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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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Participants in anti-A-bomb confab pray for victims

NAGASAKI, Japan - Participants in a meeting held in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, by the Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs offer silent prayers on Aug. 6, 2014, for the victims of atomic bombs dropped on Japan in August 1945.

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World conference against nukes held in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Koichi Kawano, chairman of the Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs, speaks at a meeting of the World Conference Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 4, 2014.

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Anti-A-bomb bodies start world confabs in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs starts a three-day world meeting in Hiroshima on Aug. 4, 2014. Its rival group supported by the Japanese Communist Party, the Japan Council against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, separately held a similar gathering in the western Japan city on the same day.

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Antinuclear demonstration in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Participants at the World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, organized by the Japan Congress Against A- and H-bombs (Gensuikin) and others, stage an antinuclear demonstration in Fukushima City on July 27, 2014.

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Antinuclear group head speaks at world conference

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Koichi Kawano, chairman of the Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs (Gensuikin), calls for abolition of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy at the World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs began in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on July 27, 2014.

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Uyghurs' protest in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Uyghurs stage a demonstration against China in Tokyo on May 17, 2012. They are members of the World Uyghur Congress, which calls for political independence for Uyghurs who live in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Western China.

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Uyghurs' protest in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Rebiya Kadeer (C), leader of the World Uyghur Congress, and other Uyghurs stage a demonstration against China in Tokyo on May 17, 2012. The group calls for the political independence of Uyghurs who live in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Western China.

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Antinuclear gathering in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs, one of the country's leading antinuclear groups, kicks off its nationwide summer campaign in the city of Fukushima, located around 50 kilometers from the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi power plant, on July 31, 2011.

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Antinuclear groups start A-bomb anniversary events

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs, or Gensuikin, held an international forum in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 2 to mark the 63rd anniversary of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Participants adopted a resolution against the planned deployment of the U.S. nuclear aircraft carrier George Washington to the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka.

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Enola Gay display should be improved, Japanese activists say

WASHINGTON, United States - Tomomi Kuwabara, an A-bomb survivor and a member of the Japan Congress Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, speaks to reporters in front of the Enola Gay, the B-29 bomber that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945, at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington on April 29. Kuwabara said that his association has asked the museum to improve the display of the Enola Gay so visitors can learn about the strike's impact on the city and its people.

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Gensuikin starts world conference

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs (Gensuikin) opens an international conference in Tokyo to discuss North Korea's nuclear development program and U.S. nuclear strategy.

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2 antinuke groups wrap up annual confabs

NAGASAKI, Japan - Two major Japanese antinuclear groups wrap up their separate conferences in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, timed with the 58th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Both the Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs (L) and the Japan Council against A & H Bombs (R) denounced recent U.S. nuclear strategy and voiced concerns over North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

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(2)Annual series of antinuclear meetings kicks off

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Bruce Cumings, a professor at the University of Chicago and an expert on Korean affairs, speaks at an international conference of the Japan Congress Against A and H Bombs (Gensuikin) in Yokohama on Aug. 2. He said U.S. peace efforts on the Korean Peninsula since 1945 have not been successful and that Iraq could turn into a divided country like North and South Korea.

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(1)Annual series of antinuclear meetings kicks off

YOKOHAMA, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A and H Bombs (Gensuikin) backed by two opposition parties -- the Democratic Party of Japan and the Social Democratic Party -- holds an international meeting in Yokohama on Aug. 2 to discuss the North Korean nuclear issue and the U.S.-led war on Iraq.

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Child sex confab lauds achievements, vows further efforts

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Children hold a banner appealing for the eradication of child abuse at a conference hall in Yokohama on Dec. 20, the last day of the four-day World Congress Against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children. The confab was attended by more than 3,000 participants, including delegates from 138 governments.

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Children call for action at confab on fighting child sex trade

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Three youth representatives (on the rostrum) address the Second World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, which opened in Yokohama on Dec. 17, calling for action to eliminate child prostitution and pornography rather than just words.

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Tanaka addresses conference against sexual abuse of children

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka addresses the opening of the four-day Second World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Yokohama on Dec. 17.

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Antinuclear group begins conference in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A and H Bombs (Gensuikin) opens a two-day conference on Aug. 1 in Tokyo to discuss global nuclear issues and ways to rid northeast Asia of nuclear weapons. Experts from Asia, Europe, Russia and the United States and representatives of nongovernmental organizations are taking part in the conference.

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Int'l confab in Hiroshima seeks nuke-free 21st century

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A and H Bombs (Gensuikin) opens its annual international conference in Hiroshima on Aug. 2. Some 110 antinuclear advocates and academics, including 11 from abroad, took part in the two-day confab sponsored by Gensuikin, which is backed by the Social Democratic Party.

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Tanaka addresses conference against sexual abuse of children

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka addresses the opening of the four-day Second World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Yokohama on Dec. 17.

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Children call for action at confab on fighting child sex trade

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Three youth representatives (on the rostrum) address the Second World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, which opened in Yokohama on Dec. 17, calling for action to eliminate child prostitution and pornography rather than just words.

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Child sex confab lauds achievements, vows further efforts

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Children hold a banner appealing for the eradication of child abuse at a conference hall in Yokohama on Dec. 20, the last day of the four-day World Congress Against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children. The confab was attended by more than 3,000 participants, including delegates from 138 governments.

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Enola Gay display should be improved, Japanese activists say

WASHINGTON, United States - Tomomi Kuwabara, an A-bomb survivor and a member of the Japan Congress Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, speaks to reporters in front of the Enola Gay, the B-29 bomber that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945, at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington on April 29. Kuwabara said that his association has asked the museum to improve the display of the Enola Gay so visitors can learn about the strike's impact on the city and its people. (Kyodo)

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Antinuclear world conference participants protest in Fukushima Pref.

Participants of an annual world conference held by the Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs, or Gensuikin, and others stage an antinuclear march on Aug. 1, 2015, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Anti-nuke activist calls for global network of exposure victims

Haruko Moritaki, a leader of anti-nuclear activities, calls for the formation of a global network of victims exposed to radiation during an interview in Hiroshima, western Japan, on May 18, 2015. Shown in the framed photo behind her is her late father Ichiro Moritaki, who headed the Japan Congress against A- and H-Bombs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Anti-communist group head addresses world meet against nuke arms in Hiroshima

Koichi Kawano, chairman of the Japan Congress against A- and H-Bombs affiliated with noncommunist groups, addresses the opening session of its world conference in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 4, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Anti-communist group starts world meet against nuke arms in Hiroshima

The Japan Congress against A- and H-Bombs, an organization affiliated with noncommunist groups, starts its antinuclear world conference in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 4, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Antinuclear groups start A-bomb anniversary events

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs, or Gensuikin, held an international forum in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 2 to mark the 63rd anniversary of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Participants adopted a resolution against the planned deployment of the U.S. nuclear aircraft carrier George Washington to the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka. (Kyodo)

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Antinuclear gathering in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs, one of the country's leading antinuclear groups, kicks off its nationwide summer campaign in the city of Fukushima, located around 50 kilometers from the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi power plant, on July 31, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Uyghurs' protest in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Rebiya Kadeer (C), leader of the World Uyghur Congress, and other Uyghurs stage a demonstration against China in Tokyo on May 17, 2012. The group calls for the political independence of Uyghurs who live in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Western China. (Kyodo)

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Uyghurs' protest in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Uyghurs stage a demonstration against China in Tokyo on May 17, 2012. They are members of the World Uyghur Congress, which calls for political independence for Uyghurs who live in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Western China. (Kyodo)

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Anti-A-bomb bodies start world confabs in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs starts a three-day world meeting in Hiroshima on Aug. 4, 2014. Its rival group supported by the Japanese Communist Party, the Japan Council against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, separately held a similar gathering in the western Japan city on the same day. (Kyodo)

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Gensuikin starts world conference

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs (Gensuikin) opens an international conference in Tokyo to discuss North Korea's nuclear development program and U.S. nuclear strategy. (Kyodo)

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2 antinuke groups wrap up annual confabs

NAGASAKI, Japan - Two major Japanese antinuclear groups wrap up their separate conferences in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, timed with the 58th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Both the Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs (L) and the Japan Council against A & H Bombs (R) denounced recent U.S. nuclear strategy and voiced concerns over North Korea's nuclear ambitions. (Kyodo)

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(2)Annual series of antinuclear meetings kicks off

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Bruce Cumings, a professor at the University of Chicago and an expert on Korean affairs, speaks at an international conference of the Japan Congress Against A and H Bombs (Gensuikin) in Yokohama on Aug. 2. He said U.S. peace efforts on the Korean Peninsula since 1945 have not been successful and that Iraq could turn into a divided country like North and South Korea.

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(1)Annual series of antinuclear meetings kicks off

YOKOHAMA, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A and H Bombs (Gensuikin) backed by two opposition parties -- the Democratic Party of Japan and the Social Democratic Party -- holds an international meeting in Yokohama on Aug. 2 to discuss the North Korean nuclear issue and the U.S.-led war on Iraq. (Kyodo)

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Antinuclear group begins conference in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A and H Bombs (Gensuikin) opens a two-day conference on Aug. 1 in Tokyo to discuss global nuclear issues and ways to rid northeast Asia of nuclear weapons. Experts from Asia, Europe, Russia and the United States and representatives of nongovernmental organizations are taking part in the conference.

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Int'l confab in Hiroshima seeks nuke-free 21st century

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A and H Bombs (Gensuikin) opens its annual international conference in Hiroshima on Aug. 2. Some 110 antinuclear advocates and academics, including 11 from abroad, took part in the two-day confab sponsored by Gensuikin, which is backed by the Social Democratic Party.