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Monday, September 22, 2008

Protests planned to meet new U.S. aircraft carrier

Activists prepared large protests to meet the arrival of the USS George Washington aircraft carrier, which is to dock just south of Tokyo on Thursday to become the first nuclear-powered carrier with its home port in Japan.

Organizers said Monday they planned to hold demonstrations throughout the day, both onshore and on boats in the harbor around the U.S. naval base at Yokosuka, where the George Washington is to arrive.

"Having a nuclear-powered carrier based in Yokosuka is like having a nuclear power plant built right next to our capital," said Masahiko Goto, a local lawyer who has led opposition to the deployment.

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