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日本、G7声明で原発堅持を主導 via ロイター

1986年にソ連(現ウクライナ)で起きたチェルノブイリ原発事故を巡り、主要国首脳会議(G7、東京サミット)の議長国だった日本が原発推進路線を堅持しようと、事故の数日後から合意文書作りを主導していた実態が20日公開の外交文書で判明した。サミットでは原案にあった「放射能」や事故への「懸念」の表現が削除され、「原子力は将来ますます広範に利用されるエネルギー源」と記した声明が発表された。 […]     全文

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Japan downplayed Chernobyl concerns at G-7 for energy policy’s sake: declassified documents via The Japan Times

Eager to maintain its energy policy in the wake of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, Japan made sure concerns about nuclear technology were downplayed at the 12th Group of Seven summit it chaired in Tokyo days after the disaster, according to … Continue reading

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G-7 foreign ministers to visit A-bomb memorial park together via Nikkei Asian Review

HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) — Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized countries will visit the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima together on April 11 on the occasion of a ministerial meeting there, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday. Kishida, U.S. … Continue reading

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