On the first Wednesday of every month since 2005, rain or shine, a determined circle forms outside Osaka Station. Holding portraits of silver-haired women and signs reading "Let us build a society together where peace and human rights prevail, preserving the memory of history," members of a Japanese civil group raise voices that Tokyo has long tried to silence.
On the early morning of May 12, a 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Lhaze county, Xigaze, Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. The earthquake had a focal depth of 10 kilometers and affected surrounding areas, including Saga county.
