Dear Friends,

As noted in my original message below, an important public forum on access to information on nuclear power will be held at Meiji University on Saturday, September 22. I am writing with the correction that the actual forum start time will be 1:30 PM. Doors will open at about 1:00 PM. There will be an entrance fee of 1,000 yen. Funds will be used to defray the costs of
bringing Mr. Bradford to Japan.

For those unable to attend on Saturday, we have also arranged a speech by Mr. Bradford on Thursday, September 20, at Senshu University, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM.
I will send a separate message with info on the Senshu event. I apologize for the late notice. Details regarding these events and our organization are available in Japanese at www.clearing-house.org.

Thank you,

Larry Repeta

From: Lawrence Repeta [meiji.ac.jp]
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 12:57 AM
To: 'ssj-forum[at]iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp'
Subject: Event on Nuclear Power and Public Information

I am writing to invite all to attend Japan's first public celebration of "International Right to Know Day"
on September 22 at Meiji University. Details follow.

Title: "Nuclear Power and the Right to Know" --- a forum featuring Peter Bradford, former member of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Japanese experts

Program: The main event will be a presentation by Mr.
Peter Bradford, who served as a commissioner of the US NRC at the time of the Three Mile Island Incident and has enjoyed a long and productive career in power regulation in the United States. (See Winifred Bird's profile of Bradford here:
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20110821x2.html)

Mr. Bradford's speech will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Baku Nishio, co-director of the Citizens Nuclear Information Center (http://cnic.jp/english/), Tatsujiro Suzuki, the current deputy chair of Japan's Nuclear Regulatory Commission (genshiryoku iinkai), and attorney Hiroshi Miyake, a leading expert on Japan's government transparency laws.

Date: Saturday, September 22, 2012
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Venue: Meiji University, Liberty Tower, second floor
(access:
http://www.meiji.ac.jp/cip/english/about/campus/surugad
ai.html)

The event is sponsored by the NGO "Information Access Clearinghouse" (johokokai clearinghouse), Japan's leading advocacy group for open government. See
www.clearing-house.org) For information on "International Right to Know Day," see http://www.freedominfo.org/regions/global/rtk-day/.

The event is open to the public. We plan to collect a small fee at the door. Please feel free to circulate
this invitation to friends or colleagues.

Regards,

Larry Repeta

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Lawrence Repeta
Professor, Meiji University, Faculty of Law Director, Joho Kokai Clearinghouse
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