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Student protests (aug 18, 1838 – jan 1, 1969)

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Students take over the main building at Tokyo University
- unhappy at syllabus, want reform for universities to oppose Western imperialism
- lack of space on campus
- massification of higher education
- disillusionment with ideal of higher education as path to elite life
- anti-war protests at Shinjuku station and Waseda