Activists rally in Seoul to mark 15th anniversary of Fukushima disaster

by Han Jun-gu Posted : March 11, 2026, 17:45Updated : March 11, 2026, 17:45
SEOUL March 11 AJP -Members of the National Emergency Action to Stop New Nuclear Power Plants held a denuclearization declaration rally on the steps of Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Jongno-gu Seoul on March 11

The declaration called for remembering the Fukushima nuclear disaster and used it as an example to oppose additional nuclear power plants Members also performed wearing boards shaped like nuclear reactors with the names of nuclear plants in Korea written on them
Activists rally in Gwanghwamun, Seoul on March 11, 2026. AJP Han Jun-gu
SEOUL, March 11 (AJP) - Activists held a rally in central Seoul on Wednesday to mark the 15th anniversary of Japan's Fukushima disaster in 2011.

The protesters, wearing boards shaped like nuclear reactors, were members of an anti-nuclear civic group.

They gathered in front of Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Gwanghwamun, reading a declaration to urge remembrance of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, oppose the construction of additional nuclear power plants, and advocate for nuclear phase-out policies.
 
SEOUL March 11 AJP -Members of the National Emergency Action to Stop New Nuclear Power Plants held a denuclearization declaration rally on the steps of Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Jongno-gu Seoul on March 11

The declaration called for remembering the Fukushima nuclear disaster and used it as an example to oppose additional nuclear power plants Members also performed wearing boards shaped like nuclear reactors with the names of nuclear plants in Korea written on them
Activists rally in Gwanghwamun, Seoul on March 11, 2026. AJP Han Jun-gu
Members of the National Emergency Action to Stop New Nuclear Power Plants perform at a denuclearization declaration rally marking the 15th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster on the steps of Sejong Center in Jongno-gu Seoul March 11 2026 AJP Han Jun-gu
Activists rally in Gwanghwamun, Seoul on March 11, 2026. AJP Han Jun-gu
Members of the National Emergency Action to Stop New Nuclear Power Plants hold a picket demonstration at a denuclearization declaration rally marking the 15th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster on the steps of Sejong Center in Jongno-gu Seoul March 11 2026 AJP Han Jun-gu
Activists rally in Gwanghwamun, Seoul on March 11, 2026. AJP Han Jun-gu
Members of the National Emergency Action to Stop New Nuclear Power Plants perform at a denuclearization declaration rally marking the 15th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster on the steps of Sejong Center in Jongno-gu Seoul March 11 2026 AJP Han Jun-gu
Activists rally in Gwanghwamun, Seoul on March 11, 2026. AJP Han Jun-gu
Members of the National Emergency Action to Stop New Nuclear Power Plants perform at a denuclearization declaration rally marking the 15th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster on the steps of Sejong Center in Jongno-gu Seoul March 11 2026 AJP Han Jun-gu
Activists rally in Gwanghwamun, Seoul on March 11, 2026. AJP Han Jun-gu
Members of the National Emergency Action to Stop New Nuclear Power Plants hold a picket demonstration at a denuclearization declaration rally marking the 15th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster on the steps of Sejong Center in Jongno-gu Seoul March 11 2026 AJP Han Jun-gu
Activists rally in Gwanghwamun, Seoul on March 11, 2026. AJP Han Jun-gu
Members of the National Emergency Action to Stop New Nuclear Power Plants hold a picket demonstration at a denuclearization declaration rally marking the 15th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster on the steps of Sejong Center in Jongno-gu Seoul March 11 2026 AJP Han Jun-gu
Activists rally in Gwanghwamun, Seoul on March 11, 2026. AJP Han Jun-gu