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Yukio Hatoyama-Final campaign speech on the eve of the 2009 Japanese election.

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Thousands of people gathered at Ikebukuro station in Tokyo to hear the final campaign speech of Yukio Hatoyama, the DPJ candidate whose party is set to win a historic victory in the 2009 Japanese general election. Tokyo, Japan. 28/08/2009.
in Politics, on the 28th of August 2009
Thousands of people gathered at Ikebukuro station in Tokyo to hear the final campaign speech of Yukio Hatoyama, the DPJ candidate whose party is set to win a historic victory in the 2009 Japanese general election. Hundreds of journalists looked on and frantically rushed to get their pictures and stories back to their respective news agencies. Not everyone was happy though and there was some anti DPJ shouting going on which was quickly dealt with by the massive police presence.

Thousands of people gathered at Ikebukuro station in Tokyo to hear the final campaign speech of Yukio Hatoyama, the DPJ candidate whose party is set to win a historic victory in the 2009 Japanese general election.
Hundreds of journalists looked on and frantically rushed to get their pictures and stories back to their respective news agencies.
Not everyone was happy though and there was some anti DPJ shouting going on which was quickly dealt with by the massive police presence.

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Yukio Hatoyama gives his final campaign speech in Ikebukuro.

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Thousands of people gathered at Ikebukuro station in Tokyo to hear the final campaign speech of Yukio Hatoyama, the DPJ candidate whose party is set to win a historic victory in the 2009 Japanese general election. Hundreds of journalists looked on and frantically rushed to get their pictures and stories back to their respective news agencies. Not everyone was happy though and there was some anti DPJ shouting going on which was quickly dealt with by the massive police presence.

Thousands of people gathered at Ikebukuro station in Tokyo to hear the final campaign speech of Yukio Hatoyama, the DPJ candidate whose party is set to win a historic victory in the 2009 Japanese general election.
Hundreds of journalists looked on and frantically rushed to get their pictures and stories back to their respective news agencies.
Not everyone was happy though and there was some anti DPJ shouting going on which was quickly dealt with by the massive police presence.

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Thousands of people gathered at Ikebukuro station in Tokyo to hear the final campaign speech of Yukio Hatoyama, the DPJ candidate whose party is set to win a historic victory in the 2009 Japanese general election. Hundreds of journalists looked on and frantically rushed to get their pictures and stories back to their respective news agencies. Not everyone was happy though and there was some anti DPJ shouting going on which was quickly dealt with by the massive police presence.

Thousands of people gathered at Ikebukuro station in Tokyo to hear the final campaign speech of Yukio Hatoyama, the DPJ candidate whose party is set to win a historic victory in the 2009 Japanese general election.
Hundreds of journalists looked on and frantically rushed to get their pictures and stories back to their respective news agencies.
Not everyone was happy though and there was some anti DPJ shouting going on which was quickly dealt with by the massive police presence.

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Thousands of people gathered at Ikebukuro station in Tokyo to hear the final campaign speech of Yukio Hatoyama, the DPJ candidate whose party is set to win a historic victory in the 2009 Japanese general election. Hundreds of journalists looked on and frantically rushed to get their pictures and stories back to their respective news agencies. Not everyone was happy though and there was some anti DPJ shouting going on which was quickly dealt with by the massive police presence.

Thousands of people gathered at Ikebukuro station in Tokyo to hear the final campaign speech of Yukio Hatoyama, the DPJ candidate whose party is set to win a historic victory in the 2009 Japanese general election.
Hundreds of journalists looked on and frantically rushed to get their pictures and stories back to their respective news agencies.
Not everyone was happy though and there was some anti DPJ shouting going on which was quickly dealt with by the massive police presence.

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Thousands of people gathered at Ikebukuro station in Tokyo to hear the final campaign speech of Yukio Hatoyama, the DPJ candidate whose party is set to win a historic victory in the 2009 Japanese general election. Hundreds of journalists looked on and frantically rushed to get their pictures and stories back to their respective news agencies. Not everyone was happy though and there was some anti DPJ shouting going on which was quickly dealt with by the massive police presence.

Thousands of people gathered at Ikebukuro station in Tokyo to hear the final campaign speech of Yukio Hatoyama, the DPJ candidate whose party is set to win a historic victory in the 2009 Japanese general election.
Hundreds of journalists looked on and frantically rushed to get their pictures and stories back to their respective news agencies.
Not everyone was happy though and there was some anti DPJ shouting going on which was quickly dealt with by the massive police presence.

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Thousands of people gathered at Ikebukuro station in Tokyo to hear the final campaign speech of Yukio Hatoyama, the DPJ candidate whose party is set to win a historic victory in the 2009 Japanese general election. Hundreds of journalists looked on and frantically rushed to get their pictures and stories back to their respective news agencies. Not everyone was happy though and there was some anti DPJ shouting going on which was quickly dealt with by the massive police presence.

Thousands of people gathered at Ikebukuro station in Tokyo to hear the final campaign speech of Yukio Hatoyama, the DPJ candidate whose party is set to win a historic victory in the 2009 Japanese general election.
Hundreds of journalists looked on and frantically rushed to get their pictures and stories back to their respective news agencies.
Not everyone was happy though and there was some anti DPJ shouting going on which was quickly dealt with by the massive police presence.

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Thousands of people gathered at Ikebukuro station in Tokyo to hear the final campaign speech of Yukio Hatoyama, the DPJ candidate whose party is set to win a historic victory in the 2009 Japanese general election.
Hundreds of journalists looked on and frantically rushed to get their pictures and stories back to their respective news agencies.
Not everyone was happy though and there was some anti DPJ shouting going on which was quickly dealt with by the massive police presence.

2009, DPJ, elections, ikebukuro, japan, japan election 2009, Politics, Yukio Hatoyama

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Aso san was there, but on the

Submitted by uchujin on Sun, 30/08/2009 - 12:54.

Aso san was there, but on the opposite side of the station.
Who wants pictures of a has been ;-)
Once I had a good position on the Hatoyama side I just stayed there, I had to make a choice.

Glad it went down well, No

Submitted by Damon Coulter on Sun, 30/08/2009 - 04:11.

Glad it went down well, No Aso san there? Sorry for the misinformation. Nice shots, real reportage of reporters. Damon

Thanks for the comment on the

Submitted by uchujin on Sun, 30/08/2009 - 02:37.

Thanks for the comment on the Yukio Hatoyama story.

Well done, great shots.

Submitted by Matthew Richards on Sun, 30/08/2009 - 02:35.

Well done, great shots.

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Adrian Storey-Uchujin Freelance photographer. Photojournalism and portraiture. www.uchujin.co.uk

Thousands of people gathered at Ikebukuro station in Tokyo to hear the final campaign speech of Yukio Hatoyama, the DPJ candidate whose party is set to win a historic victory in the 2009 Japanese general election. Hundreds of journalists looked on and frantically rushed to get their pictures and stories back to their respective news agencies. Not everyone was happy though and there was some anti DPJ shouting going on which was quickly dealt with by the massive police presence.
Thousands of people gathered at Ikebukuro station in Tokyo to hear the final campaign speech of Yukio Hatoyama, the DPJ candidate whose party is set to win a historic victory in the 2009 Japanese general election. Hundreds of journalists looked on and frantically rushed to get their pictures and stories back to their respective news agencies. Not everyone was happy though and there was some anti DPJ shouting going on which was quickly dealt with by the massive police presence.
Thousands of people gathered at Ikebukuro station in Tokyo to hear the final campaign speech of Yukio Hatoyama, the DPJ candidate whose party is set to win a historic victory in the 2009 Japanese general election. Hundreds of journalists looked on and frantically rushed to get their pictures and stories back to their respective news agencies. Not everyone was happy though and there was some anti DPJ shouting going on which was quickly dealt with by the massive police presence.
Thousands of people gathered at Ikebukuro station in Tokyo to hear the final campaign speech of Yukio Hatoyama, the DPJ candidate whose party is set to win a historic victory in the 2009 Japanese general election. Hundreds of journalists looked on and frantically rushed to get their pictures and stories back to their respective news agencies. Not everyone was happy though and there was some anti DPJ shouting going on which was quickly dealt with by the massive police presence.
Thousands of people gathered at Ikebukuro station in Tokyo to hear the final campaign speech of Yukio Hatoyama, the DPJ candidate whose party is set to win a historic victory in the 2009 Japanese general election. Hundreds of journalists looked on and frantically rushed to get their pictures and stories back to their respective news agencies. Not everyone was happy though and there was some anti DPJ shouting going on which was quickly dealt with by the massive police presence.
Thousands of people gathered at Ikebukuro station in Tokyo to hear the final campaign speech of Yukio Hatoyama, the DPJ candidate whose party is set to win a historic victory in the 2009 Japanese general election. Hundreds of journalists looked on and frantically rushed to get their pictures and stories back to their respective news agencies. Not everyone was happy though and there was some anti DPJ shouting going on which was quickly dealt with by the massive police presence.

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