山口縣知事選舉 形同反核公投
〔編 譯俞智敏／綜合報導〕在福島核災後聲勢日益壯大的日本反核陣營二十九日將面臨兩場重大考驗，其一是山口縣知事選舉，這場原本不受全國性媒體重視的地方選舉 因為知名反核人士飯田哲也參選而突然廣受矚目，其二則是反核示威群眾將組成人鏈包圍東京國會大廈，可能重現一九六○年代日本反美日安保條約的龐大示威場 面。
過去數週以來，東京持續出現數萬人參加的反核示威，是日本近年來罕見的現象，反核陣營自稱為「紫陽花（繡球花）革命」，因為紫陽花是在日本雨季的六月和七月開花，而巨大的圓形花束其實是由許多小花朵組成，象徵這場運動是由許多單獨行動就無法產生力量的個人所組成。
京王大學全球安全研究所主任、前總務大臣竹中平藏表示，過去大家都認為日本不可能出現類似中東的茉莉花革命或美國的占領華爾街運動，但日本現在的確發生了革命，而且將對社會產生重大影響。
儘 管東京初夏天候潮濕悶熱，參加示威的群眾卻一週比一週更多，本月十六日在代代木公園的大示威更引來了十七萬人扶老攜幼參加。據主辦單位表示，二十九日的大 示威將請民眾共組人鏈包圍國會大廈，表達堅定的反核決心。先前幾次示威的目標都是國會大廈對街的首相官邸，但此次示威則把矛頭對準了國會，也就是「日本政 治的核心」。日本主流政壇至今無人公開表態支持反核。
主辦單位還說，這場示威目的是重現一九五九年與一九六○年反美日安保條約的大型示威，當時曾有逾三十萬人包圍國會大廈，是日本現代史上規模最大的一場示威活動。
日 本雖有不少反核人士在各地參加地方性選舉試水溫，大多數飲恨敗北。但反核陣營認為，這次飯田哲也可望在山口縣知事選舉中突圍。飯田過去曾任職核能產業，後 來卻成立另類能源智庫「環境能源政策研究所」，成為知名反核運動人士。他在此次選舉中主打政策為停建山口縣的上關核電廠，更希望日本能在二○三○年前完全 廢核。
地處偏遠、民風保守的山口縣向為自民黨鐵票倉，然而民調卻顯示毫無從政經驗、亦無政黨背書的飯田支持度迅速上升，讓代表自民黨參選的 前國土交通省官員、象徵保守舊勢力的山本繁太郎備感壓力。這場選舉形同對日本核能未來的一場非正式公投，若飯田在選舉中表現優異，甚至奪下知事寶座，將讓 首相野田佳彥所謂反核運動不能代表日本沉默大眾看法的說詞不攻自破。
国会を取り囲む「脱原発」の灯 歩道沿い１．５キロ
  国会前に集まったデモの参加者＝２９日午後７時２９分、東京都千代田区、本社ヘリから、上田潤撮影 |
  ろうそくやペンライトを手に、国会前で「再稼働反対」の声を上げる参加者たち＝２９日午後７時２１分、東京・永田町、福留庸友撮影 |
脱原発の実現に向けて、国に圧力をかけようと「７・２９脱原発 国会大包囲」と題した抗議行動が２９日あり、多くの人がロウソクやペンライトを手に国会
議事堂を取り囲んだ。関西電力の大飯原発の再稼働に反対して、首相官邸前で毎週、抗議を続けてきた市民グループの連携組織「首都圏反原発連合」が呼びかけ
た。
参加者は同日夕、日比谷公園で集会を開いた後、「さよなら原発」「ストップ再稼働」などと書かれたプラカードを手にデモ行進した。午後６時半、国会議事堂周辺の約１．５キロの歩道沿いに並び、脱原発への思いを象徴するロウソクなどに明かりをともした。
参加者は同日夕、日比谷公園で集会を開いた後、「さよなら原発」「ストップ再稼働」などと書かれたプラカードを手にデモ行進した。午後６時半、国会議事堂周辺の約１．５キロの歩道沿いに並び、脱原発への思いを象徴するロウソクなどに明かりをともした。
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這場在東京澀谷區的代代木公園舉行的反核示威遊行，預估有17萬人上街頭抗議示威。（彭博社）
〔本報訊〕據法新社報導，今天（16）日在東京街頭出現萬人以上的抗議遊行，主要是要求日本政府停止核電廠運作，這是繼日本311地震引起的海嘯所造成的福島核災後，最新的反核示威活動。
由於日本政府先前曾在5月5日時，宣布日本即將迎接無核電的夏天，但後來發現供電情況並未如預期，因此日本政府決定要重啟關西核電場，因應夏日供電的不 足。但對於日本政府反反覆覆的決定，引起日本民眾不滿，已有多次民眾上街遊行抗議，還曾在6月29日，數萬名日本民眾包圍日本首相位於東京的官邸。
此次遊行示威活動位在東京澀谷區的代代木公園街道上，群眾齊呼喊「反對重啟核電廠」、「首相野田佳彥應該下台」等口號。一位核災後從福島跑來東京避難的 老先生說，政府在補償金的發放以及如何消除放射性汙染，這兩方面並無任何進展，讓他感到相當生氣，而且福島核電廠事故並未完全解決，希望藉此活動，把抗議 訴求傳給更多人知道。
這場示威遊行的策劃者表示，預估參加人數約為17萬人，這是近來反核遊行中，規模最大的反核集會之一。告別核電 日本17萬人再上街反核
日本諾貝爾文學獎得獎人__大江健三郎，星期一在東京[代代木]公園，發起告別核電十萬人作伙，結果吸引至少17萬人去參加。
==抗議民眾==
停止重啟核電廠
救救孩子 我們不要核電
儘管當天東京高 溫33度，來自日本各地的反核民眾，還是在日正當中來到東京代代木公園，參加這場由作家大江健三郎，音樂家?本龍一等名人所發起的告別核電大遊行。
==作曲家兼音樂家 ?本龍一==
歷經福島慘劇應該零核電
示威民眾的人數主辦單位宣稱有17萬人，日本警視廳則說是7萬5千人。但是日本媒體普遍認為，這是東京近來規模最大的一場反核示威。反核人士還預定在29 號包圍國會抗議。日本在7月初，重啟了大飯核電站3號機組，4號機組則在進行重啟前的準備，預計25號也將進入滿載運轉狀態。不過對於國內日益高漲的反核 聲浪，日本政府也無法忽視，因此從14號開始到8月4號，將陸續在11個地方召開公聽會，聽取各界對中長期能源政策的意見。
針對2030年度電力總量中核電所佔比例，日本政府曾在6月提出了零、15%、20%-25%三個方案。目前零核電跟維持現狀兩派出現拉鋸， 福島核災陰霾讓日本人想跟核電說不，但電力不足又影響生活。該選擇那邊對日本來說都很艱難。
記者陳秋玫報導
(2012-07-17 12:00) 中晝新聞
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