Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is seeking to head off a summer energy crunch
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) greets Fukui Governor Issei Nishikawa (L) at his official resicence in Tokyo, on June 16. Noda ordered nuclear reactors back online on Saturday, defying public sentiment against atomic power following the quake-tsunami that sparked last year's meltdowns at Fukushima.