7/16/2012 [Massive 75K-170K strong] Anti-nuclear rally held in Tokyo

Source: NHK World
Date: Jul. 16, 2012 - Updated 15:55 UTC (00:55 JST)
by: Gene Otani

Organizers say 170, 000 people took part in the rally, while police estimate the number at 75,000.

Tens of thousands of people have staged one of the biggest anti-nuclear rallies in Tokyo since the Fukushima accident in March, last year.

Labor union activists joined members of the public in the main protest rally at Yoyogi Park on Monday. Many of them responded to calls on the social network Twitter and the Internet.

Nobel prize-winning author Kenzaburo Oe was among public figures who called on people to take to the streets. 
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Read the rest and see the video footage of the protest here.

Editor's Note: Such protests have been going on for a while now.  Here are more articles from various news agencies:

1. More than 100,000 protest nuclear power in Tokyo, Reuters 
2. Japanese anti-nuclear demonstrations grow, Washington Post
3. Tens of thousands demonstrate against nuclear power in Japan, CNN