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Japanese Demand End to Nuclear Era

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RT.com, By: RT, 06/02/2013

 

A protestor holds a banner during a protest march against nuclear power plants, following the March 2011 Fukushima meltdown-disasters, in Tokyo on June 2, 2013. (AFP Photo / Toshifumi Kitamura)

 

Thousands of demonstrators have gathered in Tokyo to protest restarting of nuclear reactors the government is considering.

 

Around 7,500 people participated in the anti-nuclear protests in the Japanese capital, according to organizers cited by AFP. The demonstrators gathered in a park in central Tokyo, marched through the city and rallied outside the offices of Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), operator of the Fukushima nuclear power plant which suffered meltdowns of three reactor cores following an earthquake and tsunami two years ago.

 

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Top US general: 'I don't want to be complicit' if Israel attacks Iran

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Top US general: 'I don't want to be complicit' if Israel attacks Iran

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General Martin Dempsey has voiced his opposition to Israel taking unilateral military action in Iran, so why are top military leaders using caution when it comes to military action in Iran while politicians are advocating hard-line military intervention? RT's Liz Wahl has the details.

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