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| Riot police seize control from students of Yasuda Hall during the Tokyo University struggle (1969) | |
Copyright Masaru HASHIMOTO
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| THE TOKYO UNIVERSITY STRUGGLE A strong student movement erupted in the late 1960s in Japan, like other places, and the struggle over Yasuda Hall at Tokyo University was a symbol of the movement. In the end the students were overpowered by riot police, but the following year's entrance exam had to be cancelled. | |