Politics In Japan - Gaza protest in Yodoyabashi

In protest of the bombing raids in Gaza, as well as America's support of Israel, a demonstration was held in Yodoyabashi on January 10, 2009. This was one of many such protests held at the beginning of the new year across the globe. I was able to capture a some of the scenes from the rally. The complete photoset can be seen at my flickr page.

The sign reads: "Don't kill Gaza's children."

Sign captions include: "Don't kill!" "Don't allow Israel's attacks on Gaza, Don't allow Israel's genocide of Gaza!"

Sign on bottom right reads (in osaka-ben): We wanna stop war! Protect life.

A Japanese woman's face wrapped in a shawl reminds us that even though that we may all dress different, speak different languages, and live in different areas of the world, this is a problem that we cannot ignore. Genocide is much deeper than race and political boundaries. It is a matter of humans killing humans.
Sadly, based on the slim participation and media attendance of the protest, it is a message that may have largely been a cry to deaf ears.