Kyoko Tominaga, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, College of Social Sciences

As we walk around the streets of Tokyo, we often encounter political demonstrations. Some are against war, some are against nuclear power plants, and some are against racism and discrimination against minorities. In a single demonstration, we may see participants carrying banners with details about different issues. Gathering people to make political statements and show off the numbers of supporters to those in power is quite common in many cities around the world, and we can see the same happening in Tokyo.