Rengo holds 'May Day' rally in Tokyo's Yoyogi Park

Rengo holds 'May Day' rally in Tokyo's Yoyogi Park

TOKYO, Japan - Members of labor unions affiliated with the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, hold a ''May Day'' rally in Tokyo's Yoyogi Park on April 28 to voice concern on growing income gaps and to call for the creation of a fair and just society in Japan. Health and labor minister Hakuo Yanagisawa and Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa addressed the gathering.

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