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Japanese activist Yusuke Furusawa protests alone in Tokyo for Gaza
Japanese activist Yusuke Furusawa has protested daily and alone on Tokyo’s busy streets since October 2023 against Israel’s war on Gaza, saying: “I stand with Palestine because we are human.”
For nearly three years, Japanese activist Yusuke Furusawa has gone out alone every day onto Tokyo’s busy streets, carrying a Palestinian flag and a sign denouncing Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip.
“Do not remain silent. Free Palestine throughout the world. Stop killing children. Stop bombing hospitals and schools,” Furusawa said in a video broadcast by Al Jazeera. He added: “I stand with Palestine because we are human, and I cannot trust the Israeli government because we are human.”
He began out of anger and helplessness
Furusawa, a 49-year-old carpenter, says he began his protest because he felt angry and helpless. He also wants to challenge the culture of hesitation around discussing politics and international issues in Japanese society, describing the Japanese government’s neutral stance on the war as “regrettable.”
His sign, written in Japanese, asks: “How many Palestinian children must die before people raise their voices?” Another sign reads: “Stop the genocide in Gaza.”
Passersby react to him in different ways. Some repeat his slogans, others ignore him, while a few respond angrily. His videos receive hundreds of thousands of followers on social media. One passerby said: “When all this ends and Palestine becomes free, they should erect a statue of him here because he is the voice of reason in Japan.”
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