Shinjuku riot
Violent protest in Tokyo, 21 October 1968 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Shinjuku riot (Japanese: 新宿騒乱, Hepburn: Shinjuku sōran) was a violent clash between police and anti-Vietnam War protesters who occupied Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, Japan, on 21 October 1968. The incident took place in the context of mass demonstrations in observation of "International Anti-War Day". In total more than 800,000 Japanese left-wing activists, including the Beheiren anti-war coalition, labor unionists, and radical student groups also participating in the 1968–1969 Japanese university protests, carried out a variety of demonstrations and protest activities across Japan. By occupying Shinjuku Station and disrupting the normal transit of trains, a large group of protesters in Tokyo hoped to express their disapproval of the Japanese government's support for the United States-led war in Vietnam. The riot was mostly broken up by the morning of 22 October due to the invocation of the Anti-Riot Law by police, an act that was largely condoned by the press and led to greater police confidence.
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Part of the Protests of 1968 | |||
Date | 21 October 1968 | ||
Location | Shinjuku Station, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan | ||
Caused by | Anti-Vietnam War sentiment in Japan | ||
Methods | Occupation of Tokyo's busiest train station; hurling track ballast; arson | ||
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