Largest Demonstrations in Half a Century Protest the Restart of Japanese Nuclear Power Plants 過去半世紀最大規模のデモ、日本の原発再稼働に抗議 :: JapanFocus

On 29 June, Japan witnessed its largest public protest since the 1960s. This was the latest in a series of Friday night gatherings outside Prime Minister Noda Yoshihiko’s official residence. Well over one hundred thousand people came together to vent their anger at his 16 June decision to order a restart of Units 3 and 4 at the Oi nuclear plant . This article discusses the events of the last several weeks which sparked this massive turnout as well as the nature of the protest. It begins by outli