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Japan’s Occupy protest is an anti nuclear demonstration

Occupy in Japan has anti-nuclear focus, Market Watch  – Kate Gibson, October 15, 2011,NEW YORK – Unlike demonstrations in many cities around the globe, the Occupy protest in Japan seems to be less of a youth-directed movement, with recent events also drawing an anti-nuclear crowd.

In Tokyo, about 100 protesters, including children and senior citizens, marched on Saturday, shouting “Occupy Tokyo!”, according to Dow Jones Newswires, which cited the Kyodo news service.

The demonstrators included anti-nuclear slogans while walking by the offices of Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the damaged Fukushima plant…..

One university student, 22-year-old Tomoko Horaguchi, who also came to protest nuclear power, said she was inspired by the demonstrations on Wall Street, telling Agence France Presse “I feel the same anger. In particular I am angry at nuclear power plants. Only one percent of people want to run them still.”  http://blogs.marketwatch.com/specialreport/2011/10/15/occupy-in-japan-has-anti-nuclear-focus/

October 16, 2011 - Posted by | general

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