NGOs hold large rally in Sapporo ahead of G-8 summit

NGOs hold large rally in Sapporo ahead of G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Members of nongovernmental organizations and citizens' groups from Japan and abroad carrying placards featuring leaders who will attend the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit in the Lake Toya resort area of Hokkaido are watched by riot police in Sapporo on July 5. The demonstrators called for peace and the elimination of growing gaps between rich and poor. (Kyodo)

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