In Japan, a old man burn himself for against Abe's collective self-defence policy

[cnleio]

A old Japanese man burn himself for opposition to Abe's collective self-defence policy

Japanese government banned this case in Japan media... but today breaking news on internet so fast.

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【新宿焼身自殺まとめ】

スーツ着た男がメガホン使って橋の上で集団的自衛権の反対や、集団自殺云々を語っている
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みんなもっと僕の意見を聞いてください！！聞いてくれないならこうするしかない！！
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自分の体に火をつけ集団的自衛権の反対や安倍政権への反対を訴えかける
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終わり

新宿站下午出现突发事件，根据日推网友描述，一名身穿西装带眼镜的中年男子因反对安倍晋三政府欲推动行使集体自卫权而将汽油浇到身上点火自焚，目前现场已被封锁

 

[MarkusS]

Wow, thats like they always do in Tibet to protest chinese occupation:

People setting fire to themselves in Tibet has become an almost daily occurrence, a dire form of protest against what many in the autonomous territory call an oppressive Chinese influence.

In this video report, CBC News Beijing correspondent Catherine Mercier travelled undercover into the picturesque Himalayan, and mainly Buddhist, area which borders with China to the north. The disputed traditional Tibetan homeland stretches 2.5 million square kilometres and has been claimed by the Chinese for centuries.

According to advocacy groups, since 2009 almost a hundred people have set themselves on fire in protest of the Chinese administration in Tibet, and are reported to have government informants heavily monitoring monasteries.

The rate of people choosing self-immolation was almost daily last month. The Chinese government blames the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet's government-in-exile in India.

The Tibetan government has denied any claims of its involvement, saying the Chinese forced the confessions.

In a monastery where self-immolation had occurred, Mercier spoke to several people who agreed only to speak off camera, saying they would continue to protest. Punishment for anyone caught denouncing the Chinese can be severe.

Reports say that monks are being forced into re-education sessions where they must pledge loyalty to the Communist Party. Mandarin has also crept its way into the school system in place of the Tibetan language.

But the people of Tibet are resistant to the changes, fighting to preserve their culture, and willing to sacrifice their lives to do it.

 

[Raphael]

Man sets self afire in Tokyo in apparent protest - World - NZ Herald News

TOKYO (AP) A man set himself on fire at Tokyo's busy Shinjuku railway station on Sunday in an apparent political protest.

The man, who appeared in his 50s or 60s, was taken to the hospital after suffering serious injuries, said Daiji Kubota, an officer at the Shinjuku police station. He said the reason for the self-immolation was under investigation.

Shots of the incident on Twitter and other social media showed a man clad in a suit and tie sitting on a small mat along the metal framework above a pedestrian walkway with two plastic bottles of what looked like gasoline beside him.

Witnesses were quoted as saying the man spoke through a megaphone to protest the government's moves to change Japan's defense policy, doused himself with gasoline and set himself alight as hundreds of people watched from below and from nearby buildings.

The national broadcaster NHK showed firefighters using hoses to extinguish the flames.

Japan's Cabinet is expected on Tuesday to approve a proposal calling for the right to "collective self-defense," which would allow Japan to play a more assertive role in international security amid China's growing military presence and rising regional tensions.

Japan currently limits its participation even in U.N. peacekeeping activities to noncombat roles. Critics say the shift undermines the war-renouncing Article 9 of Japan's Constitution.



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A generation of elderly Japanese know that Japanese militarism led directly to two atomic bombs. They know remilitarization will lead to confrontation with neighbors, and they want to spare their descendants the horrors of being completely wiped out.

BTW Markus, your pic is from Vietnam.

 

[jkroo]

Oh poor man.Its not an good idea to propose appeals by this way

What's his situation now?

 

[jkroo]

The man is confirmed alive, good for him.

 

[Aepsilons]

Good to know that he's alright.

 

[GDan]

Good to know that he's alright.

Define "alright."

 

[Aepsilons]

Define "alright."

He's in ICU now, and stabilized.

 

[GDan]

He's in ICU now, and stabilized.

And probably scarred over the majority of his body. His quality of life from here on out is likely to be awful. It's unfortunate people go to such lengths to be heard, but I suppose it's sometimes necessary.

 

[jkroo]

I saw policemen and firemen are all in position, why not prevent him from burning himself?

 

[Aepsilons]

And probably scarred over the majority of his body. His quality of life from here on out is likely to be awful. It's unfortunate people go to such lengths to be heard, but I suppose it's sometimes necessary.

That is most probably true, considering the severity of the pictures, we can expect third degree burns in at least 80% of his body. If he manages to survive the infection he will get from Pseudomonas Aerginosa and dehydration , which is common in burn wound patients, then he may begin to heal mentally. We cannot be quick to judge his suicidal attempt as merely a response to Government policy, this man may have had predilection to suicide; he may have had major clinical depression, perhaps he has histrionic typal behavior with mania and attempted to make a 'show' of his suicide. Whatever the case, i doubt his mental status. At least he is alive and Japanese first responders were able to stop his suicide attempt.

Poor guy. I hope he does heal; mentally and physically.

 

[TaiShang]

Wow, thats like they always do in Tibet to protest chinese occupation:

Even if politically-motivated (as it seems so), I guess this is protest taken too far. No government will change a policy because somebody (or 'somebodies') burn themselves. Political passion is OK, but, come on, he will be forgotten in Japan faster than the next girl band.

 

[Aepsilons]

Even if politically-motivated (as it seems so), I guess this is protest taken too far. No government will change a policy because somebody (or 'somebodies') burn themselves. Political passion is OK, but, come on, he will be forgotten in Japan faster than the next girl band.

lol , the last part was epic.

 

[JSCh]

Looks like his suffering is in vain.

Japan PM to overturn pacifist defence policy | World news | theguardian.com
Postwar constitution bans use of force in international disputes, which Shinzo Abe says inhibits country's ability to protect itselfhttp://www.theguardian.com/profile/justinmccurry
Justin McCurry in Tokyo, theguardian.com, Monday 30 June 2014 08.26 BST

Protesters outside the Japanese prime minister's official residence in Tokyo. Photograph: Shizuo Kambayashi/AP
Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, is to defy public opinion and announce a dramatic shift in the country's defence policy that would make it easier for its troops to fight in overseas conflicts.

A poll published on Monday found that half of voters oppose Abe's reinterpretation of the pacifist constitution, which has prevented Japanese forces from fighting overseas since the end of the second world war. The Nikkei business newspaper found that 50% of voters were against overturning the ban on collective self-defence, while 34% supported the change.

So much for the democratic system.

 

[senheiser]

Wow, thats like they always do in Tibet to protest chinese occupation:

tibet and china is much poorer than japan, its uncommon to see things like that in a developed country