Writers join anti-nuclear hunger strike

Writers join anti-nuclear hunger strike

TOKYO, Japan - (From front R to L) writer Hisae Sawachi, novelist and Buddhist nun Jakucho Setouchi and writer Satoshi Kamata join a hunger strike on May 2, 2012, in front of the industry ministry in Tokyo in protest against the government's moves to restart idled reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture.

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