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Protest in Tokyo against decision to restart 2 nuclear reactors

Hundreds in Tokyo protest Japan’s decision to restart nuclear plant, ABC News 7 Nov 14  By North Asia correspondent Matthew Carney Hundreds have protested near the Japanese prime minister’s office in Tokyo against the decision to restart a nuclear plant.

The decision paves the way for a revival of the stalled nuclear industry more than three years after the Fukushima disaster.

Two reactors will restart at the Sendai nuclear plant, 1,000 kilometres south-west of Tokyo.

It represented a victory for Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, who said the shutdown of the nuclear industry led to an over-reliance on imported and costly fossil fuels.

But the move sparked protests and critics said proper safety and evacuation plans were not yet in place……..http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-08/protests-as-japan-to-restart-sendai-nuclear-plant/5877040

November 10, 2014 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Japan, opposition to nuclear