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Nationalist manga author joins anti-nuclear fight

http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/nationalist-manga-author-joins-anti-nuclear-fight?utm_campaign=jt_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=jt_newsletter_2012-08-27_AM

TOKYO —

“…Japan’s anti-nuclear movement has a new supporter: bestselling nationalist manga author Yoshinori Kobayashi, known for his controversial defense of Tokyo’s wartime aggression, has joined the growing ranks of those who want the country to end its reliance on atomic power in the wake of the Fukushima crisis..”

“…Echoing other nuclear critics, Kobayashi’s manga takes aim at Japan’s “nuclear village”, a powerful nexus of politicians, utilities and bureaucrats, backed by the media, who for decades promoted nuclear energy as safe, cheap and clean.

He also dismisses the argument made by Japan’s business lobbies that the resource-poor economy will suffer if the country shuts down the reactors that before Fukushima supplied almost 30 percent of electricity needs.

“Morality and economic growth are possible without nuclear power,” he concludes….”

August 27, 2012 - Posted by arclight2011 | Uncategorized