#Radioactive Debris: Mayors in Shizuoka Prefecture Welcome With Open Arms

Money speaks.

Like governor (the one who went crazy over radioactive tea in his prefecture and who was so ready to restart Hamaoka Nuke Plant in late March), like mayors. Sorry residents.

From Asahi Shinbun (11/11/2011):

静岡県の市長会（会長、鈴木尚・富士市長）と町村会（会長、遠藤日出夫・長泉町長）は１０日、被災地のがれき受け入れに前向きに取り組む共同声明をまとめた。全国市長会によると「がれき処理受け入れの市長会声明は聞いたことはない」という。

The Association of City Mayors in Shizuoka Prefecture (Chairman Hisashi Suzuki, Mayor of Fuji City) and the Association of Town/Village Mayors (Chairman Hideo Endo, Mayor of Nagaizumi-cho) compiled the joint declaration on November 10 to accept debris from the disaster-affected areas. According to the Japan Association of City Mayors, "The declaration by the Association of City Mayors anywhere to accept disaster debris is unheard of."

　同県の川勝平太知事が「他人事ではない。何とかできないか」と要請。３５首長らが話し合い（１）がれきの安全性（２）住民合意（３）議会の理解、などの環境を整えたうえで「各市町の実情にあった協力をしていく」との声明をまとめた。

Heita Kawakatsu, governor of Shizuoka Prefecture, requested the mayors to come up with some plan, as the governor felt the problem as his own. 35 mayors got together to discuss, and came up with the declaration to cooperate depending on the situation in each city/town/village after ensuring 1) the debris is safe; 2) the residents agree; 3) city assemblies agree.

Looking at Tokyo, (1) can be rigged, (2) and (3) can be easily ignored. They are burning away those debris and burying them in the landfill in Tokyo Bay, every single day.

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