Late Mr.Shigeo Takeuchi
1916	when he was 70 years old at Yunoura Spa	2000

	Mr.Shigeo Takeuchi had died at 23:23 19 Jan 2000 in Imabari City when he was 83 years old. He was the representative of 1021 people who protested in the court on the problem of "Odagahama" for more than 10 years after the death of Yoshio Ihzuka who was the first representative of the group and both were comrade during more than 50 years long. In the final judgement of Japan's supreme court he was defeated in 1995 but he had made speach at the supreme court in 1993 on his principle to protect Odagahama though it was seldom seen in the long history of the supreme court of Japan. But he had made a historical turning point for Japanese people and government to shift taking a new policies towards balancing environment and development. Really after his defeat, Ministry of Environment had begun to express making more importance on the environmental assessment in many development caces like as "Nagara River" or "Yoshino River" etc. More than 500 people attended in his funeral held in 22nd of January this year. The weather was very fine but so cold. With many friends, even his old "enemies" had come to express formal regret showing his humanistic character being loved by friends and enemies. He was a farmer when he had begun political activities and also he was a farmer when he died. He worked so hard for poeple as a congressman of Imabari City or Ehime Prefecture. And he had been the representative of farmer's union of his native district for 50 years as long as his farther who had once been a congressman of Ehime Prefecture. The above picture was taken in 1987 when the 17th party of Japanese Nature Prtection Congress held in Imabari City. More than 400 people had visited Odagahama from around the nation and he was the acting chairman of the party. We express a great sorrow for his death and big thanks for his long term leadership. We wish him for calm days in the Heaven where his old friends might have been waiting for his coming up. And we believe that his great heritage will be sure to be succeeded by the youth of the 21st Century!

	Asahi Shimbun Ehime Edition
Shigeo Takeuchi had gone who was the former representative of Odagahama protection movement		The Paper said: "He had given great encouragement for nation wide environmental movements"
Jan 22	Reporting on his death	2000

1999	Late Mr.Shigeo Takeuchi(left) when he had attended the 13th anniversary of the death of Yoshio Ihzuka, his comrade	Feb 26

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