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Publicatie Laka-bibliotheek:
An Overview from Japan (1979)

Auteur	Environmental Book Center
Datum	februari 1979
Classificatie	4.21.0.00/04 (JAPAN - ALGEMEEN)
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COMMENTS:
On the Japanese Anti-Nuke Movement

By TAKAGI JINZABURO

Since more than a decade has passed since the start of the Japanese Anti-Nuke 
Movement, it is not an easy task to review and sum up its development in a 
systematic and short form. Rather, I would prefer to talk about the present stage 
of the Japanese Movement, referring mainly to those aspects, which might be 
unfamiliar for foreign people.
To start with, it appears that the Japanese Movement has some specific differences 
from foreign Movements. These are, 1) its very weak establishment within society 
as a whole, but on the other hand, 2) strong, small movements in various regions 
where nukes have been or are being built, organized by residents themselves; these 
groups are the backbone/prime movers of the Japanese Movement, and further, 3) 
trade unions are actively caning to support these residents' groups (which is rarely 
seen in western countries, especially in the U.S.) and are starting to play a prominent 
role in the Movement.
Thus, there are opposing views of the Japanese Movement as seen by people abroad; 
some claim it is doing a good job, while others claim that it has done nothing to 
build a mass Movement. I am not in the position to judge which of these is more 
valid. Here, I would like only to describe in some detail the Japanese social/political 
environment and where and in what context the Japanese Movement is situated.

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