Every sentence of Mr. Uekusa is very clear
and the point of his argument is well organized. I think that unlike Mr. Mitsuhashi, Mr.
Uekusa clearly understands what is important.
Masatoshi
Takeshita
December
6, 2012
English translation of an excerpt from a
Japanese article: “Unknown Truth” by Kazuhide Uekusa – December 2, 2012 –
Let’s
Decide to Immediately Abolish Nuclear Power Generation for Future of Japan
The three issues in the
coming election are on nuclear power generation, consumption tax and TPP & Osprey.
The issue emerging as the
most important one is a nuclear policy: whether to abolish nuclear power
generation or to maintain it, or whether to approve restarting nuclear power plants
or not to approve it.
This policy provides us
important information based on which we, sovereign members of this country,
make a decision.
As for nuclear power plants, once an
accident occurs at one of them, it will cause trillions yen of damage. And measures for final disposal of spent
nuclear fuel have yet to be determined.
Above all, beautiful land will be lost forever.
The accident in Fukushima has not been
concluded yet.
Incidence of thyroid cancer has been
reported though the causal relation between the disease and radiation has yet
to be determined. Many Japanese are
deeply worried about what kind of problem will be actualized in the future.
Given the fact, it
is a shallow idea to keep on using nuclear power because we have already had
nuclear facilities.
It does not matter if we
lose the national land for money. This
is the very idea “the miser” has.
As clearly shown in the case of Fukushima,
Japan is the country most prone to earthquakes in the world. We have a history of repeated attacks of
massive earthquakes and massive tsunamis.
This destiny won’t be changed in the future, either.
As we have experienced
the accident in Fukushima, it is we sovereign members that are authorized to
make a final decision on this issue after due consideration.
In the coming election,
sovereign members of Japan should demonstrate a clear-cut decision on this
issue.
1. Political party which
clearly demonstrates the abolition of nuclear power generation within a decade
and sets its political platform of basically disapproving of restarting nuclear
power plants
2. Political party which does
not demonstrate the abolition of nuclear power generation within a decade and
shows its policy of maintaining the use of nuclear power and also restarting
the existing nuclear power plants
We sovereign members have to judge which
party to select after due consideration.
The political parties
which clearly demonstrate the abolition of nuclear power generation within a
decade, which include “Mirai”, “Social Democratic Party”, “Japan Communist
Party (JCP)”, “Daichi” and “Green”, simultaneously
demonstrate their opposition to consumption tax hike and opposition to TPP
& Osprey.
In a word, “Mirai”,
“Social Democratic Party”, “JCP”, “Daichi” and “Green” are the force against “nuclear
power generation/consumption tax hike/TPP & Osprey.”
On the other hand, the
force which denies the abolition of nuclear power generation within a decade
consists of JPD/ LDP/ New Komeito+Your Party/Ishin+Kaikaku.
This force basically approves consumption
tax hike (partly with reservations) and approves TPP (partly with
reservations).
To put it simply, JPD/LDP/New
Komeito+Your Party/Ishin+Kaikaku are the force to promote “nuclear power
generation/consumption tax hike/TPP & Osprey.”
The coming election will be summarized
schematically: “Suishinja (Ptoponents) vs. Mitomenja (Opponents)” on the
three issues of nuclear power generation, consumption tax and TPP.
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