Last Friday, depending on whose estimates you believe, as many as 40,000 protestors gathered in Tokyo to send a message to Japanese Prime Minister Noda over the government’s decision to restart two nuclear reactors at the Oi power plant. Their rally cry? Simple and to the point. “No Nukes!” Later today, protest organizers hope to have over 100,000 protestors gather to make sure the message is?reiterated, loud and clear.
And they’ve got some help. Popular contemporary artist has been outspoken against the use of nuclear energy for many years and his painting of a young girl carrying a No Nukes sign has become a major icon in the movement. Last week he tweeted () that he wouldn’t mind if people borrowed his 1998 book ”” from a library and photocopied his “NO NUKES girl” to use for protest, as long as they didn’t plan to profit from it. You can
【NO NUKES】どなたでも、図書館などから僕の『Slash with a knife』を借りて、No NUKESの女の子のページをコピーするなり、セブンで１００円プリント出来るようにしたりして構いません。売り買いの対象外でよろしく！?— yoshitomo nara (@michinara3)
Tonight’s protest is 6-8 p.m. in front of the Prime Minister’s office in Nagatacho. More information is available in Japanese at .
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