Thousands of people formed “a human chain” around Japan’s parliament complex yesterday to demand the government abandon nuclear power — the latest in a series of peaceful demonstrations that are on a scale not seen for decades.

Thousands of people formed "a human chain" around Japan's parliament complex today to demand the government abandon nuclear power - the latest in a series of peaceful demonstrations that are on a scale not seen for decades.

Thousands of Japanese marched to celebrate the last of the country’s 50 nuclear reactors switching off today, shaking banners shaped as giant fish that have become a potent anti-nuclear symbol.