Alicia and Mizuki discuss the BLM marches in Tokyo and protests culture in Japan. What were the Tokyo marches like? Are marches/protests effective in Japan? What is protest culture in Japan like? How do they compare to other countries?

BLM Tokyo: https://twitter.com/blmtokyojp

BLM Kansai: https://twitter.com/blmkansai

BLM Kyoto: https://twitter.com/blmkyoto

*There are many more BLM accounts from various cities around Japan! These just a few from major cities

Kurly in Kansai Twitter: https://twitter.com/kurlyinkansai?lang=en

Kurly in Kansai Co-hosts: https://twitter.com/Yana_Yz and https://twitter.com/nanairomiso

Podcasts:

• Kurly in Kansai https://open.spotify.com/show/5ivwmDSm7UJskU60gZ7nFk
• Tokyo Speaks Pod feat. BLM organizers https://tokyospeaks.com/episode-85-sierratodd/

Black twitter accounts/social media to follow:

• BW writer for Unseen Japan: https://twitter.com/ladyscribe21
• BW journalist in Japan (wrote an enlightening piece about police harassment in the Japan Times): https://twitter.com/Nigensei
• Black/Okinawan Professor who studies Blackness in Japan: https://twitter.com/gritsnsushi

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Special thanks to Stone Stewart for the intro music and Taro Hyodo for the break music.