As it has been two years since the start of a series of large-scale protests in Hong Kong, Hong Kong people living in Japan are demonstrating in Tokyo and the Hong Kong and Chinese governments continue to contain the democratization movement. Raised a voice of protest.
About 200 people gathered at the park in Shinjuku, Tokyo, which was the starting point of the demonstration procession, on the afternoon of the 12th.
A woman from Hong Kong, who is a member of the organization that hosted the event and lives in Japan, read the statement and complained, "The power of the crackdown we are facing has increased day by day over the last two years."
Participants then marched about 3 kilometers around JR Shinjuku Station and said, "Stop suppressing human rights" and "Regain Hong Kong," and the Hong Kong and Chinese governments continue to contain the democratization movement. Protested against.
The Hong Kong National Security Law, which came into effect last year to crack down on anti-government movements, also covers acts abroad.
For this reason, on the 12th, many participants, including those who responded to the interview, covered their faces with masks and sunglasses.
Lee Yi-soo, a member of the organizing organization, said, "We planned this for people who cannot speak in Hong Kong due to limited freedom of speech. We would like to continue protests in Japan. I was talking.