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Despite the lifting of a ban on Dec. 27 against Tokyo Electric Power Co. for operating its nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, bringing the reactors back online isn’t as simple as flicking a switch.
The scorching heat this summer is threatening the rice crop in parts of eastern Japan and may lead to water shortages in the greater Tokyo metropolitan area for the first time in seven years, authorities warn.