Mega Japanese Anti-Nuclear Rally

 

Tens of thousands of protesters gather in Meiji Park in central Tokyo for an anti-nuclear rally.  

            

They chant, "No more Nagasaki."   

           

Prominent writer and manager of the Crayon House book store, Keiko Ochiai, was one of the organizers.   

           

[Keiko Ochiai, Manager, Crayon House]:            

"Our goal is for the end of nuclear power, not only in Japan, but worldwide, and this is only the first step."   

          

Nobel prize-winning author Kenzaburo Oe was also in attendance, and there were live performances throughout the rally.   

           

Of the 60,000-plus participants that came from all over Japan, many were from Fukushima Prefecture - the area worst affected by the nuclear disaster which followed the March 11th earthquake and tsunami.   

           

[Yoshiharu Saito, Fukushima Resident]:              

"We, the people of Fukushima, do not see nuclear radiation of course, and we can't smell it, but we have no doubt it is spreading."    

          

The protest ended with a mass march winding through the streets of Tokyo.