Published Oct 28, 2024 at 6:31 AM EDT
A pro-Donald Trump march took place in the Japanese city of Osaka at the weekend.
Participants in the event wore MAGA caps and carried a giant mikoshi – a portable statue or shrine often part of Japanese festivals and celebrations – of the former president with flashing eyes.
The marchers carried Japanese and American flags and MAGA slogans were blasted out through a loudspeaker.
Supporters cheer near Ryogoku Kokugikan Stadium before the arrival of Donald Trump to watch the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on May 26, 2019. A pro-Trump rally has taken place in the Japanese city… More BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI//AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
One pair of marchers carried a banner featuring the image of Trump following the attack on his life in Butler, Pennsylvania, and the words: "Fight, Fight, Fight!"
The mikoshi appears to be the same one featured in a Tokyo based pro-Trump march on September 22.
A video of the Osaka march was posted to X by Jeffrey J. Hall, a lecturer at Kanda University of International Studies.
Please read more at the below link & watch the video
https://www.newsweek.com/japanese-maga-giant-donald-trump-statue-1975763