People hold placards during a rally against Japan's participation in the Trans pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade talks in front of the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, on Nov. 8, 2011. Some 6,000 people Tuesday rallied against Japan's participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free-trade talks, just days before the government is to make its decision. [Xinhua/Kenichiro Seki] |