Tokyo Governor Ishihara keeps on being Ishihara.
Tokyo governor lashes out at nuclear referendum plan
Shintaro Ishihara, the outspoken governor of Tokyo, says he has no intention of supporting a referendum on nuclear power being sought by a citizens group.
“(An ordinance for the referendum) cannot be introduced. I have no intention of introducing it,” Ishihara told a news conference on Feb. 10.
The citizens group, Minna de Kimeyo Genpatsu Kokumin Tohyo, plans to file a petition with the Tokyo governor seeking the establishment of an ordinance for the referendum.
The group said Feb. 9 that the number of signatures supporting the petition is expected to reach 300,000, above the minimum required 214,236.
At the news conference, Ishihara was scathing in his criticism of anti-nuclear movements.
“They are no more than a matter of sentiment as long as they do not present counterproposals,” he said. “(Nuclear power) has faced setbacks, failures and accidents. But civilization has made progress to this day by overcoming those experiences.”
The ordinance must pass the Tokyo metropolitan assembly by a majority vote before the referendum can be held.
Ishihara will state whether the referendum should be held when he submits a draft ordinance to the metropolitan assembly around the end of May.
Some metropolitan assembly members have expressed reservations about holding the referendum.
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Tokyo gov. opposes 'N-vote'
Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara has spoken against establishing an ordinance to hold a referendum among residents of the capital on whether the operation of nuclear power plants should be allowed.
"It's impossible to create such an ordinance, and I have no intention of doing so," Ishihara said during a regular press conference Friday.
Ishihara's comments came as it appeared likely a citizens advocacy group that aims to bring about the referendum in Tokyo would succeed in its campaign to collect the number of signatures legally required to directly petition the metropolitan government to establish an ordinance.
The citizens group is called "Let's Decide Together/Citizen-initiated National Referendum on Nuclear Power."
Ishihara criticized activity against nuclear power, saying: "The most troublesome thing among humans is sentiment. Because Japanese have the trauma of atomic bombs, people speak [against nuclear power plants] out of fear.
"The progress of human beings has been achieved through their own development of technology, overcoming setbacks and failures."
If the group submits a direct petition for a referendum ordinance to the governor, Ishihara will have to submit a bill for the ordinance to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly with his opinion attached.
The assembly will then deliberate whether to create such an ordinance.
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I put up the two articles because they had different quotes from Ishihara, showing the full breadth of his douchery. The AJW article has more info, but the DY article has the quote that made me want to kick Ishihara in the shins. Yeah, people in Japan are anti-nuclear power because of "sentiment" over having been bombed. It has noooooothing to do with Fukushima Dai-ichi melting down and spewing radiation.
Shintaro Ishihara, the outspoken governor of Tokyo, says he has no intention of supporting a referendum on nuclear power being sought by a citizens group.
“(An ordinance for the referendum) cannot be introduced. I have no intention of introducing it,” Ishihara told a news conference on Feb. 10.
The citizens group, Minna de Kimeyo Genpatsu Kokumin Tohyo, plans to file a petition with the Tokyo governor seeking the establishment of an ordinance for the referendum.
The group said Feb. 9 that the number of signatures supporting the petition is expected to reach 300,000, above the minimum required 214,236.
At the news conference, Ishihara was scathing in his criticism of anti-nuclear movements.
“They are no more than a matter of sentiment as long as they do not present counterproposals,” he said. “(Nuclear power) has faced setbacks, failures and accidents. But civilization has made progress to this day by overcoming those experiences.”
The ordinance must pass the Tokyo metropolitan assembly by a majority vote before the referendum can be held.
Ishihara will state whether the referendum should be held when he submits a draft ordinance to the metropolitan assembly around the end of May.
Some metropolitan assembly members have expressed reservations about holding the referendum.
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Tokyo gov. opposes 'N-vote'
Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara has spoken against establishing an ordinance to hold a referendum among residents of the capital on whether the operation of nuclear power plants should be allowed.
"It's impossible to create such an ordinance, and I have no intention of doing so," Ishihara said during a regular press conference Friday.
Ishihara's comments came as it appeared likely a citizens advocacy group that aims to bring about the referendum in Tokyo would succeed in its campaign to collect the number of signatures legally required to directly petition the metropolitan government to establish an ordinance.
The citizens group is called "Let's Decide Together/Citizen-initiated National Referendum on Nuclear Power."
Ishihara criticized activity against nuclear power, saying: "The most troublesome thing among humans is sentiment. Because Japanese have the trauma of atomic bombs, people speak [against nuclear power plants] out of fear.
"The progress of human beings has been achieved through their own development of technology, overcoming setbacks and failures."
If the group submits a direct petition for a referendum ordinance to the governor, Ishihara will have to submit a bill for the ordinance to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly with his opinion attached.
The assembly will then deliberate whether to create such an ordinance.
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I put up the two articles because they had different quotes from Ishihara, showing the full breadth of his douchery. The AJW article has more info, but the DY article has the quote that made me want to kick Ishihara in the shins. Yeah, people in Japan are anti-nuclear power because of "sentiment" over having been bombed. It has noooooothing to do with Fukushima Dai-ichi melting down and spewing radiation.