Protesters took to the streets of Tokyo and Osaka over the weekend to speak out against racial prejudice and the violent treatment by police of foreign residents in Japan and minorities in the United States.
In Osaka on Sunday, a peace march sponsored by the Kansai chapter of Black Lives Matter drew nearly 2,000 people, according to local police.
The Osaka march took place during a weekend of protests and demonstrations in the United States and around the world to commemorate George Floyd’s death and condemn police brutality against minority groups.