326 No Nukes Day: Farewell to nuclear energy - Tokyo demo

With this year marking the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and the 5th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the 6th No Nukes Day demo in Japan was on a very special scale. The demo demanded the abolition of all nuclear power plants, and called for the participation of more people to generate pressure on the government and power industry. Taking place in Tokyo’s Yoyogi Park, this year’s grand demo was subdivided into three smaller demos according to the individual nature of each one – Abolish Nuclear Power, Connection to Fukushima, and No Bases, No Wars.

The event included an eclectic mix of lectures, performances, groups airing grievances, academics and victims from the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear disasters. In the wake of 311, the road to recovery appears to be far off in the distant future, the pain of which is greatest for the victims who are still a long way from returning to their cherished homes. Adding insult to injury, Japan has used the up-and-coming 2020 Olympics as grounds for the continuing support of nuclear power, a decision that has invoked widespread condemnation.

326 No Nukes Day: Farewell to nuclear energy - Tokyo demo

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(以下是中文對照)

326 No Nukes Day: 告別核電東京大遊行

今年是車諾比爾核災30週年以及福島核災5週年，因此日本的第六屆No Nukes Day 326遊行特別擴大規模，訴求零核電廠，號召更多市民參加，對政府與電力業者產生壓力。遊行集結地點為代代木公園，場地依主題性質分三個會場（廢核主會場、連接福島、不要基地與戰爭），分別安排演講、表演，包括車諾比爾及福島受害者、控訴團、學者等。311過後，復興之路遙遙無期，回不去的故鄉成為災民心中的最痛，日本卻將主辦2020的奧運，藉國家面子來繼續支持核電，這譲遊行民眾非常憤慨。