Hakodate city council OKs plan to file lawsuit against nuclear plant

Hakodate city council OKs plan to file lawsuit against nuclear plant

HAKODATE, Japan - The municipal assembly of Hakodate City in Hokkaido casts a unanimous vote on March 26, 2014, approving the city government's plan to file a lawsuit against the state and Electric Power Development Co., also known as J-Power, to stop construction of a nuclear power plant in neighboring Aomori Prefecture. The city is concerned its core industries of fishery and tourism would suffer devastating damage in the event of an accident at the nuclear complex.

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