Workers oppose Oi Nuclear Power Plant

Workers and activists have come together to oppose the restarting of Japan’s nuclear industry, specifically, the Oi Nuclear Power Plant. On June 29, the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo was surrounded by more than 100 thousand demonstrators. It was the first time since the protest actions against the signing of Japan-US Security Treaty in 1960 that the Diet building and the Prime Minister’s Office were surrounded by a mass demonstration.  

Workers and activists have come together to oppose the restarting of Japan’s nuclear industry, specifically, the Oi Nuclear Power Plant. On June 29, the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo was surrounded by more than 100 thousand demonstrators. It was the first time since the protest actions against the signing of Japan-US Security Treaty in 1960 that the Diet building and the Prime Minister’s Office were surrounded by a mass demonstration.