Group gathers 52,000 signatures for referendum on nuclear power

Takayuki Shikano, leader of a civilian group calling for a national referendum on whether to operate nuclear power plants, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on May 28, 2015, after presenting signatures of some 52,000 people in favor of a referendum to like-minded lawmakers. ==Kyodo

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