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About 20,000 people gathered in front of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s residence in Tokyo late Friday to protest his decision to restart two nuclear reactors.
“No to the restart!” shouted the protestors, who were led by investigative journalist Satoshi Kamata and Nobel Prize-winning author Kenzaburo Oe, who started an anti-nuclear petition that has so far gathered more than 7.5 million signatures.
Friday’s protest was the latest sign of unease over the decision which was taken in conjunction with local authorities and despite the fact that Noda had previously vowed not to act without public backing.
Protesters said they would hold another demonstration next week.
“The battle has only just begun”, insisted renowned composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, another leading figure in the anti-nuclear movement.
The British Stop the War Coalition (StWC) held a protest in London which it claimed was the largest political demonstration in the city's history. Police estimated attendance as well in excess of 750,000 people[30] and the BBC estimated that around a million attended.[31] The protest was organised under the slogan "No war on Iraq - freedom for Palestine".
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And fight, they should, before their country is completed destroyed by this disaster and negligent government who wants to continue using nuclear energy.
I agree this should be happening all over the world. And not just for this issue, all issues, general strikes ,locating, and boycotting all their coprorations that are non essential.
Originally posted by C0bzz
And fight, they should, before their country is completed destroyed by this disaster and negligent government who wants to continue using nuclear energy.
What would you rather have the Japanese governemnt do?
Keep Oi closed and let people die of heatstroke over the summer as things get nice and toasty and rolling blackouts occur? Keep on burning dangerous fossil fuels and dumping the waste into the atmosphere for all to breathe, costing the Japanese people billions in fuel costs and extra medical bills, sinking the country further into debt? I believe it's about 100 million dollars in extra fuel costs. Per day.
Or restart some reactors while upgrades and new regulations are being planned? These are not easy decisions that are or ever were taken lightly. The decision is not black and white, good versus evil nonsense like your extremely simplistic, tabloid like view suggests.
Besides, it's likely that the fear of radiation kills far more people than it saves. Over 500 people died evacuating Fukushima. More may die this summer due to power shortages. More will die due to respiratory illness caused by fossil fuel burning.edit on 15/7/12 by C0bzz because: (no reason given)edit on 15/7/12 by C0bzz because: (no reason given)edit on 15/7/12 by C0bzz because: (no reason given)
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I'd rather the Japanese adopt thorium reactors.
As for ameliorating the deleterious effects of the nuclear holocaust, the Japanese would do well to learn their history, particularly the part that MacArthur incised upon it. An entire commodity was slashed right from their culture, even as far as removal from the history books, and art.
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