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Robert Stolz - NYU

Oct 17 – The Nuclear Village

Readings:

  1. Kazuto Tatsuya, ICHI-F
  2. Jeff Kingston, “Japan’s Nuclear Village“
  3. “Fukushima and the Crisis of Democracy”
  4. Japan Takes Step Toward Reviving Nuclear Industry as It Restarts Reactor
  5. Nuclear foe Ryuichi Yoneyama elected Niigata governor, threatening Tepco reactor restarts