Hamster hero? How a Japanese cartoon became Thai youth protesters' symbol

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Thailand's emerging student pro-democracy movement has adopted a Japanese cartoon hamster, Hamtaro, as a creative way to get support from young people around the country.

FILE PHOTO: A demonstrator holds a soft toy"Hamtaro" during a protest demanding the resignation of Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha, in Bangkok, Thailand, July 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo

This past week, three of the protests were themed around “Hamtaro,” where protesters ran around public places in circles, like a hamster wheel, while singing a modified version of the cartoon’s jingle, saying the government loves feasting on taxpayer’s money and demanding Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha dissolve parliament.

Student groups have used social media to find new ways for protests, via hashtag #Ideaformob, leaders told Reuters.

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