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Tens of thousands of Japanese citizens have turned out for an anti-nuclear rally in Tokyo, as the nation prepares to mark the third anniversary of the Fukushima disaster.
Demonstrators congregated at Tokyo's Hibiya Park on Sunday, close to central government buildings, before marching around the national parliament.
They gathered to voice their anger at the nuclear industry and prime minister Shinzo Abe's government, which has announced its intention to restart the Japan's nuclear reactors after two years of inactivity.
"I felt it's important that we continue to raise our voice whenever possible," Yasuro Kawai, a 66-year-old businessman from Chiba prefecture, said.
"Today, there is no electricity flowing in Japan that is made at nuclear plants.
"If we continue this zero nuclear status and if we make efforts to promote renewable energy and invest in energy saving technology, I think it's possible to live without nuclear (power)."
Tokyo resident Michiko Sasaki, 80, said Japan's national priority should be to think about how to end nuclear power and to rebuild the northern region hit by the disaster.
"In this small nation of ours, there are so many nuclear plants. We are prone to earthquakes," she said.
"Unless we end it now, what will happen in the future? Politicians must think about children of the future."
Photo: Demonstrators shout slogans as they take part in a rally denouncing nuclear power plants in front of the National Diet in Tokyo on March 9, 2014. (AFP: Toru Yamanaka)
Fukushima disaster 'continues today'
This week, Japan will mark the third anniversary of the Fukushima disaster.
A 9.0-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami in March 2011 prompted the meltdown of the Fukushima nuclear reactor and explosions that spewed radioactive materials to the vast farm region.
The plant remains volatile and engineers say it will take four decades to dismantle the crippled reactors.
Protesters in Tokyo stressed that Japan can live without nuclear power as it has done so for many months while all of the nation's 50 commercial nuclear reactors have remained offline due to tense public opposition to restarting them.
In a light-hearted approach to get their message heard, musicians performed using electricity generated by huge solar panels at the park, while dozens of merchants promoted products made in the tsunami-hit region.
The rally featured stars like composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, who played music he created three years ago to mourn for the victims of the disasters.
"The Fukushima accident continues today," Mr Sakamoto said. Although no one died as a direct result of the nuclear disaster, at least 1,656 Fukushima residents died due to complications related to stress and other conditions while their lives in evacuation become extended.
AFP
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