Right-wing groups protest anti-Yasukuni Shrine march in Tokyo

8 Responses to “Right-wing groups protest anti-Yasukuni Shrine march in Tokyo”

1. Uchujin on August 15th, 2010 11:19 pm

   Great work.
   Fun day :-)

2. CJ on August 15th, 2010 11:45 pm

   I think the last shot says it all.

   Thanks for joining!

3. max hodges on August 16th, 2010 4:27 pm

   Brett, have you thought of adding any text to maybe clarify the message of the protesters, or maybe interview any of them? If someone wants to better understand the event and the intentions of the various people, I don’t think the photos really say it all. There’s also some interesting back story you could write about how the protest is planned and coordinated with police and stuff.

   I personally don’t really know a lot about these groups political statements. Some of there are blatant racists I’ve heard, but what else do they think? What are their reasons for being racist? What do they hope to accomplish, etc. Just thought you might be in a unique position to shed more light on the event.

   Cheers,
   Max

4. CJ on August 16th, 2010 4:36 pm

   You are right. But since this section is called Photo Blog I am generally limiting the content to photos. However, last week this article had an explanation for the protest in Kamiyacho.

   http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2010/08/10/right-wing-groups-protest-over-disputed-kuril-islands-in-tokyo/

   For that specific Yasukuni Shrine protest, the right-wing point of view can be found here:

   http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2008/05/08/right-wingers-in-kudanshita/

   And here:

   http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2008/06/27/the-right-thing-yasukuni-on-the-anniversary/

   For the left-wing point of view, there’s this:

   http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2008/08/14/anti-emperor-group-to-protest-at-yasukuni-shrine/

   and this:

   http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2008/07/23/left-wing-group-announces-yasukuni-shrine-demonstration/

5. max hodges on August 16th, 2010 9:49 pm

   Thanks! Reading now!
   Here’s a recent NYT article on Yasukuni:
   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/16/world/asia/16japan.html?ref=world

6. david on August 26th, 2010 9:33 pm

   I was there too. Saw the guy in the last photo. I got an interesting coincidence on my video – a rightwinger is struggling with the cops just as a peace flag hoves into sight above him.

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY-umRc1nXc

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