1968 Shinjuku Riot

1968 riot in Japan
Event riot Q11501879
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Summary

1968 Shinjuku Riot is a riot[1]. It draws 1,027 Wikipedia views per month (riot category, ranking #114 of 347).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1968 Shinjuku Riot is in the country of Japan[3].
  • 1968 Shinjuku Riot's instance of is recorded as riot[4].
  • 1968 Shinjuku Riot's instance of is recorded as civil disorder[5].
  • The location of 1968 Shinjuku Riot was Tokyo[6].
  • 1968 Shinjuku Riot took place at Shinjuku Station[7].
  • 1968 Shinjuku Riot took place at Shinjuku[8].
  • 1968 Shinjuku Riot took place at Ginza[9].
  • 1968 Shinjuku Riot is part of opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War[10].
  • 1968 Shinjuku Riot is part of 1968–69 Japanese university protests[11].
  • 1968 Shinjuku Riot is part of Japanese New Left[12].
  • 1968 Shinjuku Riot took place on October 21, 1968[13].
  • March on the Pentagon inspired 1968 Shinjuku Riot[14].

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When and Where

1968 Shinjuku Riot occurred on October 21, 1968[13]. Recorded location include Tokyo[6], Shinjuku Station[7], Shinjuku[8], and Ginza[9]. It is in the country of Japan[3].

Context

Part of include opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War[10], a political movement[15]; 1968–69 Japanese university protests[11], a student protest[16], in Japan[17]; and Japanese New Left[12], a political movement[18], in Japan[19]. Recorded instance of include riot[4] and civil disorder[5].

Why It Matters

1968 Shinjuku Riot draws 1,027 Wikipedia views per month (riot category, ranking #114 of 347).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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