Japanese Fishermen Go on Strike Over Fuel Prices

Japanese Fishermen Go on Strike Over Fuel Prices

Japan 15 July 2008 - 15 July 2008

Source: The New York Times
Fishermen across Japan went on a massive one-day strike Tuesday to protest skyrocketing fuel prices, the latest blow to the country's foundering fishing industry.
The strike was the largest ever for the industry, involving 200,000 boats and 400,000 workers, organizers said. More than 3,000 fishermen from across the country gathered in central Tokyo and marched around the fisheries ministry in protest.

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