Anpo protests
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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
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
New Left in Japan
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The New Left in Japan refers to a diverse array of 1960s Japanese leftist movements that, like their counterparts in the Western New Left, adopted a more radical political stance compared to the estab
Anpo protests
…previously unified nationwide Zengakuren student federation disintegrated into numerous warring factions, paving the way for the rise of the radical New Left sects that would play a leading role in the 1968-69 Japanese university protests. Throughout the 1960s, left-wing activists looked forward to the end…
Zengakuren protestors in Tokyo, 1968