http://japandailypress.com/japans-nuclear-restart-decision-earns-international-criticism-184497 by Adam Westlake June 18, 2012
Many politicians and anti-nuclear
activists in other countries are joining the international outcry against Japan
and its decision to restart two reactors at the nuclear power plant in Ohi,
Fukui Prefecture. Over the last week, those with concerns have been sending
letters and gathering in rallies outside their countries’ Japanese embassies
and consulates. Among those who condemn the Japanese government’s decision
include green political parties in Australia and Europe, doctors, and labor
unions, all citing the Fukushima tragedy as the basis of their opposition to a
return to the use of nuclear power.
On Tuesday of last week, all 53
members of Germany’s green party sent protest letters to Japanese Prime Minister
Yoshihiko Noda and Issei Nishikawa, the governor of Japan’s western Fukui
Prefecture. Rebecca Harms, in Berlin, represented the members of the European
Green Party in asking for reconsideration on choice to reactivate the nuclear
facility. The Australian Greens’ Senator Scott Ludlam wrote a protest letter to
the Japanese Embassy in Canberra.
Japan’s Embassy in Rome
received a petition with signatures from 3,700 Italians who appealed for a ban
on restarting any nuclear reactors. In the United States, activists gathered
outside the Japanese Consulate in New York on Friday, and on Monday, a rally is
planned for the embassy in Washington D.C. Chicago and Los Angeles’
anti-nuclear groups have also stated they will have events throughout this
week. In other parts of Asia, residents of Thailand and South Korea made their
voices heard in demonstrations on Friday in front of local Japanese embassies.
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