Pages

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

In Tokyo, Thousands Protest the Restarting of a Nuclear Power Plant

ニューヨークタイムズに出た官邸前デモの記事

June 29, 2012
The New York Times
By Martin Fackler



TOKYO — Shouting antinuclear slogans and beating drums, tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in front of the Japanese prime minister’s residence on Friday in the largest display yet of public anger at the government’s decision to restart a nuclear power plant.

The crowd, including women with small children and men in suits coming from work, chanted “No more Fukushimas!” as it filled the broad boulevards near the residence and the national Parliament building, which were cordoned off by the police.
Estimates of the crowd’s size varied widely, with organizers claiming 150,000 participants, while the police put the number at 17,000. Local news media estimated the crowd at between 20,000 and 45,000, which they described as the largest protest in central Tokyo since the 1960s.
Also, we put a bunch of stuff up on the Green Action website related to this and specific issues regarding Oi nuclear power plant restarts (which happened). Check it out!

No comments:

Post a Comment