2018–2019 Japanese protests

Peaceful, anti-government protests

The 2018–2019 Japanese protests were a series of peaceful demonstrations and anti-government protests nationwide between May 2018 and June 2019 against the government of Shinzo Abe. The protests would be the most massive and biggest countryside and countrywide uprisings in Japan. The first protests in Japan was against the government of Shinzo Abe and the economic grievances of poorer areas in Japan. Thousands were taking part in the mass protests in May-July 2018 and the anti-rape national protest movement in October 2018-July 2019.[1][2][3]

## See also

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* 2018–2019 South Korean protests

## References

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1. ^ "Demonstrators in Tokyo show support for Hong Kong protests over extradition bill". Japan Times. 13 June 2019. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
2. ^ "Protests nationwide in Japan calling for reforms to anti-rape laws". Civicus. 14 August 2019. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
3. ^ "Japan Protesters Call for 'Liar' Abe to Resign Over Scandal". Bloomberg. Bloomberg.com. 14 April 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-01-24.