Sorrowand and anger of the victims

On the 10th of March, I went to Fukushima to join a gathering held by the women who have worked and protested about the nuclear polution. In the meeting, a declaration was read. I tried to translate it to have many people hear their voices. I'm not sure if I could have translated it well, but you can know their sorrow and anger.

The Declaration of the Victims' Right from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident

On the 11th of March, 2011, the TEPCO accident at the Fukushima 1st Nuclear Power Plant that followed the earth quake and tsunami suddenly and completely deprived us of our daily lives. Although the damage was huge and serious, we, the victims, have been kept from the information we needed. Without receiving adequate support, we continue to suffer exposure to radiation, and along with the resultant anxiety we are seperated and hurt very deeply. More than 150,000 people had to seek refuge, and the people living in the poluted area have to deal with the radiation every day.without hope for revivification. We have been deprived of the human right to live happily with dignity.
Embarking on the second year of the aftermath of the TEPCO nuclear disaster, we, the victims of the accident, declare today to protect our lives and dignity.
* We are the victims of the accident at the Fukushima 1st Nuclear Power Plant that was brought about by the negligence of the Tokyo Electoric Power Co. * Everything that was deprived by this man-made disaster should be fully compensated by those responsible for the radiation.* We have the right to live happily with dignity. * We have the right to live in safe places.* We have the right to have our choices respected, whether to stay in Fukushima or to leave, and in both choices, our lives should be secured.* We have the right to get all information regarding the accident and the danger.* We have the right to get the radiation protection measures including evacuation and refuge, and continued health care covering regulr examinations and treatment.* We have the right to participate in the decisions that concern our future , our families, and our communities
We will not be deprived any more. We will not lose any more.
We, both those who stay in our homeland, and those who leave, will overcome the difficulty together.We will survive with dignity, create a world with happiness, without discrimination, and do our duty for future generations.

What a shame!!

The Prime Minister of Japan declared that they are going to restart the Ooi Nuke Station in Fukui Prefecture. He said that he decided to restart it under the responsibility as the prime minister. His responsibility? What can he do once the nuke station has serious troubles? Nothing! Look at the disaster in Fukushima. What is he going to do with the nuclear wast or the workers who can not avoid the radiation. He has never refered those important matters. To keep nuclear power and work the nuke stations is his only idea.
The Fukushima Nuke Staton is still emitting radiation and is very dangerous with a lot of used nuclear fuel rods. More than 100000 people are even now refugees. Even though, last December, our governmet declared that the accident was over. They just want to support the electric counpanies, to maintain nuclear power, and to make the accident look not serious. What a shame!!

I listened to a speech of a dairy farmer from Fukushima some time ago. He was runnning a dairy farm with his family in Iidate village. The village is 30 to 40 kilometer in the north-west of Fukushima Dai1 Nuke Station, and now it is known as a highly radiation polluted area. All the villagers had to leave their homes after being exposed to radiation. He said he had lost everyting because of the nuke accident.

I wonder if the people in the government don't know about the danger of the nukes or about the people's suffering. Or, they are slighting us, the citizens. They don't care about the people. Why? In short they are not afraid of the citizens. They underestimate people and their opinions.

Yes. We, Japanese people don't go out and demonstrate against the government. We never raise a riot. We don't have distinct opinions about politics and don't do anything different from others. We prefer sitting in front of the TV, and laughing at the show. We smile vaguely when we are in trouble, and soon forget it, especially when it is not our burdens.

I often feel helpless regardeing our democracy. I think we have not learned what a democracy is, or how to establish it ourselves. The government is the worst it has ever been with many policies that destroy people's life . Even in this dreadful situation, nothing is happening in this country. There are people and movements against them, but they are not big, not influential enough. I want to know how to wake up our democracy. .



.