Tens of Thousands Protest Nuclear Power in Tokyo

Impressions of the massive demonstration against the restart of nuclear power plants that took place in front of the official residence of Japan's Prime Minister on June 29, 2012. See photos at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...

Every Friday, demonstrators protest in front of the official residence of Japan's Prime Minister against the restart of nuclear power plants. Most news programs have ignored them, but last Friday, Asahi reported on that day's protest. And the next day, several newspapers did as well.

Possibly because of the exposure, as well as the government's decision to restart two nuclear reactors in West Japan on July 1, today's protest was massive.

The organizers claim that at least 160,000 people attended, a figure that can not easily be checked. The police put the number at 17,000. Local media estimated the crowd at between 20,000 and 45,000.

At first, the police tried to keep the road open for traffic. This always makes the crowd look much smaller than it really is. But today, the crowds surged forward, albeit in a well-mannered way, and totally overpowered the police, who reluctantly gave up the road to the huge crowd of protesters.

They shouted "Saikadou Hantai! Saikadou Hanzai!" "We are Against Restarting the Nuclear Power Plants. Restarting the Nuclear Power Plants is a Crime."

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[Jesus Saves]

What was powering Japan while all the reactors were shut down?

[KjeldDuits]

Power stations fueled by gas and oil.

[freeyourmind4evr]

This is beautiful to see...go Japanese...I'm with you 100%!! Nuclear plants are a crime against humanity!

[savbankusa]

How come it does not show on Tv here in US?

[EpiDemic117]

for an entire year worth of fuel on a fusion reactor it is no more than the size of a bathtub of sea water. Which is unbelievably efficient and WILL solve the worlds energy problems if done properly at the right cost per unit.

[EpiDemic117]

"the "governments" have access to highly advanced technology which they are not sharing." Hahah you mean fusion reactors which will take some time to fully develop? The first one will likely be online within two decades no more or less. They can be instantly shutdown if anything goes wrong without any worries.

[freeyourmind4evr]

I'm not talking wind or solar...the "governments" have access to highly advanced technology which they are not sharing. Nuclear power plants have a purpose and that is to subjucate you and stop the evolution of humanity. Radiation affects your DNA...it stunts it from evolving and that has been the main reason for setting up these plants. You only regurgitate what you have read or been told. Think outside the box and you might come up with solutions and answers.

[EpiDemic117]

Sorry to say it but wind and solar are not sufficient to supply the world with energy and neither is coal and natural gas. Liquid salt/flouride reactors powered by CHEAP and far safer thorium are the future rather you like it or not. And soon afterwords fusion power plants powered by tritium and dutirium (the same stuff found in rocks and sea water) But for now it's going to be next gen nuclear with greater efficiency and safety. 

[EpiDemic117]

I Have a right to disagree with you. And i will because because of how i see it differently. Especially when you are being Highly irrational and superstitious about thigns you have not even researched into. The only thing you are telling me is how it's a "crime against humanity" Yet you know nothing about how these reactors are designed. You should also go protest about windmills and how they decapitate birds. Oh no it's a crime against birds everywhere!!

[EpiDemic117]

By the way. in 1991 inspectors declared that the early fukushima reactors (built in the 70's) Where unsafe to operate due to it's age. Tepco ignored those procedures and kept running them well past their intended lifespan.

[freeyourmind4evr]

GET IT THROUGH YOUR HEAD...NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS ARE A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY!

[EpiDemic117]

hyperboloid towers though are not only used in nuclear powerplants. They are also used in regular coal fired pwoerplants to. You'd have to be a complete dimwitted retard to not appreciate the complex engineering that goes into building one of those units.

[freeyourmind4evr]

Do you realize that if/when we have more natural disasters these nuclear power plants will act as murderers of many innocents because they are built on or next to water? We have other forms of energy but theyre not being used and nuclear plants are disastrous to our health, the health of other living creatures and our planet. Do you really think I care about the specifics of how they work? If I wanted to know all that, all I have to do is google it. What a dumb comment.