RIOTS ROCK TOKYO - Richard F Plache - December 1967

Richard F Plache

After two decades of isolation, Japan has begun to break out of its national cocoon. Japan is once again beginning to play a major role in shaping the destiny of Southeast Asia. Recent rioting has highlighted opposition to Prime Minister Sato. Here is an eyewitness account of the rioting and the reasons behind the opposition. Tokyo, Japan. "Sato Don't Go...Sato Don't Go." This chant became the battle cry of over 3,000 militant Zengakuren college students and labor union members as they turned the approaches to Tokyo's International Airport into a bloody inferno. They were out to prevent Prime Minister Eisaku Sato from leaving on a goodwill tour of five Southeast Asian nations. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library