Japan: Practitioners Parade in the Rain, Spectators Praise Their Steadfast Efforts to Stop the Persecution

On August 24th, Falun Gong practitioners from Japan held a parade in Sendai to expose the brutal persecution. It was raining, but the parade still attracted many people.

The parade

The Divine Land Marching Band led the parade. Practitioners held banners that read, "Stop the Persecution," "Falun Dafa Is Good," and "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance." Many people on the street and in the stores stopped to watch the parade. Many of them accepted truth-clarifying materials. After learning more about the persecution of Falun Gong, many people encouraged the practitioners to keep up their efforts.

A Japanese couple watched the parade from the beginning to the end. They had learned about the persecution from the Internet, but it was their first time watching a Falun Gong parade. They expressed their best wishes to practitioners.

Mr. Lu, a Chinese gentleman, said: "For their belief, so many people walked in the rain for such a long time. I am really touched. Not everybody can do this. This is the power of belief."

Ms. Zhang, a practitioner, moved from China not long ago. She said: "Falun Gong practitioners have freedom in Japan. It is very different from China."

Mr. Pan, a new practitioner, participated in the parade. He said: "We walked for one and a half hours, and all of us are soaking wet. I am very touched by my fellow practitioners. I hope the parade can raise awareness of the persecution and make Japanese people see the Communist Party's threat to peace in the world. I hope we can hold more events like this in the future, and more people can join us."