The Anpo protests, also known as the Anpo struggle in Japanese, were a series of massive protests throughout Japan from 1959 to 1960, and again in 1970, against the United States–Japan Security Treaty, which allows the United States to maintain military bases on Japanese soil. The name of the protests comes from the Japanese term for "Security Treaty," which is Anzen Hoshō Jōyaku (安全保障条約), or just Anpo (安保) for short.
Masses of protestors flood the streets around Japan's National Diet building, June 18, 1960
A scrum at the rostrum of the National Diet, as Japan Socialist Party Diet members attempt to prevent Speaker of the Lower House Ichirō Kiyose from calling for a vote on extending the Diet Session, while being restrained by police officers, May 19, 1960
Hagerty's car is mobbed by protestors, June 10, 1960
A U.S. Marines helicopter comes to Hagerty's rescue, June 10, 1960
Security Treaty between the United States and Japan
The Security Treaty between the United States and Japan was a treaty signed on 8 September 1951 in San Francisco, California by representatives of the United States and Japan, in conjunction with the Treaty of San Francisco that ended World War II in Asia. The treaty was imposed on Japan by the United States as a condition for ending the Occupation of Japan and restoring Japan's sovereignty as a nation. It had the effect of establishing a long-lasting military alliance between the United States and Japan.
Security Treaty between the United States and Japan
"Bloody May Day": Protesters battle with police in Tokyo on May 1, 1952, in opposition to the continuation of U.S. military bases under the new Security Treaty.
