Pro-Pyongyang Protest March

Transmissions From Tokyo reports on seeing a group of people marching in Shibuya holding signs that demand Japanese tax money be spent funding pro-North Korea schools for ethnic Korean residents of Japan:
People holding signs and slogans demanding the government recognize “Chosen” (Korean) high schools as covered by the education act. They were basically demanding the government fund these schools and abolish tuition fees. These schools are currently classified as vocational schools and not supported by tax dollars.
This didn’t sit well with the right wingers and police came out in force to avoid physical confrontation. There was a lot confusion at first as hordes of police ran every which way. But mission accomplished, no blood was spilled.
Police tactics were interesting. They identified right-wingers and troublemakers in the crowds and then formed tight human circles around them. Police made no attempt to silence them however. Not that they could have I guess. The extremists love to shout, scream and give the finger. But it did avoid a violent situation. Well done Tokyo police.
Check out the original blog post for more photos.
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