18 September 2023: 8,000 people gathered in the Shibuya district of central Tokyo to demand a ‘no nukes, no fossil’ future. Read the details in this edition of News Watch. Photo courtesy of WATASHI NO MIRAI
Nuke Info Tokyo is a bi-monthly newsletter that aims to provide English speaking friends with up-to-date information on the Japanese nuclear industry and the movements against it.
Editor: Caitlin Stronell
Translators: Pat Ormsby, Tony Boys, Nishioka Mayumi
Proofreaders: Tony Boys, Yamaguchi Yukio
CONTENTS:
The Fukushima Daiichi disaster and human rights—UN report highlights basic deficiencies in Japanese policy and practice By Caitlin Stronell
All Japan Civil Society Rally on Nuclear Waste Part 2: Panel Discussion and Rally Appeal By Takano Satoshi
Reference Material: Main Accidents and Breakdowns Occurring at Nuclear Power Plants and Nuclear Fuel-Related Facilities (FY2022) By Kamisawa Chihiro
Reference Material: Japan’s separated plutonium inventory (as of Dec. 31, 2022) By Ban Hideyuki
News Watch ‘No Nukes No Fossil’ Rally held in Tokyo / Contaminated Water Discharged into Ocean despite Opposition / Movement to Construct Interim Spent Fuel Storage Facilities in Kaminoseki / Chubu Electric Power Also Investing in NuScale Power / JAEA and NNL Sign Memoranda on HGTR Technology
Who’s Who: Uehara Masayuki~ A genuine Tsushima guy protecting his island home By Takano Satoshi