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Peaceful protests against US police brutality continue in Japan

People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest march in central Tokyo on June 14, 2020.  (AFP)
People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest march in central Tokyo on June 14, 2020. (AFP)
Activists take part in a march in support of the 'Black Lives Matter' protests sweeping the US, in central Tokyo on June 13, 2020. (AFP)
Activists take part in a march in support of the 'Black Lives Matter' protests sweeping the US, in central Tokyo on June 13, 2020. (AFP)
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15 Jun 2020 12:06:35 GMT9
15 Jun 2020 12:06:35 GMT9

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The popular Shibuya Scramble Square in Tokyo became the site of a screaming match between two groups of demonstrators on Sunday.

One of the groups was protesting police brutality in the US in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. They took to the streets calling for "no peace without justice."

Meanwhile speakers on the roof of a parked truck, denounced the demonstrators and accused them of spreading coronavirus and falsifying history against Japan. One of the speakers also attacked China as the source of the virus.

The protesters on the truck were surround by angry protesters from the first group, who accused them of promoting racism.

The police remained neutral as usual, separating the two sides and trying to uphold the rules and code of conduct in yet another Sunday of peaceful demonstrations in Tokyo.

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