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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".
July saw the occupation of the plaza at the east exit of Shinjuku station and a final fight involving 2,000 police officers. The police, trying to avoid a repeat of the Shinjuku riot, ended the concerts in Shinjuku, leading to the arrests of multiple musicians. [7] The ideology of the folk guerrilla concerts was that of anti-war and socialism.
Thousands of students entered Shinjuku Station on October 21 (International Anti-War Day) [45] and rioted, [46] leading the police to invoke the Riotous Assembly Crime Act. [47] The scale of the riot provoked public backlash that increased public support for the police, which led them to use more force when assaulting occupied campuses.
In late 1968, at the zenith of the movement, tens of thousands of activists occupied Shinjuku Station in what became known as the Shinjuku riot. [26] All told, some 165 university campuses witnessed significant protest activity in 1968 and 1969, and around 70 campuses were barricaded against police intrusion, with additional protests taking ...
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Later that same year Chūkaku-ha participated in another protest of the Shinjuku Rail Station's transportation of US forces fuel tanks, remembered as the "Shinjuku Riot." [5] Beginning in 1968, Chūkaku-ha became involved in the Sanrizuka Struggle assisting farmers in violently opposing the construction of Narita Airport outside of Tokyo. Some ...
Later on, he was assigned to be in an anti-riot unit and was deployed to arrest rioters participating the Shinjuku riot in 1968. [3] Wakamoto became disillusioned with his duties and decided to leave. [2] Wakamoto joined the Consumers Union of Japan after leaving the force. [2]
Students with associations to sports began to riot in Ryogoku Auditorium, and riot police was brought in. After the situation calmed down, Nihon University resumed classes in a temporary school complex in Shiraitodai, Fuchū, with 10 buildings surrounded by vacant fields and barbed wire. Staff were stationed at the entrance of the premises, and ...