Tokyo, October 18, 2024 — Protests erupted at the Japan International Aerospace Exhibition (JA2024) in Tokyo, leading to the forced closure of the booth operated by Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest arms manufacturer.

The protests, organized both inside and outside the exhibition hall, targeted Elbit Systems’ involvement in supplying weapons used in the ongoing genocide in Gaza and military operations in the West Bank.

Activists stormed Elbit Systems’ booth, holding signs and chanting slogans such as “Shame on you, Elbit!” and “The genocidal company must go!”

Their presence, alongside the growing number of protesters outside the exhibition center at Tokyo Big Sight, prompted the company to shut down its display prematurely.