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Thursday, May 27, 2010
Hundreds Gather for Rally to Protest against Revising Constitution
More than 1,600 people came to a 5.3 rally in Tokyo on March 3, the Constitution Day.
People overflowed the Hibiya Open Air Music Hall with capacity of 1,900 and watched the procession on a large screen outside the hall. The event of this scale has been held for the past 10 years, and that by itself is proof that people would not allow revision of Constitution. The rally was extremely important as relocation of Futenma base was becoming more political and the government was trying to launch a constitution review committee on the day the law was to be enacted.
By Yumoto
Photo flash news; See Union Tube
Photo: demonstration after the rally
押し寄せる人波~「憲法改悪は許さない」の一点で共同した憲法集会
5月3日、今年で10回目を迎えた5・3憲法集会が都内で開催された。開場30分前の時点で、会場である日比谷公会堂の客席数1900にせまる1600枚以上の整理券が配布された。集会には開場以降も続々と人が集まり、会場外に設置されたオーロラビジョン前には屋内会場に入れなかった人が会場内の人数を上回るほど結集した。こうした結集はこの10年間ずっと続いてきたことであり、本集会が「憲法改悪は許さない」の一点で共同の運動を作り出してきたことの意味の証しでもある。特に今回は、普天間基地問題が全国的に政治焦点化しており、また5月18日には「改憲手続き法」の実施日として憲法審査会を始動させようという動きがある中での極めて重要な意味を持つ集会であった。(湯本)
写真速報・動画(UnionTube)
*写真=集会後のデモ
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