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A Hato tour bus drives by members of Zengakuren, an anarchist student movement that was especially active in postwar Japan, during a march against the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Sunday. The student group was protesting a range of issues, including Abe's proposed new security legislation, the U.S.-Japan defense alliance, the proposal to move the U.S. base at Futenma to Henoko in Okinawa, the bill to amend the temp worker dispatch law, as well as nuclear power.

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If you dont agree with the status quo you are an anarchist and or a conspiracy theorist. How about just being called a group of demonstrators.

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Students protesting, women protesting but where are the ossan? Good on ya students...

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I'm sure this generation of Zengakuren are much tamer than their predecessors from the late 1940s and '50s, who were quite violent and advocated rebellion. This group is polite enough to stop at red lights.

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Just asked my J wife how to say demonstrator in Japanese she said Kakumei Teki but that means revolutionary doesnt it i said? omoshiroi.

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Students who haven't done a days work in their lives have not earned the right to protest against anything.

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Let's hope there are more standing up to protest Abe and his ultra rightwing fascist gang.

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When I was a university student in the late 90s, I heard about them but never saw them. I thought they did not exist anymore. Glad to see they still exist and are protesting! And now they can all vote!

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I walk but older people may not be able to stands and walks even they want to join demo. Demonstration in Japanese language was Demo then. ZenGakuRen was All Japan students Allience. Demonstration in Japanese is not KakuMei Kakumei was revolution and ZenGakuren was not for Revolution. They revived now? They were very radicak but they tried to wake up students at that time. Demo in Japanese is demonstration not democracy (Minshu Shugi)

My guess is there wiill be more Demo in Japan. I don;t expect older people because they could be in wheel chair or using canes. Or bed ridden.

Don't decide students never worked in life/ Many work while going to school. Arubaito we call. (arbait) To supprement high tuitions.

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'Anarchist' or not , no problem with a pleasureful demo..

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hahaha i like how the list goes on and on. so many issues with this government. who does the government even represent? his done deals on everything people dont want lol

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Demo could go all over on any streets then, GM Ford Chrysler began to export their cars in 1950 and so streets were not full with cars yet. People could walk any place on streets then. So demos are different now. Tamer than radicals dominated time.

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