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Monday, July 16, 2012

Massive anti-nuclear rally staged in Tokyo


Massive anti-nuclear rally staged in Tokyo
AFP
Organisers said the number of participants was estimated to reach 170000, one of the biggest anti-nuclear rallies since last year's quake-tsunami sparked the world's worst atomic disaster in a generation. Participants included Nobel-winni

Tens of thousands rally in Japan to end nuke power

Seattle Post Intelligencer -
TOKYO (AP) — Tens of thousands of people rallied at a Tokyo park Monday demanding that Japan abandon nuclear power as the country prepares to restart another reactor shut down after last year's tsunami caused meltdowns at the Fukushima power plant.

Japan Nuclear Protest: More Than 100000 Protest Nuclear Power In Tokyo

Huffington Post -
By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO, July 16 (Reuters) - More than 100000 anti-nuclear protesters marched through central Tokyo on Monday to voice their opposition to atomic power, racheting up the pressure on under fire Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.

Thousands Demand End to Nuclear Power in Japan

ABC News (blog) -
TOKYO – Tens of thousands of protesters brought central Tokyo to a halt Monday, marching through busy streets to demand the government abandon nuclear power. Demonstrators, bused in from all across Japan, gathered at the capital city's Yoyogi Park ...

Japanese anti-nuclear demonstrations grow

Washington Post 
TOKYO — It has been slow for a chain reaction, but more than a year after the biggest nuclear crisis in a quarter century, Japanese demonstrations against atomic power are beginning to generate serious steam. A string of some of Japan's biggest ...

Sayonara atomic energy: Biggest anti-nuclear rally hits Tokyo (PHOTOS)

RT 
Tens of thousands of people overran a park in Tokyo urging Japan to abandon nuclear power as the country prepares to restart another reactor, which was shut down among 50 others following last year's meltdown at Fukushima. Temperatures sweltering ...

More than 100000 protest nuclear power in Tokyo

Chicago Tribune - 
TOKYO (Reuters) - More than 100000 anti-nuclear protesters marched through central Tokyo on Monday to voice their opposition to atomic power, racheting up the pressure on under fire Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda. On the hottest day of the year, ...

Thousands reject nuclear

Sydney Morning Herald 
TOKYO. Tens of thousands of people have rallied in Tokyo demanding an end to nuclear power, the latest in a series of demonstrations following the disaster at Fukushima. As many as 170000 demonstrators chanting ''Don't resume nuclear power operation.

Atomic fight sweeps Tokyo streets

The Australian -
TENS of thousands of Japanese gathered at Tokyo's Yoyogi Park yesterday to demonstrate against the use of atomic energy in the wake of last year's Fukushima disaster. Organisers claimed the march attracted 170000 protesters, a figure thought to be on ...

Thousands Protest Nuclear Power in Japan

Voice of America 
Tens of thousands of people rallied in Tokyo to protest the use of nuclear power, highlighting the growing opposition to atomic energy in Japan since the crisis at the Fukushima power plant. The protest Monday comes as Japan prepares to restart another ...

Crowds rally in Tokyo for end to nuclear power

NDTV -
AP | Updated: July 16, 2012 18:54 IST Tokyo: Tens of thousands of people rallied at a Tokyo park on Monday demanding that Japan abandon nuclear power as the country prepares to restart another reactor shut down after last year's tsunami-generated ...

Fukushima Watch: Tokyo Protesters Stage Largest Anti-Nuclear Rally So Far

Wall Street Journal (blog) -
By Kosaku Narioka Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in central Tokyo Monday in the biggest demonstration so far against government plans to restart the nation's nuclear reactors, which were gradually shut down in the wake of last year's March 11 ...

Massive anti-nuclear rally staged in Tokyo

Bangkok Post 
Tens of thousands of people rallied in Tokyo on Monday demanding an end to nuclear power, the latest in a series of anti-atomic gatherings following the tsunami-sparked disaster at Fukushima last year. Tens of thousands of people have rallied in Tokyo ...

Report finds 3/11 disaster was 'Made in Japan'

Independent Online -
It's fitting that Japan chose a medical doctor to diagnose what happened on 3/11, the shorthand used to describe last year's earthquake and cataclysmic tsunami. Lawmakers didn't tap a physicist to run a panel charged with explaining why the world ...

Nuclear-free movement attracts new breed to massive Tokyo rally

Asahi Shimbun - 
By HIROSHI MATSUBARA/ AJW Staff Writer Despite being orchestrated by musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, novelist Kenzaburo Oe and other prominent figures, the Sayonara Nukes 100000 Rally held on the July 16 national holiday in Tokyo often looked and felt like ...

Huge anti-nuclear rally as Japan government restarts reactors

euronews -
An estimated 170000 people took to the streets of Tokyo demanding an end to nuclear power in Japan. Organisers are calling this one of the biggest rallies in a recent series, as protesters recall the meltdown at the Fukushima plant last year.

Tokyo Anti-Nuclear Rally Attracts Thousands in Growing Protests

Businessweek -
By Aya Takada, Shunichi Ozasa and Scilla Alecci on July 16, 2012 Tens of thousands of people packed Tokyo's Yoyogi Park today for Japan's biggest anti-nuclear rally since the Fukushima disaster last year in growing protests against government moves to ...

Tens of thousands demonstrate against nuclear power in Japan

CNN -
Tokyo (CNN) -- Tens of thousands of people crowded into a park in central Tokyo on Monday to protest the use of nuclear power in Japan, highlighting the growing opposition to atomic energy in the country since the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power ...
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