The following is the continuation of the previous chapter.
In this ruling, the Sapporo District Court recognized not only the article by Mr. Uemura but also the fact that the Asahi newspaper abandoned the error despite the repeated indications, and the contents of the verification by the third-party committee after 2014 there.
The sentence highlighted the problems of the comfort women's coverage of the Asahi Shimbun spreading false Yoshida fabrication.
The judgment sentence also refers to the fact that the comfort women problem has developed not only to the issue of Japan-ROK relations but also to the international problem which can be taken up by the United Nations, the US Congress, etc.
It is very significant.
The place of fate
Back in the past 22 years, once I said in the lecture ‘Comfort women are not compulsory takeovers’ and was condemned.
Many people now know that it is the truth.
However, at that time the storm of tremendous bashing was given to me.
A large volume of protest letters arrived at the workplace, faxes were sent until the paper was exhausted, and protest phones did not stop.
Among the innumerable protests, one that was conspicuous was originated from Hokkaido.
Mainly from Hokkaido Teachers' Union, many protests with almost the same text arrived. In case
In the area of Hokkaido with such ‘fate’, I think that there is a special meaning in having fought against Mr. Uemura over the problem of comfort women and becoming ‘a complete win’.
I visited Sapporo twice in April 2016 and March 2018 with first oral argument and questioning in person.
At the Sapporo District Court, supporters who asked for a public ticket to watch over Mr. Uemura were in line.
Upon arrival, the auditorium has already been filled with Mr. Uemura's supporters, and in contrast to our defendant's seat where there are only about five lawyers, there are over 30 lawyers in the plaintiff's seat.
Mr. Uemura, who emphasizes the legitimacy of his argument pour to the gestures, reminded political activists.
This draft continues.