Vigil to Remember Fukushima in London in 2019

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:

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Banners on the railings of Green Park on Piccadilly, London

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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

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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

 

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Nobu speaks about Fukushima and the urgent need to end the use of nuclear power and nuclear weapons
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Fay reads some of her poems

 

 

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Kazumi and friend sing a Japanese protest song
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Shigeo Kobayashi reads a letter addressed to Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan

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Vigil to Remember Fukushima in London in 2019

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