James Matayoshi

James Matayoshi (born 1968) is the mayor of Rongelap Atoll in the Marshall Islands. He was appointed as Rongelap's mayor in 1995^[1] and has served as chairman of the Marshall Islands Ports Authority since 2008.^[2] As the mayor of Rongelap, Matayoshi was noted for his activism on calling for the United States government to render assistance to Marshall Islanders suffering from radiation sickness as a result of a series of nuclear tests carried out under Operation Castle in the 1950s.^[3]

^ Mayor wants to develop economy for Rongelap Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, July 7, 2005, Kyodo News Agency
^ James heads Ports board Archived 2008-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, March 28, 2008, Marshall Islands Journal
^ Nuclear Awareness Conference Archived 2010-06-23 at the Wayback Machine, April 23, 2008, University of Alaska

[Matayoshiperson-1] Mayor wants to develop economy for Rongelap Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, July 7, 2005, Kyodo News Agency

[2] James heads Ports board Archived 2008-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, March 28, 2008, Marshall Islands Journal

[3] Nuclear Awareness Conference Archived 2010-06-23 at the Wayback Machine, April 23, 2008, University of Alaska

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James Matayoshi

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