TOKYO —

A pro-Tibetan organization staged a rally and a street demonstration Tuesday in Tokyo—timed to coincide with Chinese President Hu Jintao’s arrival in Japan for a state visit—calling on the Chinese government to stop its oppression of Tibetans and to seek a peaceful resolution of Tibetan issues.

The Save Tibet Network, based in Tokyo, said the event in Shinjuku Ward drew about 1,300 people, mostly Tibetan residents in Japan and private Japanese citizens. ‘‘We gathered here to vent our soulful, angry and true call to Hu Jintao, to have China reverse its erroneous policy to rule Tibet for 50 years, and call on China to peacefully resolve Tibetan issues,’’ said former lawmaker Seishu Makino, chairman of the Save Tibet Network.

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2 Comments

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  OssanULTRA at 09:59 AM JST - 7th May

  Finally a peaceful demonstration. Of course there's no torch to go after.

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  TonyUS at 01:22 PM JST - 7th May

  nice timing and nice for Hu to have such a greeting..

  thumbs up to Japan and its people, Japanese and Tibetan and all that attended the demonstration

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