Protest Against Tokyo Government’s Approval Denial and Memorial Absence for Korean Massacre Victims

Last year, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government did not approve the screening of a video work that touched on the massacre of Koreans in the Great Kanto Earthquake, and Governor Yuriko Koike did not send a memorial letter to the memorial ceremony for the Korean victims for the seventh consecutive year. The union “Precari Art Union” held a protest at Shinjuku Central Park in Shinjuku Ward on the night of the 1st.

People protesting by “die-in” toward the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (rear) = in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo

More than 200 people who agreed with the idea protested by lying on the ground and pretending to be dead for about 15 minutes from 7:00 pm. After that, demonstration activities were held around the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building.

Yuki Iiyama, who produced a video work that touched on the massacre of Koreans, said in an interview, “Discrimination kills people both directly and indirectly. Denying historical facts as it is may lead to the next death due to discrimination. ” he complained. (Kodera Kanako)


2023-09-01 11:26:30
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