Protesters took to the streets of Tokyo and Osaka over the weekend to speak out against racial prejudice and the violent treatment by police of foreign residents in Japan and people of color in the United States. In Tokyo, two demonstrations were held in front of and near Shibuya Station on Saturday. In one, a march against police brutality made its way through the streets of the famed shopping district. With signs in hand and chanting in unison, more than 500 demonstrators denounced the treatment of a Kurdish man who was reportedly shoved to the ground by a group of Tokyo police officers on May 22. At the same time, a rally in support of Black Lives Matter took place near the Hachiko statue in response to the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis two weeks ago. Protesters said racial discrimination and the treatment of foreign people in Japan are topics often avoided by the media and in public discourse. 📸 Ryusei Takahashi (@ryuseitakahashi217)
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