In Tokai, Kinki, and Chugoku Shikoku regions the figures are 67 percent, 63 percent, and 68 percent, respectively.

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His employer, The Chugoku Shimbun, actively advocates for the elimination of nuclear weapons and has a tradition of reports that focus on issues related to nuclear power.

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Kihara has written a letter to the Chugoku Power Company and asked them to suspend their plans to build a new nuclear power plant at Kaminoseki, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Hiroshima.

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Chugoku Electric Power Company, Inc.

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