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Muto Ruiko and the Movement of Fukushima Residents to Pursue Criminal Charges against Tepco Executives and Government Officials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

Tomomi Yamaguchi  and
Muto Ruiko
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Muto Ruiko is a long-time antinuclear activist based in Fukushima. She is also one of 1,324 Fukushima residents who filed a criminal complaint in June 2012 pressing charges against Tepco executives and government officials.

This article introduces Muto's activism on nuclear energy, her life before and after the Fukushima Dai'ichi disaster, and her recent effort to mobilize citizens for the criminal complaint. An English translation of Muto's speech at the University of Chicago on May 5, 2012, follows.

Keywords

Muto RuikoFukushimaCriminal ComplaintNuclear power plantEnergy policyCommunity divisionsTepcoWomenNature and Environment
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Research Article
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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 10 , Issue 27 , July 2012 , e2
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