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Two Japanese women risk deportation in Taipei anti-nuclear protest

Japanese citizens could be deported for participating in nuclear power protest, Taipei Times May 02, 2011, Two Japanese citizens could be deported for attending an anti-nuclear power rally in Taipei on Saturday, because officials said their participation in the protest was contrary to the stated purpose of their visit to the country.

The National Immigration Agency yesterday said it would assess police video footage of the protest and will decide whether to deport Ayako Oga and Saeko Uno.

Thousands of people took to the streets on Saturday to urge the government to stop construction of the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant in Gongliao District (貢寮), New Taipei City (新北市), and pursue a more sustainable energy policy.

Among them were Oga and Uno, who are both from Fukushima Prefecture where the March 11 earthquake and tsunami caused severe damage to a nuclear power plant and led to the worst nuclear power crisis in Japan’s history.

The two Japanese made comments and sang at the rally, but police said this was against regulations since the two women were in the country on tourist visas……http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2011/05/02/2003502195

May 2, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general