Ⓒ JoongAng Ilbo / JoongAng Ilbo Japanese version21.10.2022 09:37
A month before the opening of the FIFA Qatar 2022 World Cup (World Cup) (November 20), a photo of the flag of the Rising Sun, the flag of Japanese war criminals, was installed in a famous large shopping mall in Doha , in Qatar. it was reported that it was removed due to user protests.
Seo Kyung-deok, a professor at Sungshin Women’s University, posted on her Instagram on the 21st: “On the large outer wall of the Laguna Mall in Doha, the capital of Qatar, a Japanese cheering team is cheering with the face painting of the flag of the rising sun The photo was openly displayed, “he said, adding:” Local Koreans and netizens protested and now it has disappeared. “
Professor Seo said: “I don’t know who the subject of this advertisement is” and said: “The mall removed the photo, but I will file a protest to FIFA and the World Cup Organizing Committee and ask them to avoid to repeat itself. ”
Professor Suh said that an international sporting event of this magnitude makes one forget the history of imperialist aggression, providing examples such as the live world broadcast of the Japanese team cheering for the Rising Sun flag in the second round of the group league and the flag of the rising sun cheering during the Tokyo Olympics road cycling race (Olympics).
“Recently, the flag of the Rising Sun is often displayed at major sporting events and we will continue our ‘global campaign’ to prevent this from happening,” he said, asking for great interest, information and support.
