Comment on “Gaza Attacks Prompt Student Rally at the University of Tokyo: ‘Listen to the Anti-War Pleas'” [in Japanese]

On May 16, 2024, a comment of Professor Maiko Ichihara of the Graduate School of Law on the Asahi Shimbun article, “Gaza Attacks Prompt Student Rally at the University of Tokyo: ‘Listen to the Anti-War Pleas'” was published. The article discusses the spread of student movements protesting the Israeli military’s attacks on the Gaza Strip in the Palestinian territories, initially in the United States and now also at universities in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Professor Ichihara commented that such demonstrations have occurred in Japan before. She recalled being impressed by a demonstration she witnessed in Shinjuku, where young people addressed the audience in both Japanese and English, demonstrating considerable courage.

https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASS5J44XWS5JUCVL02HM.html