Thousands rally in Japan against nuclear power

Thousands rally in Japan against nuclear power

by Staff Writers
Tokyo (AFP) May 7, 2011
Thousands of people rallied in Japan Saturday to demand a shift away from nuclear power after an earthquake and tsunami sparked the world's worst atomic crisis since Chernobyl a quarter-century ago.

Braving spring drizzle, thousands of demonstrators gathered at a park in Tokyo's Shibuya district, many holding hand-made banners reading: "Nuclear is old!" and "We want a shift in energy policy!"

Thousands rally in Japan against nuclear power