Protesters march through the streets of Kyoto to call for the Japanese government to stop nuclear power plant operations in Japan.
- [Sonia Narang/GlobalPost]
Kyoto protest2 2011 05 23
Kyoto students gather along the banks of the Kamo River to protest Japan's reliance on nuclear power. One holds a sign saying "Freedom of electricity" and urges the government to transition to other sources of energy.
- [Sonia Narang/GlobalPost]
Kyoto protest3 2011 05 23
Protesters march through the streets of Kyoto to call for the Japanese government to stop nuclear power plant operations in Japan.
- [Sonia Narang/GlobalPost]
Kyoto protest4 2011 05 23
Yoshiko Matsumura (left) and Yasue Hatta (right), artists from nearby Osaka, jumped off a city bus to join the Kyoto demonstrators as soon as they saw the protesters. They said they participated in larger anti-nuclear protests in Osaka in the weeks after the earthquake.
- [Sonia Narang/GlobalPost]
Kyoto protest5 2011 05 23
Wako Kato (right) says she has opposed nuclear energy for years, but the recent meltdown at Fukushima has enlarged the discussion about the safety of nuclear power plants.
- [Sonia Narang/GlobalPost]
Kyoto protest6 2011 05 23
Anti-nuclear protestors of all ages march loudly through the normally quiet, reticent streets of Kyoto.
- [Sonia Narang/GlobalPost]
Kyoto protest7 2011 05 23
Onlookers in central Kyoto watch protesters march through traffic lanes in Kyoto's downtown shopping district.
- [Sonia Narang/GlobalPost]
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