Tashiro is calling for the Japanese government to increase their investment in research of renewable energy resources.

CNN: Nuclear crisis recalls painful memories in Hiroshima

"This might be a good turning point, " Tashiro said about the concern over damaged nuclear plants in northeastern Japan.

CNN: Nuclear crisis recalls painful memories in Hiroshima

Tashiro, a Hiroshima newspaper journalist, has specialized in stories related to nuclear energy and the effects of radiation for over 30 years.

CNN: Nuclear crisis recalls painful memories in Hiroshima

Uchida N, Egashira N, Iwasaki K, Ishibashi A, Tashiro R, Nogami A, Manome N, Abe M, Takasaki K, Mishima K, Takata J, Oishi R, Nishimura R, Fujiwara M.

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There's also an article by reporter Hiroko Tashiro, former head of the parent-teacher association at a suburban Tokyo elementary school, on the anxieties that her daughter--and millions of Japanese schoolchildren--face in the nation's rigid education system.

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