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8 Juillet 2013
July 8, 2013
Mothers and their young children celebrated the traditional July 7 Tanabata Festival outside the prime minister's office in Tokyo where they offered up prayers for a nuclear-free Japan.
Following the tradition, participants set up bamboo trees at the site of famous Friday night anti-nuclear demonstrations and hung hundreds of strips of paper containing wishes, called "tanzaku," on bamboo branches, praying for eradication of nuclear energy.
"No nuclear power for safer future for children," read one of the wishes.
Among the event organizers was Nonoko Kameyama, a 36-year-old photographer who has taken pictures of mothers and children who have been evacuated to Kyushu and other remote regions from Fukushima Prefecture, home of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. About 500 people attended the event.
Participants appealed for citizens to raise their voices in whatever community they belong and do whatever they can to eliminate nuclear power.
Mothers stage anti-nuclear rally in Tokyo
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20130707_29.html
Hundreds of mothers staged an anti-nuclear rally in Tokyo on Sunday, one day before power firms apply to restart 5 nuclear plants under new safety standards.
The organizer said about 500 women gathered in front of the prime minister's office.
They included residents of Fukushima Prefecture and women who have lived in temporary housing since the Fukushima nuclear accident 2 years ago.
A mother of 5 said she doesn't want to see another nuclear accident like the one in Fukushima Prefecture. She urged the demonstrators to work together to protect their children's future.
Another woman said she cannot understand why the operators want to restart the plants so quickly when she has to bring up her children amid the fear of exposure to radiation from the Fukushima plant.
She said she will continue to campaign against nuclear power for her children's sake.
About 20,000 anti-nuclear messages were collected from across the country for the rally. Japanese people traditionally celebrate the Star Festival on July 7th by writing down their wishes and hanging the paper strips from bamboo trees.
The 4 utilities plan to submit applications on Monday for permission to restart 5 nuclear plants.
Jul. 7, 2013 - Updated 15:19 UTC
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