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The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column in The Yomiuri Shimbun's Aug. 30 issue.
Shizuka Kamei, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Policy Research Council, is known for his intimidating ways. But he must feel intimidated himself by the adamant persistence of Reiko Amano, an Osaka-based, freelance outdoor recreation writer and ecological activist, as she continues to pressure government leaders to raise their awareness of the need for environmental protection.
Amano, who is nicknamed Amago after the indigenous freshwater fish Oncorhynchus masou isikawae, has been calling for reviews of government construction projects around the …