(Japan) Anti nuclear town councilor died in undetermined manner

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Anti nuclear town councilor died in undetermined manner
Posted by Mochizuki on January 3rd, 2012 · 8 Comments



1/3/2012 2:45 PM ,Mr.Uemura Yasuhiro (64) ,who was a town councilor of Kowaura Minamiise Machi Mie was found dead in his car. He was bleeding from his chest, the car was parked in his farm.

According to police, he had his chest shot and a shotgun (113 cm long, over-under) was put outside of the car.

Around 10:30 AM 1/3/2012 ,he went out for his farm to keep the crows away with his gun. He went by himself. Police assumes it was suicide or a gun accident.

Mr.Uemura was elected in 1990 for the first time. He acted against the construction of Ashihama nuclear plan of Chubu Electric Power. After the Fukushima accident, he traveled around in Japan to give lectures against nuclear.

http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/01/anti-nuclear-town-councilor-died-in-undetermined-manner/

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1. There was an earlier thread about this

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10164882