Tens of thousands protest Japanese PM’s plans to restart nuclear reactors
All but three of Japan’s 43 operational nuclear reactors have been offline since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011. Along with Japanese utility companies, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is campaigning to restart several of the dormant plants. On Friday some 30,000 anti-nuclear protesters gathered in Tokyo's Yoyogi Park to urge Abe to halt his plans.
On March 11, 2011, a huge tsunami caused by a nine-magnitude earthquake wreaked heavy damage on the Fukushima nuclear plant’s cooling systems that led to three meltdowns and release of vast amounts of radiation into the surrounding environment.
The incident, considered the world’s worst nuclear accident since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986, also prompted the evacuation of 160,000 people from areas near the power plant.
Despite the concerns of Japan’s population over restarting the reactors, Japan’s leader has called for the reopening of several of the plants that meet new safety regulations implemented after the catastrophic event.
Earlier in the month, on the anniversary of the incident, similar protests were held in front of Tokyo’s National Diet Building.
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