuo Nishi re-elected to continue hosting interim nuclear…
- Keywords: tetsuo nishi, kaminoseki, yamaguchi prefecture, chugoku electric power, spent nuclear fuel, interim storage facility, news, politics, world, Yamaguchi, Mayor, Re-elected
- Source: The Japan Times — https://japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/05/japan/japan-mayor-reelect-nuclear-fuel-facility-push
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- Published: 2026-10-05T02:37:00+00:00
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- Topics: tetsuo nishi, kaminoseki, yamaguchi prefecture, chugoku electric power, spent nuclear fuel, interim storage facility, news, politics, world
## Yamaguchi Mayor Re-elected
Tetsuo Nishi, mayor of Kaminoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, was reelected on Sunday.
## Continuity in Nuclear Policy
Nishi assured continuity in his policy of hosting an interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel.
## First Mayoral Election
The election was the first mayoral poll in Kaminoseki since a plan to build such a facility emerged in 2023.
## Survey for Facility
After starting his first term as mayor in 2022, Nishi accepted a survey necessary to construct the storage facility.
## Chugoku Electric Power Survey
The survey plan, proposed by Chugoku Electric Power, came at a time when preparatory work for the company's nuclear plant was suspended.
## Key takeaway

Yamaguchi mayor Tetsuo Nishi re-elected to continue hosting interim nuclear fuel storage facility.