Jinzaburo Takagi

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Jinzaburo Takagi, 1997

Jinzaburo Takagi (高木仁三郎, Takagi Jinzaburō, 18 July, 1938 – 8 October, 2000) was a Japanese assistant professor in nuclear chemistry. He wrote several books on environment protection, and on the threat of nuclear waste. He was given the Yoko Tada Human Rights Award in 1992, and the Ihatobe Award in 1994. He was awarded the Right Livelihood Award in 1997, jointly with Mycle Schneider.^[1]

He was a prolific author on the subject of nuclear technology and issues surrounding nuclear power. Just before his death in 2000, he wrote a book called "Why There Will Be Another Nuclear Disaster", which was widely read after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011.

References

↑ "Jinzaburo Takagi (Japan)". Right Livelihood Award. Retrieved 19 February 2011.

Further readings

"Obituaries Jinzaburo Takagi". Guardian.
"Obituary: Dr. Jinzaburo Takagi, Anti-nuclear Scientist and Activist". Citizens' Nuclear Information Center.
Hein, Patrick (2010). How the Japanese Became Foreign to Themselves: the Impact of Globalization on the Private and Public Spheres in Japan. p. 177. ISBN 978-3-643-10085-6.

Persondata
Name	Takagi, Jinzaburo
Alternative names
Short description	Japanese nuclear chemist
Date of birth	1938
Place of birth
Date of death	2000
Place of death

Nuclear power in Japan

Companies

Organisations

Plants

Active LWR	Fukushima Daiichi Fukushima Daini Genkai Hamaoka Higashidōri Ikata Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Mihama Ōi Onagawa Sendai Shika Shimane Takahama Tōkai Tomari Tsuruga

Other	Maki Monju Namie-Odaka Ōma Fugen ATR (inactive) Jōyō FBR Rokkasho reprocessing

Accidents
and incidents

Fukushima Daiichi	Timeline Reactors 4, 5 and 6 Ōkuma Fukushima 50 Investigation Committee Independent Investigation Commission Radiation effects Japanese reaction International reactions Cleanup Comparison with Chernobyl

Other	Tokaimura nuclear accident Japanese nuclear incidents Mihama nuclear accidents

Anti-nuclear
movement

Category
Commons

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