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March 7 Demonstration 10 years since that day For A Better Future with Fukushima

Remembrance of 3.11: Towards the era of decommissioning nuclear power plants
and construction of the society of renewable energy.

No NUKES! Reform the Basic Energy Plan now!

Date: 14:00-16:00 March 7, 2021 (Sunday)
Venue: In Front Of Parliament Building Main Gate (South Garden Side)
*No Protest In Front Of PM’s Official Residence
Organizer: Metropolitan Coalition Against Nukes (MCAN)

[NOTICE] We will decide whether the demonstration will be “participatory” or
“remote” one week before the scheduled date and let you
know on our website.

10 years have passed since the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. During this time, the Japanese government continued to promote nuclear power, and former Prime Minister Abe made false statements in order to attract the Olympics, saying, “The nuclear accident is under control.” However, the accident has not been
settled successfully, and the government continues to do things that are not allowed, such as considering the release of radioactive contaminated water into the ocean. Furthermore, there are still many people who cannot return to their hometowns due to radioactive contamination, and it was foolish and sad to name the Tokyo Olympics “reconstruction Olympics” even though the reconstruction of the entire Tohoku region
is only halfway there.

It is time for humanity to realize that we cannot coexist with nuclear facilities and that they cannot be used for peaceful purposes. We must end the threat of nuclear facilities. In fact, since the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, renewable energy has become the mainstream overseas, and it is well known that
the nuclear power industry is economically unviable. What we should move to now is the “era of decommissioning nuclear power plants”. Decommissioning can take more than 30 years, and advancing a shift in energy policy as soon as possible is within the “scope of our responsibility” as adults for the next generation.

Electricity is essential to the lives of people in modern society. However, it is quite natural to use safe electricity such as renewable energy rather than dangerous nuclear power plants that harm the environment and lives. The “natural” must not be spoiled by a small number of vested interests and politicians who aspire to acquire nuclear arms. Overwhelming public opinion is for denuclearization, and we cannot be called a democratic nation unless those in power accept the will of the people. It will be the first step toward a better and new society to start moving toward “denuclearization”. NO NUKES in the world!

Guest speakers (titles omitted/Not in order of appearance)

<Well-known personalities>
●Eiji Oguma @quikion（Sociologist）
●Satoshi Kamata（reportage writer/Sayonara Genpatsu 10 Million People’s Action）
●Rika Kayama @rkayama (Psychiartist)
●Naoto Kan @Naotokan (Member of The House Of Representatives/Former Prime Minister)
●Shigeaki Koga @kogashigeaki（former Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry official/ representative of Forum 4, a social movement supporting both pacifism and structural reform of the economy）
●Danshiro Tatekawa  @Dgoutokuji （Rakugo performer/writer/book reviewer）
●Kei Nakazawa  @kei_nakazawa（Writer）
●Osamu Nishitani（Philosopher）
●Seiichi Mizuno @SeiichiMizuno（Former president of Seibu Department Stores/Former member of the House of Councilors <Chairman of new party Sakigake>)

Politicians: To be determined

Live Performances

Hisato Yamamoto (guitar/vocal)
Worked in MOST, Higashiguchi Toluenes, M.J.Q, hisatonchatani, shidamyojin, etc.
As of 2019, mainly active as a solo artist and a member of Hisashi’N’Chatani.
@hisato_yamamoto
http://www.hisatoyamamoto.com/
 

 

 

 

 

Tonkatsu
Tomokazu Ninomiya @fundoshiprince（ex eastern youth、Hyo-tan) as a solo artist.
Life Style: Going back and forth between his room of four and a half Tatami-mats and “Space” (Live Show Venue) with his clasical guitar and his songs.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tokuichi Shinohara @sinotoku1
Born in 1983 in Katsushika ward, Tokyo.
Started in the punk band “smell” in around 2000 and now in action as a solo artist.
Also active in contonovo,pinga and Kamadouma.
Life Style: Going back and forth between Koriyama in Tohoku and Tokyo until now.
 

 

 

Nearest stations:

Kokkaigijidomae (Marunouchi, Chiyoda lines / Exits 3, 4)
Nagatacho (Yurakucho, Hanzomon, Namboku lines / Exit 1)
Tameike Sanno (Namboku, Ginza lines / Exit 5; Also passage to Kokkaigijidomae Stn.)
Kasumigaseki (Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Hibiya lines / Exits A8, A13)
Sakuradamon (Yurakucho line / Exits 1, 2)

Please help us with a donation for this event
This event is run solely on donations from ordinary citizens. Please help us to continue our work with a donation.
● Johnan Shinkin Bank
Yokohama Branch
Branch number: 063
Account type: Ordinary (Futsuu 普通)
Account number: 285654
Account name: シュトケンハンゲンパツレンゴウ (“Shutoken han-genpatsu rengo”)
● Japan Post Bank (at Post Offices):
Account name: シュトケンハンゲンパツレンゴウ (“Shutoken han-genpatsu rengo”)
Account number: 00170-1-291074
○If you deposit from another bank, use the branch number 019 with 0291074 as the account number (Account type: Toza (当座)).
*Please put “1110 kampa” in the reference section.

Notes:

★We will decide whether the demonstration will be “participatory” or
“remote” one week before the scheduled date and let you know on our website.
★In the case of “participatory” demonstration, your cooperation below is required.
＊Wearing face mask is strongly required.
＊Keep social distancing during participation.
＊Please refrain from unnecessary vocalizations during participation. Chants No Nukes slogans will be made with only lead-call by our staff.

○This Is A Non-Violent Action. Please Only Participate Upon Understanding Of This Policy.
○Please Make Appropriate Preparations For Weather, Especially Fluid For Rehydration And Rain Gear.
○Approach Staff If You Feel Unwell.
○Solicitation To Participate In Religious Or Other Groups Is Strictly Prohibited.
○Please Do Not Distribute Any Printed Material To Participants That Has Not First Been Approved By Organizers.
○No Flyer Distribution Or Petitions Allowed.
○Please Leave Ample Space For Pedestrians.
○Please Make Sure Flags Are Directly Related To The Anti-Nuclear Movement.
○For Camera And Video Operators, Please Provide Affiliation And Contact Details If Asked By Staff As Content Can Sometimes Be Misused.

Inquiries:

Email: Info@Coalitionagainstnukes.Jp

 

March 8 Demonstration: For a Better Future for Fukushima

[Notice of postponement] March 8 Demonstration: For a Better Future for Fukushima

This meeting will be postponed in consideration of the situation where the spread of the new coronavirus is concerned.
We apologize to all potential speakers, prospective participants, and stakeholders, so we appreciate your understanding.
It is said that this one to two weeks is important to avoid the spread of the new coronavirus infection. Please take care of yourself.

February 27, 2020 (Thursday)

－Metropolitan Coalition Against Nukes－

 

March 8 Demonstration: For a Better Future for Fukushima

The time has come to decommission Japan’s nuclear reactors and embrace renewable energy
Let’s aim for a new government with a no-nuclear agenda

Date: 14:00-16:00 March 8, 2020 (Sunday)
Venue: In front of parliament building main gate (south garden side)
*No protest in front of PM’s official residence
Organizer: Metropolitan Coalition Against Nukes (MCAN)

An unprecedented earthquake struck eastern Japan on March 11, 2011, with the Tohoku region most severely hit. We’d like to acknowledge the ninth anniversary of the deaths of all the people in the disaster. Besides the devastation caused by the natural earthquake and tsunami, we must also never forget the man-made disaster brought by the Fukushima nuclear incident. Areas affected by the natural disaster can be rebuilt while people are unable to live in areas contaminated by radioactivity.       

Even though nine years have passed since the nuclear accident, many people are still living in evacuation centers and countless numbers of citizens have given up returning to their hometowns. In addition, there have been no resolutions to the nuclear power plant issues and decommission plans have stalled. It also remains unclear how the tritium-contaminated water will be treated. This year the Tokyo Olympics will be held even though the declaration of a nuclear emergency issued in 2011 has not been lifted. Should this year’s event be rebranded as the “Reconstruction Olympics”?       

Many voters acknowledge the dangers of the Fukushima nuclear situation and an overwhelming majority of people have called for the decommissioning of Japan’s nuclear power plants. Overseas, some countries are abandoning nuclear power and others are refusing to accept Japan’s nuclear exports. Despite this trend, the Abe administration has been promoting nuclear energy by reversing the path toward denuclearization introduced by the Democratic Party of Japan. This can be attributed at least partially to vested interests. Mr. Takaya Imai, Special Advisor to Prime Minister Abe, is an active proponent of nuclear energy and is often referred to as the shadow PM, clearly has vested interests.  

Nonetheless, the nuclear industry is on the decline. There is enough electricity without nuclear power and while constrained by government policy we know that there is sufficient potential in renewable energy going forward. The Pope, who visited Japan in 2019, spoke on behalf of the people when he urged a rethink of reliance on nuclear power. We need to get rid of the inept Abe administration and do what we can to realize a policy of zero nuclear energy before a full decade passes since the nuclear disaster. Fukushima can only truly recover and shine again once nuclear power has been abandoned. 

Guest speakers (titles omitted/Not in order of appearance)

<From Fukushima>
●Kaori Suzuki（Director of NPO Tarachine Clinic  @tarachineiwaki）

<Well-known personalities>
●Tetsuji Imanaka（Nuclear Safety Research Group/Kyoto university）
●Eiji Oguma @quikion（sociologist）
●Keiko Ochiai（writer/manager of Crayon House）
●Kei Kamada（reportage writer/Sayonara Genpatsu 10 Million People’s Action）
●Naoto Kan @NaotoKan（member of the House of Representatives/former prime minister）
●Shigeaki Koga @kogashigeaki（former Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry official/ representative of Forum 4, a social movement supporting both pacifism and structural reform of the economy）
●Danshiro Tatekawa  @Dgoutokuji （rakugo performer/writer/book reviewer）
●Kei Nakazawa  @kei_nakazawa（writer）
●Osamu Nishitani（philosopher）
●Seiichi Mizuno @SeiichiMizuno（former president of Seibu Department Stores/Former member of the House of Councilors <Chairman of new party Sakigake>)
●Jiro Yamaguchi @260yamaguchi（Civil Alliance for Peace and Constitutionalism/Professor of Hosei University）

Others: To be determined 

Politicians: To be determined

<Live Performances>

/>Fukushima Bottoms
Made up of musicians mainly from Fukushima who have a deep love for the region and often perform there.

 

 

*Members:
Yoko Kumagai (accordion)
Shizuru Otaka (vocals) @sizzlechan http://sizzle-ohtaka.com/
Ayumi Matsui (violin)
Koji Shanti (didgeridoo)
Yosuke Anzai(bass)
Shinji Endou(drums)
Masahiko Sato(guitar)

Hisato Yamamoto (guitar/vocal)
MOST, Higashiguchi Toluenes, M.J.Q, hisatonchatani, shidamyojin, etc.
Mainly hisatonchatani and solo in 2019 @hisato_yamamoto http://www.hisatoyamamoto.com/

 

 

 

 

 ● Nearest stations:

Kokkaigijidomae (Marunouchi, Chiyoda lines / Exits 3, 4)
Nagatacho (Yurakucho, Hanzomon, Namboku lines / Exit 1)
Tameike Sanno (Namboku, Ginza lines / Exit 5; Also passage to Kokkaigijidomae Stn.)
Kasumigaseki (Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Hibiya lines / Exits A8, A13)
Sakuradamon (Yurakucho line / Exits 1, 2)

Please help us with a donation for this event
This event is run solely on donations from ordinary citizens. Please help us to continue our work with a donation.
● Johnan Shinkin Bank
Yokohama Branch
Branch number: 063
Account type: Ordinary (Futsuu 普通)
Account number: 285654
Account name: シュトケンハンゲンパツレンゴウ (“Shutoken han-genpatsu rengo”)
● Japan Post Bank (at Post Offices):
Account name: シュトケンハンゲンパツレンゴウ (“Shutoken han-genpatsu rengo”)
Account number: 00170-1-291074
○If you deposit from another bank, use the branch number 019 with 0291074 as the account number (Account type: Toza (当座)).
*Please put “1110 kampa” in the reference section.


Notes:
○This is a non-violent action. Please only participate upon understanding of this policy.
○Please make appropriate preparations for weather, especially fluid for rehydration and rain gear.
○Approach staff if you feel unwell.
○Solicitation to participate in religious or other groups is strictly prohibited.
○Please do not distribute any printed material to participants that has not first been approved by organizers.
○No flyer distribution or petitions allowed.
○Please leave ample space for pedestrians.
○Please make sure flags are directly related to the anti-nuclear movement.
○For camera and video operators, please provide affiliation and contact details if asked by staff as content can sometimes be misused.
Inquiries:
Email: info@coalitionagainstnukes.jp

 


Please help us with a donation for this event

This event is run solely on donations from ordinary citizens. Please help us to continue our work with a donation.

○From Japan Post Bank (at Post Offices):
Account name: シュトケンハンゲンパツレンゴウ (“Shutoken han-genpatsu rengo”)
Account number: 00170-1-291074
○If you deposit from another bank, use the branch number 019 with 0291074 as the account number (Account type: Toza (当座)).
*Please put “1110 kampa” in the reference section.

Johnan Shinkin Bank
Yokohama Branch
Branch number: 063
Account type: Ordinary (Futsuu 普通)
Account number: 285654
Account name: シュトケンハンゲンパツレンゴウ (“Shutoken han-genpatsu rengo”)


Notes:

○This is a non-violent action. Please only participate upon understanding of this policy.
○Please make appropriate preparations for weather, especially fluid for rehydration and rain gear.
○Approach staff if you feel unwell.
○Solicitation to participate in religious or other groups is strictly prohibited.
○Please do not distribute any printed material to participants that has not first been approved by organizers.
○No flyer distribution or petitions allowed.
○Please leave ample space for pedestrians.
○Please make sure flags are directly related to the anti-nuclear movement.
○For camera and video operators, please provide affiliation and contact details if asked by staff.

Inquiries:

Email: info@coalitionagainstnukes.jp

KEEP CALM! NO NUKES! November 10, 2019 protest

KEEP CALM! NO NUKES! November 10, 2019 protest
Shift to a no-nukes energy policy!
No restarts! Let the people and opposition parties join forces to realize a non-nuclear administration.

Date: 18:00~20:00 November 10, 2019 (Sunday)
Venue: In front of parliament building main gate (south garden side)
 *No protest in front of PM’s official residence
Organizer: Metropolitan Coalition Against Nukes (MCAN)

In the House of Councilors elections in July 2019, opposition parties that shared common policies such as an anti- nuclear stance fought together and established “unified candidates” in all 32 districts nationwide. As a result, although the ruling party promoting nuclear power and constitutional reform gained a majority of votes, it was not the two-thirds necessary for a parliamentary motion. However, while the voter turnout was the second lowest in history, the ruling party won despite the fact that the number of votes in the Liberal Democratic Party’s proportional wards has greatly decreased, suggesting the need to further strengthen the joint struggle among opposition parties.

More than 930,000 houses lost power, mainly in Chiba Prefecture, due to Typhoon No. 15 which hit on September 9. However, while people were unable to use air conditioning due to the blackout, leading to unnecessary deaths from heat stroke, Prime Minister Abe gave priority to the remodeling of the cabinet, and disaster countermeasures were postponed, exacerbating the damage. The inefficiency of the Abe administration’s disaster countermeasures did not begin here though. Moreover, if regional distributed small-scale power generation had been more widespread, could damage from this typhoon or the Hokkaido Iburi eastern earthquake have been contained?

In the 4th Abe Second Remodeling Cabinet, Isshu Sugawara, who was elected under the pretext of being a proponent of non-nuclear power generation, was appointed as the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. He then told reporters that “zero-nukes is at the moment and in the future, not realistic.”
In addition, Shinjiro Koizumi, who entered the cabinet for the first time as Minister for Environment and Nuclear Disaster Prevention, is now in the media spotlight.Along with that, many issues such as tritium water and nuclear waste disposal at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have been reported, and Mr. Koizumi said he would consider ways to eliminate nuclear power plants. Let’s see if anything comes of this.

On the other hand, Takaya Imai, Secretariat of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, who has strong connections to a tight-knit group of legislators involved in the promotion of nuclear power and led their restarts, has became special advisor to the Prime Minister. In addition to anti-terrorism measures, the Nuclear Regulation Authority urged electric power companies to respond based on new knowledge about active faults, earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes. How can the Abe administration continue to promote nuclear power while the nuclear industry is economically spent and there are so many impediments to restarting the plants? The road has been clearly cut off. KEEP CALM! NO NUKES! Let’s work to change the energy policy now!

 

Guest speakers (titles omitted)
Prominent figures (not in order of appearance)

● Minoru Ikeda (Former Fukushima decontamination worker)
● Taeko Endo @TaekoEndo (Music critic)
● Mai Oishi (Group staff/Translator)
● Masaru Kaneko @masaru_kaneko (Economist/Specially appointed professor at Rikkyo University)
● Hitomi Kamanaka @kama38 (Filmmaker)
● Shigeaki Koga (Former Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry official/ representative of Forum 4, a social movement supporting both pacifism and structural reform of the economy)
● Shiyoji Takeuchi @takeuchishiyoji (Lawyer/Kantei-mae Mimamori Bengodan)
● Shunsuke Hirose @Shun_Hirose (Environmental designer/Former associate professor of Graduate School of Tohoku University of Art and Design)
● Atsushi Funahashi @cowtown11211 (Filmmaker)
● Michihisa Hotate @zxd01342 (Professor emeritus of University of Tokyo <History>)
Others to be decided

<Politicians>
To be decided

<Live Performances>

● Ruiko Enjoji
Social enka performer who often performs at festivals and in the street. Committed to standing up for the people
and is not afraid to voice her strong opinions to those in power. Also an illustrator of the character “hide” under the name Ruiko Kozuka and provides works to Soul Flower Union as well as undertakes many other activities.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

● Tokuichi Shinohara @sinotoku1
Born in 1983 in Katsushika City. Started out with the punk band “smell” around 2000 while also performing solo. Member of contonovo, pinga and kamadouma. He goes back and forth between Katsushika and Kaoriyama City.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
● Nearest stations:

Kokkaigijidomae (Marunouchi, Chiyoda lines / Exits 3, 4)
Nagatacho (Yurakucho, Hanzomon, Namboku lines / Exit 1)
Tameike Sanno (Namboku, Ginza lines / Exit 5; Also passage to Kokkaigijidomae Stn.)
Kasumigaseki (Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Hibiya lines / Exits A8, A13)
Sakuradamon (Yurakucho line / Exits 1, 2)

Please help us with a donation for this event
This event is run solely on donations from ordinary citizens. Please help us to continue our work with a donation.
● Johnan Shinkin Bank
Yokohama Branch
Branch number: 063
Account type: Ordinary (Futsuu 普通)
Account number: 285654
Account name: シュトケンハンゲンパツレンゴウ (“Shutoken han-genpatsu rengo”)
● Japan Post Bank (at Post Offices):
Account name: シュトケンハンゲンパツレンゴウ (“Shutoken han-genpatsu rengo”)
Account number: 00170-1-291074
○If you deposit from another bank, use the branch number 019 with 0291074 as the account number (Account type: Toza (当座)).
*Please put “1110 kampa” in the reference section.


Notes:
○This is a non-violent action. Please only participate upon understanding of this policy.
○Please make appropriate preparations for weather, especially fluid for rehydration and rain gear.
○Approach staff if you feel unwell.
○Solicitation to participate in religious or other groups is strictly prohibited.
○Please do not distribute any printed material to participants that has not first been approved by organizers.
○No flyer distribution or petitions allowed.
○Please leave ample space for pedestrians.
○Please make sure flags are directly related to the anti-nuclear movement.
○For camera and video operators, please provide affiliation and contact details if asked by staff as content can sometimes be misused.
Inquiries:
Email: info@coalitionagainstnukes.jp


Please help us with a donation for this event

This event is run solely on donations from ordinary citizens. Please help us to continue our work with a donation.

○From Japan Post Bank (at Post Offices):
Account name: シュトケンハンゲンパツレンゴウ (“Shutoken han-genpatsu rengo”)
Account number: 00170-1-291074
○If you deposit from another bank, use the branch number 019 with 0291074 as the account number (Account type: Toza (当座)).
*Please put “1110 kampa” in the reference section.

Johnan Shinkin Bank
Yokohama Branch
Branch number: 063
Account type: Ordinary (Futsuu 普通)
Account number: 285654
Account name: シュトケンハンゲンパツレンゴウ (“Shutoken han-genpatsu rengo”)


Notes:

○This is a non-violent action. Please only participate upon understanding of this policy.
○Please make appropriate preparations for weather, especially fluid for rehydration and rain gear.
○Approach staff if you feel unwell.
○Solicitation to participate in religious or other groups is strictly prohibited.
○Please do not distribute any printed material to participants that has not first been approved by organizers.
○No flyer distribution or petitions allowed.
○Please leave ample space for pedestrians.
○Please make sure flags are directly related to the anti-nuclear movement.
○For camera and video operators, please provide affiliation and contact details if asked by staff.

Inquiries:

Email: info@coalitionagainstnukes.jp
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

July 7 NO NUKES demo

Aiming for no scheduled restarts in FY2019 and a nuclear-free society
Upper house elections and the joint struggle of citizens and opposition parties to realize a non-nuclear government

Date: 17:00~19:00 July 7, 2019 (Sunday)
Venue: In front of parliament building main gate (south garden side)
*No protest in front of PM’s official residence
Organizer: Metropolitan Coalition Against Nukes (MCAN)

The Abe administration has still failed to learn its lessons from the manmade Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, and since 2014 has advocated a basic Energy Policy that states that nuclear power plants are an important source of base-load power. The administration continues to promote a policy focused on nuclear energy and a nuclear fuel cycle. This is in spite of the fact that many Japanese citizens desire a non-nuclear society and a shift to renewable energy. The use of natural energy has taken off worldwide and many companies and local governments in both Japan and overseas are working toward RE100, a movement in which 100% of power for business activities is covered by renewable energy.

In addition, the Atomic Energy Commission has decided not to approve extensions to installation deadlines for anti-terrorism facilities in nuclear power plants, given as five years following a review of the restart, due to problems with delayed construction. Some 12 reactors and six nuclear power plants run by the three major power companies in Kansai, Shikoku and Kyushu are set to exceed the deadline for installation. Further, nine of the reactors that have already been restarted will be forced to discontinue operation in a step-wise manner from 2020 if they do not meet the installation deadline.

A government that belittles the risk of nuclear facilities being targeted in a terrorist attack and tries to force through the restart of nuclear plants is itself a problem while it is unfathomable that the running of nuclear facilities is left to businesses with minimal interest in incorporating such anti-terrorism measures. Just as the nuclear exports the Abe administration was aiming for have come to a standstill, the curtain is slowly coming down on the era of nuclear power around the world as people wake to the fact that it poses nothing but a huge threat to humankind. Decommissioning nuclear reactors takes at least 30 years. Even if such work is started right away, the next generation will still need to shoulder a very heavy burden.

Over a year has passed since the Constitutional Democratic Party and key opposition parties submitted a basic bill promoting a nuclear-free Japan. This bill has still not been debated in parliament. The Abe administration needs to debate this bill immediately and rethink its energy policy as well as devise a policy for decommissioning nuclear facilities and nurturing engineers to handle the work.

We must oust this administration in the national elections in July and elect a government that listens to the will of the people in seeking a nuclear free land. Let’s join hands with the opposition parties and gather in front of parliament on the evening of July 7 to voice our opinions and demand an end to nuclear power.
NO NUKES! ENERGY AUTONOMY!

 

Guest speakers (titles omitted/Not in order of appearance)

● Rika Kayama (psychiatrist)
● Carol Hisasue (writer/activist/spokesperson for “Mothers for Peace”)
● Shigeaki Koga (former Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry official/ representative of Forum 4, a social movement supporting both pacifism and structural reform of the economy)
● Shuzo Suito (Secretariat for The Takagi Fund for Citizen Science/Secretariat for Citizens’ Commission on Nuclear Energy)
● Shigeru Suzuki (editor/publisher)
● Kei Nakazawa (writer)
● Osamu Nishitani (philosopher/specially-appointed professor at Rikkyo University)
● Kanna Mitsuta (Secretary General, International environmental NGO NGO FoE Japan)

Others
<Politicians>
● To be determined

<Live Performances>

●Akai Giwaku
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

●Hibikilla
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*Plans subject to change

Access
Nearest stations:

Kokkaigijidomae (Marunouchi, Chiyoda lines / Exits 3, 4)
Nagatacho (Yurakucho, Hanzomon, Namboku lines / Exit 1)
Tameike Sanno (Namboku, Ginza lines / Exit 5; Also passage to Kokkaigijidomae Stn.)
Kasumigaseki (Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Hibiya lines / Exits A8, A13)
Sakuradamon (Yurakucho line / Exits 1, 2)

Please help us with a donation for this event
This event is run solely on donations from ordinary citizens. Please help us to continue our work with a donation.
● Johnan Shinkin Bank
Yokohama Branch
Branch number: 063
Account type: Ordinary (Futsuu 普通)
Account number: 285654
Account name: シュトケンハンゲンパツレンゴウ (“Shutoken han-genpatsu rengo”)
● Japan Post Bank (at Post Offices):
Account name: シュトケンハンゲンパツレンゴウ (“Shutoken han-genpatsu rengo”)
Account number: 00170-1-291074
○If you deposit from another bank, use the branch number 019 with 0291074 as the account number (Account type: Toza (当座)).
*Please put “1111 kanpa” in the reference section.


Notes:
○This is a non-violent action. Please only participate upon understanding of this policy.
○Please make appropriate preparations for weather, especially fluid for rehydration and rain gear.
○Approach staff if you feel unwell.
○Solicitation to participate in religious or other groups is strictly prohibited.
○Please do not distribute any printed material to participants that has not first been approved by organizers.
○No flyer distribution or petitions allowed.
○Please leave ample space for pedestrians.
○Please make sure flags are directly related to the anti-nuclear movement.
○For camera and video operators, please provide affiliation and contact details if asked by staff as content can sometimes be misused.
Inquiries:
Email: info@coalitionagainstnukes.jp


Please help us with a donation for this event

This event is run solely on donations from ordinary citizens. Please help us to continue our work with a donation.

○From Japan Post Bank (at Post Offices):
Account name: シュトケンハンゲンパツレンゴウ (“Shutoken han-genpatsu rengo”)
Account number: 00170-1-291074
○If you deposit from another bank, use the branch number 019 with 0291074 as the account number (Account type: Toza (当座)).
*Please put “1111 kanpa” in the reference section.

Johnan Shinkin Bank
Yokohama Branch
Branch number: 063
Account type: Ordinary (Futsuu 普通)
Account number: 285654
Account name: シュトケンハンゲンパツレンゴウ (“Shutoken han-genpatsu rengo”)


Notes:

○This is a non-violent action. Please only participate upon understanding of this policy.
○Please make appropriate preparations for weather, especially fluid for rehydration and rain gear.
○Approach staff if you feel unwell.
○Solicitation to participate in religious or other groups is strictly prohibited.
○Please do not distribute any printed material to participants that has not first been approved by organizers.
○No flyer distribution or petitions allowed.
○Please leave ample space for pedestrians.
○Please make sure flags are directly related to the anti-nuclear movement.
○For camera and video operators, please provide affiliation and contact details if asked by staff.

Inquiries:

Email: info@coalitionagainstnukes.jp

 

March 10 No Nukes Demonstration: “Together with Fukushima”

March 10 No Nukes Demonstration: “Together with Fukushima” :
Marking 8 years since the Fukushima disaster
~Toward to Birth of a Nuclear-Free Society~
Halt facility restarts! A new party with nuclear-free ambitions!

Date: 14:00~16:00 March 10, 2019 (Sunday)
Venue: In front of parliament building main gate (south garden side)
*No protest in front of PM’s official residence
Organizer: Metropolitan Coalition Against Nukes (MCAN)

Although eight years have passed since the nuclear disaster at Fukushima Daiichi following the Great East Japan Earthquake, there is still no resolution to the issue while many people are still without homes. Despite this, the Abe aministration continues to lead Japan into the mire, ignoring overwhelming public opinion concerning nuclear energy. The government is also pushing for the export of nuclear technology as its signature policy in addition to promoting nuclear energy at home.

It seems the government would rather sweep the whole incident under the carpet as it gears up for the Tokyo Olympics. Prime Minister Abe has falsely claimed to the world that the contaminated water from Fukushima Daiichi is under control in order to entice people to the Olympics. The contaminated water actually continues to leak into the sea and many difficulties remain in processing the tritium water stored on-site, thus affecting decommissioning plans.

Following the Fukushima disaster, a decision was made to decommission 10 units from seven facilities (not including Fukushima Daiichi) while there has also been immense local opposition in areas seeking to restart facilities that have passed screening. In addition, the nuclear exports have been sorely hampered by financial difficulties. The chairman of Keidanren (Federation of Economic Organizations), long a proponent of the political powers regarding nuclear energy, stated that nuclear power could not be created without public consent and that national debate was essential, all the while continuing to call for restarts.

Many countries around the world are looking to go nuclear free on the basis of lessons learned from the Fukushima disaster. Yet it is Japan, the only country to have suffered at the hands of a nuclear attack and the country suffering through this latest nuclear disaster, that ought to take the lead. The policies of the current government continue to hinder progress in this area, however. Nonetheless, the Constitutional Democratic Party and key opposition parties have submitted a basic bill promoting a nuclear-free Japan that calls for an immediate halt to nuclear power.

In 2019, we hope to see a change in the political landscape. We must seize the opportunity in the upcoming upper house elections and work toward the creation of a society free of nuclear power. Join us once again in front of parliament to express your opinion.

 

Guest speakers (titles omitted)

●Misao Fujita (Medical Director of the NPO Tarachine Iwaki Citizens Radiation Monitoring Center)

Prominent figures (not in order of appearance):
●Karin Amemiya (writer/activist)
●Yasuo Onuki (former NHK Europe Director General/ Executive director of Free Press Association of Japan)
●Eiji Oguma (historical sociologist)
●Rika Kayama (psychiatrist)
●Naoto Kan (former prime minister/member of the House of Representatives)
●Shigeaki Koga (former Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry official/ representative of Forum 4, a social movement supporting both pacifism and structural reform of the economy)
●Danshiro Tatekawa (comic story teller/writer/book reviewer)
●Osamu Nishitani (philosopher/specially-appointed professor at Rikkyo University)

<Live Performances>

●Fukushima Bottoms
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
●Rikuo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*Plans subject to change

Access

Nearest stations:
Kokkaigijidomae (Marunouchi, Chiyoda lines / Exits 3, 4)
Nagatacho (Yurakucho, Hanzomon, Namboku lines / Exit 1)
Tameike Sanno (Namboku, Ginza lines / Exit 5; Also passage to Kokkaigijidomae Stn.)
Kasumigaseki (Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Hibiya lines / Exits A8, A13)
Sakuradamon (Yurakucho line / Exits 1, 2)


Please help us with a donation for this event

This event is run solely on donations from ordinary citizens. Please help us to continue our work with a donation.

○From Japan Post Bank (at Post Offices):
Account name: シュトケンハンゲンパツレンゴウ (“Shutoken han-genpatsu rengo”)
Account number: 00170-1-291074
○If you deposit from another bank, use the branch number 019 with 0291074 as the account number (Account type: Toza (当座)).
*Please put “1111 kanpa” in the reference section.

Johnan Shinkin Bank
Yokohama Branch
Branch number: 063
Account type: Ordinary (Futsuu 普通)
Account number: 285654
Account name: シュトケンハンゲンパツレンゴウ (“Shutoken han-genpatsu rengo”)


Notes:

○This is a non-violent action. Please only participate upon understanding of this policy.
○Please make appropriate preparations for weather, especially fluid for rehydration and rain gear.
○Approach staff if you feel unwell.
○Solicitation to participate in religious or other groups is strictly prohibited.
○Please do not distribute any printed material to participants that has not first been approved by organizers.
○No flyer distribution or petitions allowed.
○Please leave ample space for pedestrians.
○Please make sure flags are directly related to the anti-nuclear movement.
○For camera and video operators, please provide affiliation and contact details if asked by staff.

Inquiries:

Email: info@coalitionagainstnukes.jp

 

November 11 NO NUKES DEMONSTRATION

November 11 NO NUKES DEMONSTRATION:
Time to debate the basic plan for nuclear phase out!
No more nuclear power restarts!
Let’s aim for a non-nuclear government.

Time/date: 14:00-16:00, November 11, 2018 (Sunday)
Location: In front of the main gate of parliament building
*No protest in front of PM’s official residence
Organizer: Metropolitan Coalition Against Nukes (MCAN)

The presidential election for the LDP ended in disappointment with Shinzo Abe winning his third term. Despite Shigeru Ishiba looking to turn the tide, most LDP Diet members towed the party line with the re-election of Abe. The government is being run by a political party that leaves us little hope due to its unwillingness to make any self-improvement in any of its policies, let alone its approach to nuclear power. The premise of Japan being a democracy is being eroded and many people are waiting eagerly for the birth of a new government.

The government continues to push ahead with the restart of nuclear power facilities despite the fact issues associated with the accident of years ago have still not been resolved. It is also trying to release some 90 tons of contaminated water from the Fukushima incident, which contains radioactive tritium, into the sea, but this move is being harshly criticized in public hearings. In addition, the government has decided on a policy to remove around 2,400 monitoring posts in Fukushima Prefecture ahead of the 2020 Olympics as if the nuclear accident never occurred. Local residents continue to voice their disapproval of this also.

There is now a worldwide trend toward renewable energy, especially as costs come down, and in Japan companies are working on renewable energy projects. Despite this, the government continues to hinder the proliferation of renewable energy, for example by establishing a policy to more than halve the price of solar power purchased from businesses and households in the feed-in-tariff system for renewable energy, which is in addition to issues with electric power production and supply.

The Abe administration has shelved the basic nuclear-free plan being advocated by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and other opposition parties and refuses to discuss it in ordinary sessions of the Diet despite overwhelming public support for abandoning nuclear power. On top of this, a decision was made by the cabinet on the 5th Strategic Energy Plan, which is based on the premise of maintaining and promoting nuclear power. Ambitions for a nuclear-free Japan will remain a long way off so long as the Abe administration is in power. The upper house election in 2019 provides a great opportunity to bring about a new administration focused on making Japan nuclear-free. Let’s all do what we can to make this a reality.


Nov 11 No Nukes Demonstration Details here: http://coalitionagainstnukes.jp/en/2018/06/13/07/ #NoNukes pic.twitter.com/To4TQhZn9d

 

Guest speakers and live performances

<Speeches>
Prominent figures (not in order of appearance):
● Yasuo Onuki（former NHK Europe director/Executive director of Free Press Association of Japan)
● Rika Kayama (Psychiatrist)
● Naoto Kan (former PM/member of House of Representatives)
● Shigeaki Koga (Former Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry official/ representative of Forum 4, a social movement supporting both pacifism and structural reform of the economy)
● Koya Suzuki (musical writer/translator)
● Koichi Nakano (Sophia University professor/Citizens’ Coalition promoter)
● Kanna Mitsuta (Head of secretariat, International environmental NGO FoE Japan)
● Yukiko Mukai (Director of Okinawa Kuminosato/Joint representative of the Chernobyl Children’s Fund)
● Ruiko Muto (Chair of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Plaintiffs/ Joint Representatives of Hidanren (the Liaison Committee for Organizations of Victims of the Nuclear Disaster))
● Kenichi Yamakawa (writer/Tohoku University of Art & Design professor)

Politicians speeches (to be determined)

Live Performances
● Fukushima Bottoms
● Tokuichi Shinohara
● Ruiko Enjoji

*Plans subject to change

Access

Nearest stations:
Kokkaigijidomae (Marunouchi, Chiyoda lines / Exits 3, 4)
Nagatacho (Yurakucho, Hanzomon, Namboku lines / Exit 1)
Tameike Sanno (Namboku, Ginza lines / Exit 5; Also passage to Kokkaigijidomae Stn.)
Kasumigaseki (Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Hibiya lines / Exits A8, A13)
Sakuradamon (Yurakucho line / Exits 1, 2)


Please help us with a donation for this event

This event is run solely on donations from ordinary citizens. Please help us to continue our work with a donation.

○From Japan Post Bank (at Post Offices):
Account name: シュトケンハンゲンパツレンゴウ (“Shutoken han-genpatsu rengo”)
Account number: 00170-1-291074
○If you deposit from another bank, use the branch number 019 with 0291074 as the account number (Account type: Toza (当座)).
*Please put “1111 kanpa” in the reference section.

Johnan Shinkin Bank
Yokohama Branch
Branch number: 063
Account type: Ordinary (Futsuu 普通)
Account number: 285654
Account name: シュトケンハンゲンパツレンゴウ (“Shutoken han-genpatsu rengo”)


Notes:

○This is a non-violent action. Please only participate upon understanding of this policy.
○Please make appropriate preparations for weather, especially fluid for rehydration and rain gear.
○Approach staff if you feel unwell.
○Solicitation to participate in religious or other groups is strictly prohibited.
○Please do not distribute any printed material to participants that has not first been approved by organizers.
○No flyer distribution or petitions allowed.
○Please leave ample space for pedestrians.
○Please make sure flags are directly related to the anti-nuclear movement.
○For camera and video operators, please provide affiliation and contact details if asked by staff.

Inquiries:

Email: info@coalitionagainstnukes.jp

 

July 7 NO NUKES DEMONSTRATION: ENERGY AUTONOMY!

July 7 NO NUKES DEMONSTRATION:
ENERGY AUTONOMY!
Zero nuclear power and no reactor reboots!

~Pushing for a fundamental review of the Basic Energy Plan and a stop to the Japan-U.S. Nuclear Cooperation Agreement and nuclear fuel cycle~

Date: 17:00~19:00 July 7, 2018 (Saturday)
Venue: In front of parliament building main gate (south garden side)
*No protest in front of PM’s official residence
Organizer: Metropolitan Coalition Against Nukes (MCAN)

Japan’s Fifth Basic Energy Plan was announced on May 16, 2018. Despite referring to renewable energy as a core power source, it also continues to position nuclear power as an important base-load power source and maintains the current figures for Japan’s energy mix. The target of 20-22% nuclear power in FY2030 will be extremely difficult to achieve without the construction of new nuclear facilities, however.

In this draft, maintaining nuclear power is stated as an option to help Japan decarbonize, but it makes no sense to treat decarbonized power generation and the use of dangerous nuclear material in the same way. The draft also states that nuclear power is required to raise energy self-sufficiency, but a premise to this is the treatment of uranium imported as nuclear material and re-processed as “semi home-grown energy.” This is deceptive logic and merely a push to promote nuclear energy.

Despite the fact that some people still cannot return home due to radioactive contamination from the devastating nuclear accident of March 11, 2011, the Abe administration continues to ignore overwhelming public opinion on nuclear energy, clinging to the status quo to appease certain interests. Japan is falling behind the global trend toward natural energy, instead sticking to an irresponsible plan to promote dangerous nuclear power while having no idea how to deal with radioactive waste.

Nuclear power is no longer the savior it was once heralded to be, but rather a monument of negativity with the ability to destroy humankind. If we don’t abolish it as soon as possible, many people understand that this will only result in us leaving a very negative legacy for future generations. No matter how desperate the Abe administration is to restart nuclear facilities, the fact of the matter is that nuclear power currently covers less than 2% of Japan’s power. The government’s energy policy should therefore be completely overhauled without delay.


July 7 Demonstration for a Nuclear Free Japan & A Better Future Details here: http://coalitionagainstnukes.jp/en/2018/06/13/07/ #NoNukes

 

Guest speakers and live performances

<Speeches>
Prominent figures (not in order of appearance):

    • Rika Kayama (Psychiatrist)
    • Caitlin Stronell (Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center)
    • Shigeaki Koga (Former Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry official/ representative of Forum 4, a social movement supporting both pacifism and structural reform of the economy)
    • Kei Nakazawa (author)
    • Osamu Nishitani (philosopher/Specially Appointed Professor at Rikkyo University)
    • Shunsuke Hirose (landscape designer/ Former associate professor of Graduate School of the Tohoku University of Art and Design)
    • Hajime Mikami (former mayor of Kosai City/facilitator for Mayors for a Nuclear Power Free Japan )
    • Shin Yamaaki (writer/Team Zero Net (WAN))
    • Eiichi Yoshimura (editor/writer)

<Politicians>
To be announced
 

<Opening live act>
Ruiko Enjoji
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*Plans subject to change
 
Access

Nearest stations:
Kokkaigijidomae (Marunouchi, Chiyoda lines / Exits 3, 4)
Nagatacho (Yurakucho, Hanzomon, Namboku lines / Exit 1)
Tameike Sanno (Namboku, Ginza lines / Exit 5; Also passage to Kokkaigijidomae Stn.)
Kasumigaseki (Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Hibiya lines / Exits A8, A13)
Sakuradamon (Yurakucho line / Exits 1, 2)


Please help us with a donation for this event

This event is run solely on donations from ordinary citizens. Please help us to continue our work with a donation.

○From Japan Post Bank (at Post Offices):
Account name: シュトケンハンゲンパツレンゴウ (“Shutoken han-genpatsu rengo”)
Account number: 00170-1-291074
○If you deposit from another bank, use the branch number 019 with 0291074 as the account number (Account type: Toza (当座)).
*Please put “0707 kanpa” in the reference section.

Johnan Shinkin Bank
Yokohama Branch
Branch number: 063
Account type: Ordinary (Futsuu 普通)
Account number: 285654
Account name: シュトケンハンゲンパツレンゴウ (“Shutoken han-genpatsu rengo”)


Notes:

○This is a non-violent action. Please only participate upon understanding of this policy.
○Please make appropriate preparations for weather, especially fluid for rehydration and rain gear.
○Approach staff if you feel unwell.
○Solicitation to participate in religious or other groups is strictly prohibited.
○Please do not distribute any printed material to participants that has not first been approved by organizers.
○No flyer distribution or petitions allowed.
○Please leave ample space for pedestrians.
○Please make sure flags are directly related to the anti-nuclear movement.
○For camera and video operators, please provide affiliation and contact details if asked by staff.

Inquiries:

Email: info@coalitionagainstnukes.jp

 

March 11 Demonstration for a Nuclear Free Japan & A Better Future ~Marking 7 years since the Fukushima disaster~

A joint project between the people and opposition parties
toward a nuclear free Japan and energy autonomy

Date: 17:00~19:00 March 11, 2018 (Sunday)
Venue: In front of parliament building main gate (includes speeches by prominent figures and politicians)
In front of prime minister’s office (includes no-nuke chants)
Organizer: Metropolitan Coalition Against Nukes (MCAN)


Background:
The Fukushima disaster triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake seven years ago on March 11, 2011 transformed the way people think in Japan. Up until that time, people rarely spoke about nuclear issues. With the problems from the disaster still far from resolved, everything remains fresh in people’s mind, from the damage caused and the forced evacuations to the disrupted lives. The no-nuclear issue has become a central part of public discourse.

Despite this, the Abe administration continues to push forward with its nuclear ambitions and its ill-fated Basic Energy Plan. It is also pouring energy into exporting nuclear technology and the government has agreed to finance a large share of a Hitachi nuclear power plant project in the United Kingdom. In May 2011, Shinzo Abe of the LDP Party, the opposition party at the time, floated the idea that then Prime Minister Kan stopped seawater from flowing into the Fukushima reactor and got set to submit a no-confidence motion in the Cabinet. There is no way politics of the country should have been left to a person willing to sink to such deceitful measures at such a troubling time for both the ruling and opposition parties.

Although the government is doing everything it can to bring more nuclear reactors online, the anti-nuclear movement has been successful in reducing the operation of Japan’s reactors. At the end of 2017 the Hiroshima High Court revoked a lower court decision and ordered the suspension of a nuclear reactor at Shikoku Electric Power Co.’s Ikata power plant in Ehime Prefecture. This marked the first time a high court has banned operations at a nuclear power plant. In addition, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is calling for a coalition between opposition parties (Japanese Communist Party, Democratic Party of Japan, Social Democratic Party, Liberal Party, etc.) and the Japanese people to propose a basic law for a nuclear free Japan. Former Prime Minister Koizumi also announced a basic law to abolish nuclear power and promote natural energy, which has received great interest. This year, the Basic Energy Plan will be revised and the Japan-U.S. Nuclear Cooperation Agreement is up for renewal, making 2018 a potential major turning point.

The lessons from the Fukushima disaster need to be learned. Japan is currently running counter to the global trend away from nuclear power and toward renewable energy. The country is at risk of falling behind the rest of the world. The Abe administration continues to drain the country of its national wealth and that’s why we have to do everything we can to make sure the party doesn’t stay in power. Instead, let’s get in a new forward-looking administration that can take the lead in pursuing a nuclear-free Japan. Join us on March 11 as a memorial to everyone affected by the earthquake and nuclear disaster and to strengthen our resolve to realize a nuclear-free Japan and world.


March 11 Demonstration for a Nuclear Free Japan & A Better Future Details here: http://coalitionagainstnukes.jp/en/2018/02/13/311/ #NoNukes https://pic.twitter.com/x1tXk7z3wc

 

[Protest in front of parliament building] (Guest speeches and live performances)

Speeches:
From Fukushima:
Kaori Suzuki
(Executive Director, Iwaki Radiation Measuring Center, Tarachine / Vice Chairman, Okinawa Kumi No Sato)

Prominent figures (not in order of appearance):
●Fuminobu Ueki (Director of Executive Committee of Nakusote Genpatsu Kashiwazaki Daishuukai/Representative of Tsunageyo Datsu-genpatsu no wa Joetsu no Kai)
●Keiko Ochiai (Writer/Manager of Crayon House)
●Rika Kayama (Psychiatrist)
●Hiroyuki Kawai (Lawyer/Representative of “Datsu Genpatsu Bengodan Zenkoku Renrakkai” (the Nationwide Liaison Association of Nuclear-Free Defense Lawyers)/ /Filmmaker)
●Naoto Kan (Former Prime Minister/Principal Advisor to Constitutional Democratic Party)
●Shigeaki Koga (Former Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry official/ representative of Forum 4, a social movement supporting both pacifism and structural reform of the economy)
●Masashi Goto (Director of NPO APAST (Union for Alternative Pathways in Science & Technology)/Former nuclear engineer)
●Shoji Sakurai (Acquitted in Fukawa Case)

Opposition party politicians: To be determined

Opening live performance
●CICALA MVTA
Other performers (To be determined)

Plans are subject to change. Please refer to our website for details. http://coalitionagainstnukes.jp/?p=10565


Access

Nearest stations:
Kokkaigijidomae (Marunouchi, Chiyoda lines / Exits 3, 4)
Nagatacho (Yurakucho, Hanzomon, Namboku lines / Exit 1)
Tameike Sanno (Namboku, Ginza lines / Exit 5; Also passage to Kokkaigijidomae Stn.)
Kasumigaseki (Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Hibiya lines / Exits A8, A13)
Sakuradamon (Yurakucho line / Exits 1, 2)


Please help us with a donation for this event

This event is run solely on donations from ordinary citizens. Please help us to continue our work with a donation.

○From Japan Post Bank (at Post Offices):
Account name: シュトケンハンゲンパツレンゴウ (“Shutoken han-genpatsu rengo”)
Account number: 00170-1-291074
○If you deposit from another bank, use the branch number 019 with 0291074 as the account number (Account type: Toza (当座)).
*Please put “0311 kanpa” in the reference section.

Johnan Shinkin Bank
Yokohama Branch
Branch number: 063
Account type: Ordinary (Futsuu 普通)
Account number: 285654
Account name: シュトケンハンゲンパツレンゴウ (“Shutoken han-genpatsu rengo”)


Notes:

○This is a non-violent action. Please only participate upon understanding of this policy.
○Please make appropriate preparations for weather, especially fluid for rehydration and rain gear.
○Approach staff if you feel unwell.
○Solicitation to participate in religious or other groups is strictly prohibited.
○Please do not distribute any printed material to participants that has not first been approved by organizers.
○No flyer distribution or petitions allowed.
○Please leave ample space for pedestrians.
○Please make sure flags are directly related to the anti-nuclear movement.
○For camera and video operators, please provide affiliation and contact details if asked by staff.

Inquiries:

Email: info@coalitionagainstnukes.jp

 

1111 No Nukes ☆Demonstration in Front of Parliament

Protest the restart of Oi, Genkai and Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plants!
Demand amendments to the government’s Basic Energy Plan and Japan-US Nuclear Agreement and switch to measures promoting the end of nuclear power!

Date: 14:00~16:00 November 11, 2017 (Saturday)
Place: In front of the main gates of the Diet building (includes guest speakers – public figures/politicians) and in front of the prime minister’s office (includes protest chants)
Organiser: Metropolitan Coalition Against Nukes

Reactors 3 and 4 at the Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture were restarted in May and June this year despite the use of dangerous MOX fuel. Preparations are also being made to restart reactors 3 and 4 of the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture and reactors 3 and 4 of the Genkai nuclear power plant in Shiga Prefecture. Moves are also being made to restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant run by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), which is to blame for the massive trouble at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. With an inability to deal with this issue properly, it’s clear to everyone that TEPCO is not qualified to operate nuclear facilities.   

The Basic Energy Plan has become the legal grounds for restarting these plants. Rather than reflect on the disaster and try to make amends, the Abe administration has instead brazenly deemed nuclear power an important base-load power source, precipitating a mad rush to restart nuclear facilities. In addition to this Basic Energy Plan, the Japan-US Nuclear Agreement will be reviewed next year. This agreement has a major impact on such areas as plutonium for thermal use. We must seize this big chance to try and make amends.       

The Moritomo Gakuen scandal and other scandals have forced a cabinet reshuffle and the once-dominant Abe administration is beginning to crumble. Despite this, an irrational decision has been made to dissolve the House of Representatives . The opposition party continues to fight with the ruling party over the nuclear-free stance and we are fully aware of the need to establish an administration with an anti-nuclear posture. The North Korean missile crisis has led to neglect of the dangerous nuclear situation, and on top of this, the government is pushing ahead with the export of nuclear technology as other countries cancel plans to build their nuclear power facilities. We desperately need a change of course.

We are planning to gather in front of the Diet building and the prime minister’s office this coming November 11 to safeguard our future. Join us and make your voice heard. Amid the sudden move to dissolve the House of Representatives and reform of the opposition party, let’s make sure they know we stand together for a nuclear-free future.


1111 No Nukes ☆Demonstration In Front Of Parliament. Details here: http://coalitionagainstnukes.jp/en/2017/10/09/1111/ #NoNukes https://pic.twitter.com/qy5zfNILgq

 

[In front of Diet] Speeches（order of Japanese syllabary/titles omitted)
○Eiji Oguma (sociologist)
○Hitomi Kamanaka (film-maker)
○Rika Kayama (psychiatrist）
○Shigeaki Koga (former government bureaucrat and representative of Forum4 seeking reform and no war)
○Hiroshi Shimada (leader of defence team in Fukui Court to block restart of Oi plant )
○Masayoshi Takeuchi (Professor, Department of Architecture and Environmental Design, Faculty of Design Engineering, Tohoku University of Art and Design)
○Ouch Yoshimura (editor/writer)

Others
○Opposition party politicians (to be determined)

<Live performance>
○Nao Matsuzaki (singer/songwriter, rock ’n roller)
○ATS (rapper)

Plans are subject to change. Check our website for details: http://coalitionagainstnukes.jp/?p=10093

Access:

Nearest stations:
○Kokkaigijidomae (Marunouchi, Chiyoda lines / Exits 3, 4)
○Nagatacho (Yurakucho, Hanzomon, Namboku lines / Exit 1)
○Tameike Sanno (Namboku, Ginza lines / Exit 5; Also passage to Kokkaigijidomae Stn.)
○Kasumigaseki (Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Hibiya lines / Exits A8, A13)
Sakuradamon (Yurakucho line / Exits 1, 2)


Help us with a donation for this event

This event is run solely on donations from ordinary citizens. Please help us to continue our work with a donation.
○From Japan Post Bank (at Post Offices):
Account name: シュトケンハンゲンパツレンゴウ (“Shutoken han-genpatsu rengo”) Account number: 00170-1-291074
○If you deposit from another bank, use the branch number 019 with 0291074 as the account number (Account type: Toza (当座)).
*Please put “0707 kanpa” in the reference section.

Johnan Shinkin Bank
Yokohama Branch
Branch number: 063
Account type: Ordinary (Futsuu 普通)
Account number: 285654
Account name: シュトケンハンゲンパツレンゴウ(“Shutoken han-genpatsu rengo”)


Notes

○This is a non-violent action. Please only participate upon understanding of this policy.
○Please make appropriate preparations for weather, especially fluid for rehydration and rain gear.
○Approach staff if you feel unwell.
○Solicitation to participate in religious or other groups is strictly prohibited.
○Please do not distribute any printed material to participants that has not first been approved by organizers.
○No flyer distribution or petitions allowed.
○Please leave ample space for pedestrians.
○Please do not fly flags. They can hinder view and cause injury.
○For camera and video operators, please provide affiliation and contact details if asked by staff.


Inquiries
Email: info@coalitionagainstnukes.jp

 

 

Donation Project 2017

Request for donations to help run the Friday protests in front of the prime minister’s residence and parliament as well as our organization (Metropolitan Coalition Against Nukes: MCAN) so we can continue our actions for at least another two years

Since forming in September 2011, Metropolitan Coalition Against Nukes (MCAN) has worked tirelessly to make Japan nuclear free. This has included our mainstay protests in front of the prime minister’s residence and parliament every Friday as well as several other big events each year, the distribution of leaflets and large-scale collaborations with other groups.

This year marks five years since we began the Friday protests and six years since we established the organization. During that time, our activities have been supported by the generous donations of the general public.

After an examination of our accounting status for fiscal 2016 by a strategic committee at the start of fiscal 2017, it was found that we recorded a loss of approximately ¥3.6 million for the year, which is equivalent to around one-third of our annual costs. Adding in a loss of roughly ¥1.5 million in fiscal 2015, we run the risk of being unable to continue our activities beyond the next year. There have been no major cost increases in the four years since MCAN started running its organization in the manner we see today. The main reasons for the deficit are thus the prolonged nature of the nuclear issue, the dwindling number of participants in protests as people face other problems caused by the Abe administration and a decrease in donations.

Upon discussion of future direction by the aforementioned committee, we concluded that it would be difficult to cease activities considering where we stand today. This is especially the case since many people see a need for the anti-nuclear movement, including our Friday protests, and because the Abe administration continues to promote the restart of nuclear facilities with little or no reflection on the disaster that struck Fukushima in March 2011.

We aim to continue our actions for at least two more years, which will require donations in the amount of ¥10 million. This is the first time we have made a direct call for donations but decided that we needed to make this bold request.

Although MCAN does not rent any office space in order to save on expenses, we do have certain costs that include renting a warehouse to store materials used in the protests, purchasing equipment and other consumables, and printing costs for fliers and leaflets. We also provide transportation costs to staff and outlay the bare minimum in personnel costs to ensure that this social action does not lead anyone to sacrifice their livelihood over a sustained period. We believe that this policy has enabled us to continue as long as we have. We entrust our accounting to a tax accountant and we can assure you that nothing we do in this regard is in any way vague or unclear.

MCAN has worked together with ordinary people as a citizens’ platform calling for a nuclear-free Japan. We truly respect and are grateful for the participation of everyone in the protests and the strong determination in pursuing the end to a nuclear Japan.

We are hopeful that we can continue to receive your support and ask for your kind cooperation with a donation so that we can continue running the Friday protests and other events.

As adults cognizant of our responsibility, we will do our very best not to leave a society for the next generation that is riddled with problems and a bitter legacy from nuclear power.

June 22, 2017
Metropolitan Coalition Against Nukes


Donation Project 2017 Details here:
http://coalitionagainstnukes.jp/en/2017/07/25/302/ pic.twitter.com/MZZ1umhYVh #NoNukes

[Messages from supporters]
Keiko Ochiai (writer, head of Crayon House) No matter where I am or what I’m doing, I’m always thinking about the protests in front of parliament when they’re being held each Friday night. That’s enough to lift my spirit. I’m so grateful for the continued gift of encouragement and energy that I get from the actions of MCAN. I am fully on board with what you do and I was shocked to hear that your activities may have to come to an end. I whole-heartedly support you in everything you do and if there is anything I can do at all to help you continue, I am more than happy to do so.

Rika Kayama (psychiatrist) The nuclear accident changed Japan in a big way, and led us into the dark. At the same time, the actions of MCAN have also changed Japan, and that’s leading us into a more hopeful future. There are so many things MCAN has taught me: Everyone is free to express their anger; We can gather together like-minded people; We can connect Fukushima with the rest of Japan and the world. I want to keep going to the protests. And I want to continue raising my voice together with you.

Shigeaki Koga (former bureaucrat of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, representative of Forum 4, a social movement supporting both pacifism and structural reform of the economy) If MCAN has to stop its activities, Prime Minister Abe is sure to think that the citizens of Japan are fools; that everyone forgets over time. And that’s why we all have to support what MCAN is doing so they can keep going for as long as it takes. There’s a limit to what an individual can do and that’s why we must all come together. Let’s give our support, starting with whatever we can do. We must keep going!

Manabu Sato (founder of Association of Scholars; Professor at Gakushuin University; promoter for Shimin Rengo) We have to keep on shouting “No more Hiroshimas” and “No more Fukushimas” for the next generation. We must speak out whenever possible against administrations that try to erase the history of war and nuclear accidents like this Abe administration. I am committed to supporting MCAN and its activities as an individual and as a citizen of Japan. I am completely on board with this donation project and think we all need to make our voices heard even more.

Kei Nakazawa (writer, professor at Hosei University) I really respect you all for sticking at the nuclear-free and anti-nuclear movement for so long. Japan’s energy policy needs to be overhauled and started again from scratch. The politicians only began to move once they could clearly hear the voice of the people. People in financial circles also stood up and took notice. So too did the government bureaucrats. Despite this, the nuclear reactors continue to be brought back online and there are signs that the anti-nuclear voice will be lost. It’ll be as if that horrific nuclear accident never happened. Some people just want to keep the nuclear policy as it is, shutting out the people who truly suffer from this disaster. Please everyone, we have to continue to make our voices heard so that one day Japan’s energy policy will change. Please make sure that the horrific nuclear accident is not swept under the carpet and forgotten.

Osamu Nishitani (philosopher, Specially Appointed Professor, Graduate School of Arts, Rikkyo university) Already five years have passed since the anti-nuclear action got underway and it has shaken up the way people in Japan approach civic movements in terms of structure and intention. Japan is now faced with its biggest political crisis since the end of the war and many people are raising their voices whenever and wherever they can despite the rotten, despotic administration. The anti-nuclear movement has become an excellent barometer for where we stand today. I hope the movement can continue until Japan ceases to be nuclear and this shift in Japanese society is there for all to see.

The cost of keeping a public space for protesting
Eiji Oguma (sociologist) Do you think that space around parliament could be used for protests had MCAN not continued their movement there? I doubt it. Various legal limitations restrict protests in front of the prime minister’s residence and parliament. There are two reasons that area has been turned into a place for protesting after the earthquake. First, MCAN started protesting there during the crisis following the nuclear accident. Second, they have kept up the protests for over five years and have secured the area as a place for protesting by working with the police. The protests against security legislation in the summer of 2015 and the protests going on today would not have been possible without laying the groundwork and then continuing. 　The public space would be turned back into no-man’s land straight away without these ongoing efforts. Many people know that parks and public facilities around Japan are becoming increasingly restrictive. In the next few years, there will probably be moves to revise the constitution. If MCAN loses the ability to continue the protests, the space in front of the prime minister’s residence and parliament may once again return to how it was before the disaster when nobody could protest there. Helping MCAN continue their work is in effect the cost of maintaining a public space for protesting in Japan. That’s the way I see it.

[Past actions] (As of June 24, 2017)
<Direct action>
● Friday protests in front of parliament against nuclear restarts: Held 248 times, total participants: 1,622,250
– 200,000 people took part in June-July 2012, with Friday protests spreading nationwide
– Representatives of the anti-nuclear movement submitted a request directly to Prime Minister Noda at parliament in August 2012
● Large-scale actions (demos, protests, gatherings, etc. (including joint efforts)): 30 times since October 2011, Max. participants: 200,000
● Emergency actions (Protests in front of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and power companies, etc.): 27 times since August 2012

<Distribution of leaflets, etc.>
*Figures in parentheses indicate number of issues, including revisions
●Anti-nuclear “It’s your choice” project <2012 election of House of Representatives> (420,000)
● Anti-nuclear “It’s your choice” project <2013 election of House of Representatives> (505,000)
●NO NUKES MAGAZINE vol.01 <Basic edition> Can we survive without nuclear power? (330,000)
●NO NUKES MAGAZINE vol.02 <Radiation edition> Can we safely manage radiation? (200,000)
●NO NUKES MAGAZINE vol.03 <Electricity price edition> Is it true that eelcricity prices will rise by going nuclear free? (100,000)
●NO NUKES MAGAZINE vol.04 <Energy shift edition> NO NUKES! ENERGY AUTONOMY! (50,000)
●Halt the restart of Sendai nuclear plant! (225,000)
●Halt the restart of Takahama nuclear plant! (65,000)
●Halt the restart of Ikata nuclear plant! (90,000)
●SMASH FASCISM! ABE OUT! (91,000) *Abe Seiken No! Executive Committee
●Leaflets for Friday protests in front of parliament (10,000)
●Monthly fliers for protests in front of parliament (867,000) *Issued monthly from October 2012

<Collaborations with other groups, etc.>
●NO NUKES DAY (together with Sayonara Genpatsu 10 Million People’s Action, Genpatsu wo Nakusu Zenkoku Renrakukai): 6 times
●Say NO! to the Abe Government (Executive Committee)
●Power Shift Campaign (Organizing body)
●Campaign Against India-Japan Nuclear Cooperation Agreement (Organizing body)
●”So-gakari kodo jikkou iinkai”  (Participation by Executive Committee)
●”Genpatsu genchi e iku kai” (Support of gatherings at nuclear sites)

<Other>
●Running of a website, blog and social networks (Twitter, Facebook, etc.)
●Activity countering propaganda activities on the street
●Announcement of requests and other statements
●Participation in gatherings and protests at nuclear sites
●Overseas exchanges (Taiwan, India, USA, etc.)
●Merchandise (T-shirts, badges, etc.)
●Events at live music clubs, etc.
●Booths at various events, etc. MCAN is run democratically through set meetings every Friday and strategic meetings a few times a year.

*For further details of “Past actions” please see our website: http://coalitionagainstnukes.jp/?p=6160 (Japanese)
http://coalitionagainstnukes.jp/en/home/past-actions/ (Enlish) http://coalitionagainstnukes.jp/?p=6199

[Balance sheet reports (Japanese only)]
http://coalitionagainstnukes.jp/?page_id=2365

[Bank transfer]
*Please put “Donation 2017” as reference when making a donation. (Also include email address whenever possible)

Japan Post Bank (at Post Offices):
Account name: シュトケンハンゲンパツレンゴウ (“Shutoken han-genpatsu rengo”)
Account number: 00170-1-291074
*If you deposit from another bank, use the branch number 019 with 0291074 as the account number (Account type: Toza (当座)).

Johnan Shinkin Bank Yokohama Branch
Branch number: 063
Account type: Ordinary (Futsuu 普通)
Account number: 285654
Account name: シュトケンハンゲンパツレンゴウ(“Shutoken han-genpatsu rengo”)

[Inquiries]
Please forward all inquiries to us via email.

[Contact details]
Metropolitan Coalition Against Nukes
Care of: Loft Project, 3F 1-5-1 Hyakunin-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0073
Email: info@coalitionagainstnukes.jp
TEL: 080-9195-2668
Website: http://coalitionagainstnukes.jp
Twitter: @MCANjp
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