Black Lives Matter Marchers Hit Streets of Tokyo
Thousands of people took to the streets of Tokyo on Sunday in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Thousands of people took to the streets of Tokyo on Sunday for a Black Lives Matter march, marking the first such demonstration in Japan. Many held signs with slogans like, “Racism is a Pandemic” and “No Justice No Peace.” Marchers called for an end to global racial discrimination. “It is not enough to just send our prayers,” a 22-year-old protester named Shu Fukui told Reuters. “We need to change society, not only for George Floyd, but also for those who died in the past.”
This is a video record of the Black Lives Matter Peaceful March in Tokyo conducted on June 14, 2020. #BLM #BLMTokyo #BLMTokyoMarch #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/9kjXZpRI3p
— SNA Japan (@ShingetsuNews) June 14, 2020
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