In a poll of Fukushima Prefecture mayors conducted between June 29 and July 7, the Fukushima Minpo found that 53 of 59 supported Governor Sato's call for ridding the prefecture of nuclear power. Of the remaining 6 mayors, those of Date, Tamagawa, Naraha, and Iitate were noncommittal. The mayor of Koriyama did not respond.
Source:
Fukushima Minpo, online edition, 2011-7-8, http://www.minpo.jp/view.php?pageId=4147&newsMode=article&blockId=9863856 (accessed 2011-7-13)
Showing posts with label Koriyama. Show all posts
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2011-07-03
[Fukushima History] 1873: Asaka Irrigation Project - an early Meiji national project
After the Meiji Restoration, the new government transformed Japan's warlord clans into the current prefectures in several steps. First, in 1871, the clans were converted to prefectures. Then over a period of a few years, these prefectures were consolidated. Today's Fukushima resulted from the consolidation of 10 clans and 10 sub-clan areas.
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