Fukushima After Five Years

Chie Matsumoto — 2016-03-03T09:06:35Z

Time will heal, some people say. The prospect of that looks bleak, however, for the people affected by the world's worst nuclear disaster.

- IV494 - March 2016 / Japan, Nuclear power

Anti-militarisation protests in Japan: An interview with Chie Matsumoto.

Chie Matsumoto, Mattia Gallo — 2015-11-13T09:10:55Z

On August 30, tens of thousands of people (120,000, according to organizers), protested outside the Japanese parliament against new military legislation that would allow the military to fight abroad. This would happen for the first time since World War II to Japanese troops. According to its constitution, Japan is barred from using force to resolve conflicts except in cases of legitimate defense. But a re-interpretation of the law will now allow ”collective self-defense”- using force to defend allies under attack. The demonstrators protested in front of the Japanese Diet to the cry of “Save Japan from Abe.” Mattia Gallo interviews journalist and activist Chie Matsumoto.

- IV490 - November 2015 / Japan

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Fukushima After Five Years

Anti-militarisation protests in Japan: An interview with Chie Matsumoto.