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Sun Mar 16, 2014, 11:01 AM Mar 2014

Thousands in Japan protest nuclear power, conditions at Fukushima [View all]

Source: Al Jazeera

Thousands of people in Tokyo have rallied against nuclear power as the government and utilities prepare to restart reactors in southern Japan.

More than 5,000 protesters gathered at Hibiya Park in Tokyo on Saturday to pressure the government not to restart the country's nuclear power stations.

"Japan is prone to earthquakes. We have to seriously think about whether nuclear power is a good idea for Japan," said protester Masatoshi Harada. "This is an opportunity for Japan to drop nuclear power."

Regulators are currently reviewing whether to let Kyushu Electric Power restart two reactors at its Sendai power plant.

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Read more: http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/3/15/japan-protesterssaynotonuclearpower.html

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