John Sato, 95, said he couldn't sleep after the Christchurch shooting. And that was partly what motivated him to join an anti-racism rally in Auckland.
John Sato, 95, made the long trip to an anti-racism rally in Auckland on Sunday because he wanted to speak out against racism and stand in solidarity with his fellow New Zealanders. By Eli Rosenberg Eli Rosenberg General assignment reporter covering national and breaking news Email Bio Follow March 26 at 3:03 PM The picture, captured by a Getty photographer, received little attention at the time.
His journey and presence at the rally have become a small symbol of the emotion that has poured forth in New Zealand after a gunman killed 50 worshipers at two mosques in Christchurch. Sato has appeared in a slide show by the Guardian of the best photographs from around the world. And he was quoted in the New Zealand Herald — one of the country’s largest newspapers by circulation — after being spotted by a reporter.
Sato is a World War II veteran, the outlet reported — one of two soldiers with Japanese heritage to serve in the army during the war. Sato, of Auckland, had been born to a Japanese father and a Scottish mother, RNZ reported, and he had been recruited to fight against the Japanese. He identifies himself as Eurasian, the outlet reported.
His trip to the rally, in Aotea Square, began at 10 a.m. when he left his home in Howick, a suburb southeast of Auckland, for Pakuranga, another sector to the west. He saw a memorial there but decided to continue to the rally in the city’s center, RNZ reported.“Sitting in a bus is much more comfortable than walking,” Sato said. “You just sit back and you sit all comfortable and you feel lazy. You don’t have to walk. It saves your shoes.
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