On 11 March 2019, we gathered for a vigil to mark the 8th anniversary of the beginning of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear catastrophe, on Piccadilly, London, across the road from the Embassy of Japan.
During the vigil we observed three minutes of silence for all of the victims of the March 2011 triple disaster of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.
Video by Shimin Media London:
Photos by Lis Fields:
Banners on the railings of Green Park on Piccadilly, London
Reverend Gyoro Nagase of Battersea Peace Pagoda and Sister Maruta of Milton Keynes Peace Pagoda, both Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist, bring peace with chanting, drumming and prayer
Kaori reads a message from Ruiko Muto, Member of Fukushima Women Against Nuclear Power Chair of the Complainants for the Criminal Prosecution of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
Nobu speaks about Fukushima and the urgent need to end the use of nuclear power and nuclear weaponsFay reads some of her poems
Kazumi and friend sing a Japanese protest songShigeo Kobayashi reads a letter addressed to Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan