Tuesday, November 19, 2019

【Breaking News】 Citizens in Ise City to re-challenge for the “Chernobyl Law in Japan”

A group of citizens in Ise City, Mie Prefecture, will re-start a direct initiative calling for the enactment of the “Chernobyl Law in Japan” in 2020. 
 
The kick-off meeting is scheduled for February 15, 2020, at Ise City Plaza, Ise City. 

The group needs to collect a certain number of signatures in a designated period to bring the agenda to the municipal assembly to formally discuss. 

Earlier this year, in August 2019, the group actually started their grassroots initiative. However, it was not successful. They only collected 64 percent of the required numbers (or one 50th of the municipal population of 18+ years old) during the one-month period. 

          Press conference for a direct initiative calling for the enactment of the
               “Chernobyl Law in Japan” on February 6, 2019

This is the first development in Japan toward making a local ordinance that protects the health and safety of people from radiation exposure following the Fukushima disaster.  
 
Details will be communicated using this blog site.

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