Thwarted in the real world in their attempt to glimpse Prime Minister Taro Aso's famously grand Tokyo mansion, a group of young people is finding better success at getting their message out in cyberspace.
Police arrested three of the young people during their "Reality Tour" march to see Aso's home, which by some reports is worth ¥6.2 billion, on Oct. 26 in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.
Naoko Shimizu, chairwoman of Part-timer, Arbeiter, Freeter & Foreign Workers, which organized the walk with other unions, said the aim was only to get a sense of the economic gap in society by taking a look at the house of the wealthy prime minister.
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