The petitions were endorsed by 335 groups and delivered to the respective Prime Ministers.
                                 No Nukes Asia Forum Japan

Request for a Halt to Negotiations towards a Japan-India Nuclear Cooperation Agreement
                                          
May 27,2013   
To Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

We heard that you will visit Japan on May 27 and are extremely worried that during the planned Heads of Government meeting discussions will be held towards a nuclear cooperation agreement between Japan and India that would make it possible for Japan to export nuclear power plants to India.

It was suddenly announced in June 2010, under the Democratic Party of Japan Government, that negotiations toward a Japan-India nuclear power cooperation agreement would commence. At the time, the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and people throughout Japan, including several newspapers, raised their voices in protest, saying, “Will business be prioritized over non-proliferation?” The reasons so many people opposed a nuclear agreement between our two countries at that time are as follows.

India has not joined the Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT).
In 1974 India conducted a nuclear test using nuclear energy technology received from Canada, then in 1998 it conducted further nuclear weapons tests.
India has not joined the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and insists that it is a nuclear weapons state.
When the Nuclear Suppliers Group’s guidelines were amended to allow special arrangements for India, the Indian Government gave no undertaking not to carry out nuclear tests in future.
India has only allowed limited inspections by the IAEA to verify that it is not converting nuclear material produced in India for the manufacture of nuclear weapons.
It is in this context that India is now proceeding with the expansion of its nuclear energy and nuclear weapons programs.

We are outraged that the above concerns have been ignored and protest the fact that the governments of Japan and India are forging ahead with negotiations for a nuclear cooperation agreement. We who experienced the Fukushima nuclear accident are reminded daily of what a nuclear disaster does to people’s lives and to the environment.
 
We request that you go to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, visit the peace museums there and listen to the experiences of the hibakusha. Visit also Fukushima, the site of the nuclear disaster, and find out how people are trying to live with four reactors emitting radioactive material around them; find out the horrendous conditions of radiation exposure that the thousands of workers trying to contain the accident must endure, and learn what has happened to the seas, the forests and the farmland.

In India emphasis is placed only on the electricity consumption of people living in the cities and the demands of industrialists for economic growth. Meanwhile, citizens’ opposition movements at proposed nuclear construction sites are repressed and special forces are used at Koodankulam in the south and Jaitapur in the west, even resulting in the death of an activist. We cannot accept the fact that while closing its eyes to the inhumanity of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy the Indian Government is repressing the people throughout India who oppose nuclear energy. Ignoring the concerns of the people, concealing information, circumventing democratic procedures, and collusion between organizations dedicated to the promotion of nuclear energy and regulatory organizations are things that lead to nuclear accidents.

Nuclear power is clearly an industry in decline and it is incompatible with democracy. The people of Japan have experienced the Fukushima accident and strongly oppose the export of nuclear power plants to other countries. We demand the following.

1. Do not engage in talks towards a Japan-India nuclear power cooperation agreement.

2. Immediately stop repressing people in India who are opposed to nuclear power plants.

3. Abandon operation of the Koodankulam nuclear power plants and begin decommissioning it immediately.

4. Abandon the import of nuclear plants from abroad and the construction of new facilities.


【Hokkaido】 bq Free Hokkaido、Citizens Denouncing Reactor Manufacturers、Fadeout Nuclear Reactor Network In Kushiro、Iwanaigenmonken、LIBERA ESPERANTO-ASOCIO en HOKKAJDO、Neighbors

【Aomori】 Group of Ten Thousand Plaintiffs for the Lawsuit to Stop the Nuclear Fuel Cycle、Hanatoherbnosato、Kakuneniranaiwamisawanokai、Kakunenkarakyoudowomamorukamitousanchihoujuuminrenrakukaigi、Kakunenryouhaikibutsuhannyuusosijikkouiinkai、Kakunenwokangaerujuuminnokai、Mirai Action Aomori  

【Iwate】 Sanrikunoumiwohousyanoukaramamoru Iwatenokai

【Miyagi】 Genpatsunonaimiraiwochiikikaratsukurukai、Telecommunications Industry Labor Union、Miyagi Datsugenpatsu Kazenokai

【Fukushima】 Fukushima Badge Project、Fukushima Food & Farm Network、Fukushima Women for No Nukes、Greens Fukushima、Hairo Action Fukushima、Kazashimonokai Fukusima、People inside Fukushima 30km Zone、Phaseout Nuclear Energy Fukushima Network、Rainbow Greens

【Ibaragi】 Chikyu Cafe YUI、Peace Forum MITO

【Gunma】 Tatebayashi Citizens'network for Climete-Change

【Saitama】 Datsugenpatsu 1000mannin Action Niiza no Kai、Fukushima Children's Fund、KUMAGAYA NO NUKE SOLIDARITY、NO NUKES SPINNER'S ACTION、Solar-net、The Civic Radioactive Measurering Team of Urawa

【Chiba】 Christian Network for Nuke-Free Earth、Genpatsu Iranai Chiba、Greens Chiba、KAFTI、KAKUNENYAMETE OISHIIGOHAN、Nishida Masaru Peace Office、People's Action against TPP、Stop Nuclear Power Plant! Tokatsunokai、Wind of Citizens toward Uniting for Peace

【Tokyo】 Anpowotsubuse! Tyoutindemo、Antinuclear Youth Conference、Anti-TEPCO ACTION!、APFS UNION、APLA (Alternative People's Linkage in Asia)、Asian Solidarity School、ATTAC Japan、 AWC-JAPAN、ayus: Network of Buddhists Volunteers on International Cooperation、Berita Press、Campaign for Nuclear-free Japan、Chechen News Japan、Chernobyl Children's Fund,JAPAN、Chofu Congress Against A-and H-Bombs、Citizen's Nuclear Information Center、Committee in Article 9 Association of Trading Firm's Workers Tokyoo、Datsugenpatsu Toudenkabunushiundou、De-WTO/FTA Nation-wide Grassroot Campaig、Depleted Uranium Center Japan、FoE Japan、FROM EARTH & CAFE OHANA、Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Emergency Action Network、Genpatsu wo Kangaeru Sinagawa no Onnatati、Gensuikin、Greens Japan、Harusa-En、Hannsennheisi to Renntaisurukai、Hisen wo Erabu Engeki-jin no Kai、ImaKenpouwoKangaerukai、International Film Festival on Organic Farming、Japan Action Network : Keep All Nuclear Reactors Frozen、Japan CHT Committee、Japan Women's Council I、Jusimatsu、Kashiwazaki Maki Genpatsu ni Hantaisuru Zaikyousya no Kai、KEISANSYOUMAETENTOHIROBA、Kino Kuche、Kodomo no hon wo tanoshimu kai、Kokubunji de Eiga wo Miru Kai、Let's Use Our Constitution Best、National Trade Union Council 、Network for Indonesian Democracy,Japan(NINDJA)、No Nukes Art Project、No Nukes Asia Actions(NNAA)、NO NUKES PLAZA TANPOPOSYA、Nonviolent Direct Action Network、ODA Reform Network、Onnatachinoippyouikki、Pacific Asia Resource Center(PARC)、Peace Boat、Peace Train、People's Plan Study Group、Plutoniumnanteiranaiyo! Tokyo、Renewable-Hydrogen-Network、Senso e no michi wa arukanai! Koe o ageyou onna no kai、Shuppansinsha、Stop genpatsu & Saishori Ikenkoukokunokai、Stop nuclear power plant and nuclear fuel cycle 'Japan committee、The Federation of Members of Local Assemblies and Citizens for Anti-Nuclear Power Generation、The Japan Citizens' Coalition for the UN International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples (INDEC)、The Support Action Center for Kotopanjang Dam Victims、Tokyo Seikatsusha Network、Toudenkabunushidaihyousosyou、WOMEN'S DEMOCRATIC CLUB、Workers'Executive Committee for Anti-nuclear Power Movements、Zensekiyu Showa Shell Labor Union、YWCA of Japan

【Kanagawa】 Asian Farmers Exchange Center、Constitution Literacy Study Group、Food Policy Center Vision21、Gakkoujimusyokuin Roudoukumiai Kanagawa、Gaikokujinhenosabetsuwoyurusuna Kawasakirenrakukaigi、Genpatsunitayoranaikurashinogakusyuukai、Kamakura Peace Learning Group、Kodomo no Mirai Project・Kouhoku、Nuclear Issues Committee, Kanagawa Parish, United Church of Christ, Japan、NoNukes! Noniyuku-kai、Plutonium free communication Kanagawa、Sayonara Genpatsu Kanagawa、The Group for Relating Life to Constitution、Tokiwomitsumerukai

【Nagano】 R-DAN saku houshanou sokuteishitu

【Niigata】 Datsugenpatsuwomezasuniigatashiminforum、Kashiwazakikariwagenpatsuhantaijimotosandantai、Sayounara Kashiwazaki Kariwa genpatsu Project

【Ishikawa】
Shigagenpatsu Inochinonetwork

【Fukui】 Moritokurasudongurikurabu

【Gifu】 Kagamihara Kodomonosuisaiganokai、The Voice of Gifu Citizens for saving Peace, Human rights and Environment

【Shizuoka】 Anti-Nuclear-Power Consumers Group with TEPCO、Hamaokagenpatsuwokangaerusizuokanetwork、Mishima Kazashimo no Kai、Nakusou Hamaokagenpatsu/Tenryunokai、Peace-net Shizuoka、STOP!HAMAOKA NUCLEAR PP

【Aichi】 Anti-war Network、Greens Tokai、Kaku-no-Gomi(No Nukewaste) Campaign,Chubu、No More Nankin Nagoyanokai、QUOTA SEI NO JITUGENNWO MEZASUKAI、Soratomo、Tokai No Nukes Network for Future Generations、Zainichi Korean Bungaku wo Yomu kai、3.11wokangaetsuzukerukai Mizuho

【Mie】 Datsugenpatsuwokangaerushiminkouza Yokkaichi、People Against Nukes Mie

【Shiga】 Kafuka no Kai、NO NUKES from shiga

【Kyoto】 2007Kisaragi no Kai、Agenda Project、Aogiri、ATTAC Kyoto、AWC-KYOTO、Chasui、Centro di documentazione 'Semi sotto la neve'、Earth Harmony、Ecorelay Kameoka、Green Action、Greens Kyoto、Hansen Kyodo Kyoto、Heiwanoteiburu-Kyoto、Housyanoukarakodomowomamorutakaminenokai、Jabiluka Action Fund、Jubilee kansai Network、Kankyo Shimin、Kansai Action Center on Philippine Human Rights Issues、Kodomowomamorukai Kyotanabe、Kyoto Citizens against Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Power Plants、Kyoto Citizens Seminor on Nuclear Power Plants、Mind Life Mental Care Room、Moonlight Fukushima、ODA Refom Network Kansai、Pisa−Italia、Study Group of Degrowth Theory in Kyoto、“The Economics of Happiness”Project in Kyoto

【Osaka】 610 housyanou kara mirai wo mamoru shimin no kai、AKAY Youth Japan、All Japan Dockworkers'Union -Osaka Branch、All Japan Dockworkers'Union -Nishinari center Branch、AM-Net、ATTAC kansai、Chernobyl Relief Group of Kansai、Comunity Salon Hureai Land、Datsugenpatsue! Kandenkabunusikoudounokai、Fukushima no Kodomotachi wo Houshanou kara Mamorou Kansai、Genpatsujikowokangaerutakatsukishiminnokai、Group for mothers which make the future、Group for protecting future and life、Group for protecting future and life-South of Osaka、Hachidori、Housyanou Bougyo Project Kinki、Houshanoukara Kodomotomiraiomamoru Shiminnokai、Home of MOMO、Housyaseibussitsu Kakusan NO! no Kai、Iraq Peace TV in Japan、Journey to the Future、Linking Peace and Life、Kansai Madam Kaigi、Korean & minority Study Group、Maituki26nitini Rantitaimuni Kandenmaeni Atumaru Onnatati、mame-ten-cafe、National Assembly for Peace and Democracy(Zenko)、Nihon Shouhisharenmei Kansai Group、No Nukes Asia Forum Japan、Okantootonnogenpatsuiransengen2011、Osaka Citizens against the Mihama, Oi and Takahama Nuclear Power Plants、Osakakyouikugoudourouso Toyonakashibu、QUOTA SEI NO JITUGENNWO MEZASUKAI、Roudousyakyoutou、Sensyuuokinikuukouwotsukurasenaijuuminrenrakukai、Space Fuura、Start Konohana! Kinki network for Stop to incinerate Disaster debris、STOP GENPATSU NO KAI、Stop Genshiryoku Kanden Houikoudou、Stop Nuclear waste Campaign Kansai、Stop the Monju、Tamatsukuri kafe、Women at Freak、Yamadasann wo Sasaerukai、Yoga House marjarah、Wakasa Rentai Koudou Network 

【Hyogo】 AKAY JAPAN、Alternatives Osaka、Asia Children Project、Citizens Against Nuclear Power Plants, Takarazuka、Community of Mothers and Scientists in Kansai、Esperanto Tomonokai、Genshiryokugyouseiwotoinaosusyuukyoushanokai、GOTO LAW OFFICE、Hanacocoro、Himeji Citizens for Safe Energy、Kobe International Christ Church、MOMONGA、Penginperikan to Otomodachi、Shinkuukouhantaihigashinadakujuuminnokai、SOUL FLOWER UNION

【Nara】 Dear Child、Kodomonomiraiwomamorukai Ikoma、Nara Action、Naradatsugenpatsunetwork、Nara Children's Future Association、Yamato-Koriyama Peace Committee

【Tottori】 Enemira Tottori、Uranzandoshiminkaigi

【Shimane】 Ato ichibyou no kai、Jyosei no tame no Siminseikatukouza Iinkai、Majyo no kai、Shimanegenpatsu Zousetu Hantaiundou

【Okayama】 Kodomomirai ai network

【Hiroshima】 Church of Christ in Japan, Yasukuni jinja problem special committee、Datsugenpatsue! Tyuudenkabunushikoudounokai、Globalization Watch Hiroshima、Greens Hiroshima、Hiroshima Alliance for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (HANWA)、Hiroshima Network to Stop Kaminoseki Nuclear Plant、NO DU Hiroshima project、North east Asia Information Center、Peace Exchange Project for Indian & Pakistani Youth、Plutonium Action Hiroshima、Shinsyuuizokukaihiroshimathihousibu、Specified Nonprofit Organization Printomake Association、The Hiroshima Citizens Group Against Nucler Power Plant、Voice of Hiroshima  

【Yamaguchi】 Association of the 2nd Generation of A-bomb Survivors、Association of Yamaguchi citizens to realize the idea of the Constitution、Genpatsu Iran Shimonoseki no Kai、Life・Future Ube、NO! nuclear plant Yamaguti Network、Solidarity Labor Union Yamaguchi、Tabusechomachizukurikenkyukai、Tenfi-toeigawozyoueisurusimonosekisiminnokai、The Network of Human-rights and Peace in Ube 、"UMI"(Shimonoseki)、Umitosorawoyogosanai Yamaguchi、Utsukusiinishikigawawomiraietewatasukai 

【Kagawa】 Datsugennpatu Action in Kagawa、Kagawa Solidarity trade union、Matsumishikashinryousyo

【Ehime】 Genpatsu Sayonara Shikoku Network、IKATA People Against MOX、Kodomo no Jinken to Kyoukasyo no Mondai wo Kangaeru Niihama no Kai、Mangara Nouen、Syukyousya Heiwanokai-Imabari、Yawatahama Women to Protect Children from Nuclear Plants

【Kochi】 Greenshiminnetworkkochi、Tachiagarusimingroup@Kochi

【Fukuoka】 Banbinokibako、Happy-seeds、CHIKUGOGAWA MIZUMONNDAI KENKYUKAI、DHATSUTEN、FUKUOKA SPEECH CLINIC、Genpatsunashidekurasitaikyoudoukoudou、Iraqhannketsuwoikasukai、Kankyoukeihatsudantai Tikyuunomegumi、Kirisutosya Kyujyonokai Kitakyuusyuu、Kurumeno Shizenwo Mamorukai、Sayonara Genpatsu! Fukuoka、Sayonara Genkai Genpatsu no Kai-Kurume、Sone Kyujyo no Kai

【Saga】 People's Action Against The Genkai Mox Project

【Nagasaki】 FURUWATA KOBO

【Kumamoto】 Kumamoto Genpatsu Tometai Onnatachi no Kai、Kumamoto Hinamama Net、Heisei Gizyuku Kumamoto、Housenzenzi

【Oita】 Kusanonenokai Nakatsu、No Nukes Oita Network

【Kagoshima】 9jounokaioosumi、Datsugenpatsudaredemosankadekiruoosumishiminnokai、GENPATU NAKIUSO! KYUSHUSENDAISOSHO GENKOKUDAN、Hangenpatsu Kagoshima Net、Matizukuri Kenminkaigi、Peace Act Izumi、Save Children from Radiation in Kagoshima、Sendaigenpatsukensetsuhantairenrakukyougikai、Sendaigenpatsusasitomesosyougenkokudan、Sendaigenpatsuwokangaerukenkyuukai、Sendai Tsuyukusakai、Sizen no Hi wo Tomosi Genpatsu wo Houmuru Kai      

【France】 YOSOMONO NET FRANCE、Echo-Echanges

【Italia】 Centro di documentazione 'Semi sotto la neve'

【Germany】 Atomkraftfreie Welt-SAYONARA Genpatsu Dusseldorf e.V、Sayonara Nukes Berlin

【UK】 World Network for Saving Children from Radiation

【USA】 Buppozan Zengenji (Missouri Zen Center) 、No Nukes Action Committee

【Finland】 Pro Hanhikivi Association、TURVA

【Philippines】 MAPALAD KA

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