People’s anger broke police blockade – Chanting “Down with Abe”

On September 14, 2015, great many people came to the National Diet one after another from around 5pm to protest against the unconstitutional “War Bill”, finally filling the pedestrian areas. The police tried to keep the people from coming into the roads, and this police action made them packed in the narrow areas and caused many of them to be sick. The demonstrators strongly demanded the police to open the roads for them for fear of an accident, and the roads were finally opened for them after 7pm. A huge number of people filled the front gate of the parliament building, demanding Prime Minister Abe to step down. Their never-ending chants “Down with Abe” reflected strong anger against a possible forcible passage of the “War Bill” by the major party coalition of the Liberal Democrats and Komeito that was founded by the lay Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai. Some Diet members and OE Kenzaburo, a Nobel Literature Prize laureate, delivered speeches in front of the protesters. The organizer of the action announced the number of the participants to be 45,000, but the number continued to increase. (M)

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9.14  人々の怒りでふたたび車道決壊！～「安倍やめろ」のコール止まず

国会審議も大詰めを迎えた9月14日は、60日ルールの適用が可能になる日でもあった。「戦争法案」に反対する国会前集会には、午後5時すぎから続々と人が集まり、6時には歩道は満員電車状態。警察は絶対車道に出すまいと、堅固な鉄柵と多数の警察官で強力な警備を敷いた。そのため参加者は、ぎゅうぎゅう詰めになり体調不良になる人が多数出た。「事故が起きたらどうする。車道を開けろ！」と激しい抗議が続く中、7時10分ごろ車道は決壊し、警察もやむなく規制線を後退させた。するとあっという間に正門前は巨万の人々で埋まった。「安倍やめろ！」のコールが鳴り止まない。それは強行採決を計る自公への強い怒りだった。メイン集会には国会議員のほか大江健三郎氏もスピーチにたった。総がかり行動の集会では4万5千人と発表があったが、その後もシールズの集会が続き、どんどん人は増え続けた。（M）