Japan’s Shibuya crossing sees pink amid march of Robredo supporters
Photos from Team Leni Robredo Global Japan
MANILA, Philippines — Japan’s famous Shibuya crossing, an iconic landmark in the heart of Tokyo’s commercial district, turned pink after supporters of Filipino Vice President Leni Robredo marched to stand with the presidential candidate.
Photos from Team Leni Robredo (TLR) Global Japan sent on Tuesday showed at least 250 supporters of Robredo and her running mate Senator Francis Pangilinan marching from Harunogawa Community Park and passing through several establishments and landmarks.
Like in local Robredo rallies, several of the supporters also brought witty and quirky placards with them.
“The Shibuya Walk began at the Harunogawa Community Park and passed institutional landmarks such as the sprawling Yoyogi Koen and the extensive NHK Broadcasting Center grounds before entering the commercial center of Shibuya. Kakampinks came garbed in their signature color —pinkshirts, pink caps, pink masks, pink flaglets, pink fans, amongst others,” TLR Global Japan said in a statement.
“Others carried placards with cheeky quotes or tarpaulins bearing the names of the candidates. A few of these ‘screamers’ had Japanese translations or were written using Japanese characters,” they added.
Photos from Team Leni Robredo Global Japan
Recent surveys show Robredo in second place, trailing behind frontrunner and former senator Bongbong Marcos. According to Pulse Asia’s poll conducted from March 17 to 21, the Vice President gained nine percentage points, increasing from a 15 percent voter preference in February to 24 percent.
Marcos’ lead is still big despite dropping four percentage points — at 56 percent — but Robredo’s camp believes the surveys have started to show the groundswell for her, and that the momentum is on her side now.
