1,550 Japanese Protest in Tokyo: "We Will Never Forgive the Japanese Government!"

The President of Doro-Chiba, the National Railway Union of Chiba, Japan, Yasuhiro Tanaka spoke at a rally before a march through the streets of Tokyo last week. He chastised the Japanese government for not getting supplies through to people in the areas affected by the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear reactor explosions.

A university student movement leader called for a renewed fight for working people with union and student movements joining in solidarity. He said, "Look at what they have achieved in Egypt...something they believed to be too difficult, yet they did it!"

An Osaka municipal worker said he feared that "capitalists will use this disaster to make money".

Protesters shouted, "No war, no nukes!", "Down with the Kan administration!", "Stop all nuclear plants!", "Workers' solidarity!", "Organize workers' relief!" and "No bombardments on Libya by US, British and French imperialists!" A student from Tohoku University, which is in the disaster affected northeast region of Japan said, "We will never forgive the Japanese government."

Donations for relief efforts may be sent to:

National Coordinating Center of Labor Unions
Gohodo Ito Bldg 5
Daito-ku
2-4-10 Moto Asakusa
Tokyo, Japan 111-0041