Japan's nuclear revival and the fight over indigenous land

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Nuclear power is making a comeback in Japan. But in Hokkaido, indigenous Ainu communities are being sidelined as their ancestral land is eyed for nuclear waste storage. The Ainu musician Oki Kano leads a quiet resistance - raising questions about justice and who gets a say in the race to decarbonize.
11 Jul English Germany Society & Culture · Health & Fitness

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