NIIGATA, Japan — The Japanese region of Niigata is expected to endorse a decision to restart the world's largest nuclear power plant on Monday, a watershed moment in the country's pivot back to nuclear since the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, located about 220 kilometers (136 miles) northwest of Tokyo, was among 54 reactors shut after a massive earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima Daiichi plant in the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. Since then, Japan has restarted 14 of the 33 that remain operable, as it tries to wean itself off imported fossil fuels. Kashiwazaki-Kariwa will be the first operated by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), which ran the doomed Fukushima plant. "We remain firmly committed to never repeating such an accident and ensuring Niigata residents never experience anything similar," said ‍TEPCO spokesperson Masakatsu Takata. If approved, TEPCO is considering reactivating the first of seven reactors at the plant on Jan. 20, public broadcaster NHK reported. Takata declined to comment on timing. Reluctant residents wary to start TEPCO earli