Three years after the Fukushima disaster, thousands of anti-nuclear demonstrators have filled the streets of Tokyo.<br /><br />They called on the government to pull the plug on nuclear power for good. <br /><br />It was one of a number of protests which were planned across Japan on Sunday.<br /><br />“I am here today because I want to rid the planet of nuclear power as quickly as possible,” said Fumiko Ichikawa, one of the Tokyo demonstrators.<br /><br />The government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is setting its sights on restarting some of the country’s 48 mothballed reactors. <br /><br />The loss of nuclear power has meant importing extra oil, coal and gas and that has hurt the economy.<br /><br />But, in the wake of the meltdown at Fukushima in March 2011, people in Japan are worried about safety and the impact on their health.<br /><br />Many say they have lost faith in the current government and are demanding that its nuclear plans be scrapped.
