Dozens of demonstrators rallied in Tokyo on Sunday, challenging Japanese authorities to build an atomic power plant in the capital to demonstrate their sincerity about nuclear safety.

About 50 anti-nuclear power demonstrators shouted: "Let's build a nuclear power plant in Tokyo!"

"If they are not lying about nuclear safety, they might as well bring a nuclear power plant to Tokyo, right?" said organiser Angelo De Rosa, a 45-year-old Italian language teacher based in Tokyo.

"In this rally, I also want to question if the government has provided people correct information on nuclear safety."

The rally came a week after tens of thousands held one of the biggest anti-nuclear demonstrations in Tokyo, calling for an end to nuclear energy after the March 11 disaster sparked the worst atomic crisis since Chernobyl.

Demonstrators at Sunday's rally carried banners showing remarks of authorities, politicians and professors that organisers said promoted nuclear power.

The crowds also mocked several politicians and scientists, including a Fukushima Medical University professor who reportedly said that radiation does not affect people who smile.

With widespread public distrust of nuclear technology, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has pledged a shift away from atomic power, which accounted for a third of Japan's energy supply before the disaster.

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