Antinuclear activists refuse to remove tents

Antinuclear activists refuse to remove tents

TOKYO, Japan - Antinuclear activists gather in front of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (L back) in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2012. The activists rejected a call by the industry ministry to remove their tents from its precincts by 5 p.m. the same day, and continued a four-month-old occupation of ministry grounds to press their demand for the closure of all nuclear power plants in Japan.

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