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2011 April 27 - May 10 [ANTI-N-ARMS]

Annual Peace March for abolition of nuclear weapons starts

The annual nationwide peace march calling for a nuclear-free world began on May 6.

This year’s national peace march calls for relief for and solidarity with victims of the March 11 disaster and the ongoing Fukushima nuclear crisis, and a change in the government energy policy to one utilizing renewable energy sources. Marchers will walk on 11 major routes and numerous local routes for three months toward the final destination of Hiroshima.

On May 6, a ceremony to mark the start of the peace march on the Tokyo-Hiroshima course, one of the 11 major courses, was held with about 700 participants in front of the museum of the Daigo Fukuryumaru (Lucky Dragon #5) in Tokyo’s Koto Ward.

At the ceremony, World Conference Organizing Committee representative Taka Hiroshi said, “This year’s peace march is special for us. In solidarity with the disaster victims and the disaster-hit areas, let’s appeal to the public to establish a world without nuclear weapons, to make the earth free of radioactive pollution by nuclear weapons and nuclear plants, and to create a world in which people cooperate with each other instead of fighting against each other in wars.”