Japan: Thousands take part in anti-nuclear protests ahead of Fukushima anniversary

[bananas]

Source: Euronews

Three years after the Fukushima disaster, thousands of anti-nuclear demonstrators have filled the streets of Tokyo.

They called on the government to pull the plug on nuclear power for good.

It was one of a number of protests which were planned across Japan on Sunday.

“I am here today because I want to rid the planet of nuclear power as quickly as possible,” said Fumiko Ichikawa, one of the Tokyo demonstrators.

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[Bonobo]

1. In Japan...

it is more common to think of it as 3 years since the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami that killed 20,000 people.

[Art_from_Ark]

3. Well, that is how the Japanese media are framing it, at least

And of course, that is important, but that nuclear disaster in my "backyard" isn't going away anytime soon.

[stonecutter357]

2. Nuclear is a dumbass way to boil water.

K&R