Hundreds of people have protested in the Japanese capital of Tokyo calling for the evacuation of residents of Fukushima and the end of nuclear power in Japan in the aftermath of the March earthquake that set off a nuclear crisis. The protest has been led by a group of women who traveled from Fukushima to set up an encampment outside a Japanese ministry. Aileen Mioko Smith is the executive director of the Japanese group, Green Action.

Aileen Mioko Smith: “The Fukushima women have decided to sit-in. They’ve come down to the heart of the national government here in front of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. And they are demanding two things: the protection of the children of Fukushima and the end of nuclear power in Japan. The citizens met with the Japanese government yesterday, a huge number of people from 40 miles away from the nuclear power plant, because the area is so contaminated. It’s the heart of Fukushima City, the capital of the prefecture. And it’s so contaminated that we need evacuation right away. We need government support for people to be able to evacuate.”