Since it was held in Germany, Koreans spread propaganda in large numbers, and Germany supported it in unison, creating a false Japanese version of Auschwitz.
January 26, 2020
In this month's issue of the monthly magazine Hanada, Nishio Kanji's article titled "Two Pathologies: Korean Anti-Japanese and Japanese Pacifism" is a must-read for Japanese people and people worldwide.
In this article, we will introduce the following excerpts.
The details of what happened in Germany in 2015 are the first time that almost all Japanese people and people worldwide except Germany know about it.
Preface omitted. Emphasis in the text is mine.
The Meiji Industrial Revolution Heritage Sites of Japan, which took place before the annexation of Korea, hold significant historical and cultural value.
Amid Ms. Kato's efforts to register them as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, Korea has come forward to take action.
The early days of Japan's industrial revolution were long before the Japan-Korea Annexation, and it was a different era.
Still, Germany, in the present day, took on the role of the devil, claiming that the island was the site of forced labor, which did not exist.
At the UNESCO registration decision meeting in 2015, held in Germany, Koreans launched a large-scale propaganda campaign, and Germany supported it en masse, creating a false Japanese version of Auschwitz.
When the World Heritage registration was proposed at the UNESCO meeting, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs prioritized the registration itself over everything else and promoted the plan. As usual, the perspective of protecting Japan's national interests and honor was neglected.
All that matters is that it is registered.
Registration is the whole purpose.
They do not resist being held to the word "forced."
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida is an accomplice who was forced to accept Korea's claim in the blink of an eye on this issue, explaining in a deceptive way that forced labor was merely something that people had no choice but to do.
The registration was successful, but prioritizing it over everything else left a massive disaster in their wake.
They lacked the determination to avoid being held accountable for "forced" statements.
I'm sure the wishes of the Prime Minister's Office were also at work here, but there was absolutely no strategy.
They didn't even consider what the other side was thinking behind the scenes.
At the time, I had many conversations with Kato-san about all sorts of things.
Kato-san was the representative of an external Ministry of Foreign Affairs organization to protect this.
She was a committee representative, and I helped as a mentor, talking and listening.
I couldn't do anything, but I was receiving a lot of information.
The Japanese side always prioritizes avoiding trouble.
They never go out of their way to fight, even if it means seeking out trouble.
They don't have the spirit to "protect this" whether there is trouble or not. They don't have the perspective of protecting honor or national interests.
They avoid trouble and register and will throw away anything to do so.
Watching them, all I can say is they're stupid.
It even seemed to me that there were certain structural flaws in the way the Ministry of Foreign Affairs negotiates, or in Japanese people's negotiations in general overseas.
And that is the true nature of Japanese pacifism.
To be continued.
January 26, 2020
In this month's issue of the monthly magazine Hanada, Nishio Kanji's article titled "Two Pathologies: Korean Anti-Japanese and Japanese Pacifism" is a must-read for Japanese people and people worldwide.
In this article, we will introduce the following excerpts.
The details of what happened in Germany in 2015 are the first time that almost all Japanese people and people worldwide except Germany know about it.
Preface omitted. Emphasis in the text is mine.
The Meiji Industrial Revolution Heritage Sites of Japan, which took place before the annexation of Korea, hold significant historical and cultural value.
Amid Ms. Kato's efforts to register them as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, Korea has come forward to take action.
The early days of Japan's industrial revolution were long before the Japan-Korea Annexation, and it was a different era.
Still, Germany, in the present day, took on the role of the devil, claiming that the island was the site of forced labor, which did not exist.
At the UNESCO registration decision meeting in 2015, held in Germany, Koreans launched a large-scale propaganda campaign, and Germany supported it en masse, creating a false Japanese version of Auschwitz.
When the World Heritage registration was proposed at the UNESCO meeting, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs prioritized the registration itself over everything else and promoted the plan. As usual, the perspective of protecting Japan's national interests and honor was neglected.
All that matters is that it is registered.
Registration is the whole purpose.
They do not resist being held to the word "forced."
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida is an accomplice who was forced to accept Korea's claim in the blink of an eye on this issue, explaining in a deceptive way that forced labor was merely something that people had no choice but to do.
The registration was successful, but prioritizing it over everything else left a massive disaster in their wake.
They lacked the determination to avoid being held accountable for "forced" statements.
I'm sure the wishes of the Prime Minister's Office were also at work here, but there was absolutely no strategy.
They didn't even consider what the other side was thinking behind the scenes.
At the time, I had many conversations with Kato-san about all sorts of things.
Kato-san was the representative of an external Ministry of Foreign Affairs organization to protect this.
She was a committee representative, and I helped as a mentor, talking and listening.
I couldn't do anything, but I was receiving a lot of information.
The Japanese side always prioritizes avoiding trouble.
They never go out of their way to fight, even if it means seeking out trouble.
They don't have the spirit to "protect this" whether there is trouble or not. They don't have the perspective of protecting honor or national interests.
They avoid trouble and register and will throw away anything to do so.
Watching them, all I can say is they're stupid.
It even seemed to me that there were certain structural flaws in the way the Ministry of Foreign Affairs negotiates, or in Japanese people's negotiations in general overseas.
And that is the true nature of Japanese pacifism.
To be continued.
