Japanese citizens petition against ocean discharge of Fukushima nuclear-tainted wastewater

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Japanese citizens petition against ocean discharge of Fukushima nuclear-tainted wastewater

STORY: Japanese citizens petition against ocean discharge of Fukushima nuclear-tainted wastewater SHOOTING TIME: April 24, 2024 DATELINE: April 25, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:16 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of over 180,000 signatures from local citizens 2. various of the petitioning campaign 3. SOUNDBITE (Japanese): MASASHI TANI, Secretary general of Japan Congress against A- and H-Bombs STORYLINE: Representatives from Japanese civic groups on Wednesday submitted over 180,000 signatures from local citizens to the Japanese government, urging both the government and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) to immediately halt the ocean discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Hajime Matsukubo, secretary general of the Citizens' Nuclear Information Center, a Japanese non-profit organization, presented 184,712 citizen signatures to the representative from the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry at the Second Members' Office

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