In solidarity with anti-lockdown protests across China, demonstrators gathered outside JR Shinjuku Station on Wednesday night holding white pieces of paper, placards, flowers and LED candles.
Since President Xi Jinping came to power a decade ago, dissent in China has been rare and criticism tightly controlled. After a fire in an apartment block last week in Urumqi, the capital of the far western Xinjiang region, killed at least 10 people, an outpouring of grief and criticism spread onto the streets amid concerns that strict lockdown measures had hampered rescue efforts.
Some demonstrators have called for greater freedoms and for Xi to step down.
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