August 13 & 16, 2015
Ogata meets with Cuban representative
Japanese Communist Party Vice Chair Ogata Yasuo on August 12 met with Fernando Gonzalez Llort, vice president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the People, in Tokyo.
Ogata commended Cuba for its contribution to work to abolish nuclear weapons and stressed the importance of continued cooperation to achieve a nuclear-free world.
Gonzalez was visiting Japan to attend the World Conference against A and H Bombs held in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
He suggested that the world’s government leaders should visit the atomic-bombed cities to acknowledge the reality of nuclear horror first hand.
The two also talked about normalization of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States as well as the political situation in Japan.
Koike attends ceremony marking Korea’s liberation from Japan’s rule
Japanese Communist Party Vice Chair Koike Akira, also a member of the House of Councilors, attended on August 15 a ceremony to celebrate Korea’s liberation from Japanese militarism, which was held in Tokyo by the Korean Residents Union in Japan (Mindan).
In a speech representing the organizer, Mindan President Oh Gongtae referred to the statement which Japan’s Prime Minister Abe Shinzo issued on the previous day to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. Oh said that it is “extremely regrettable” that the statement uses “indirect and neutral wording” with regard to Japan’s past colonial rule over the Korean Peninsula.
Koike then gave a speech in solidarity. In the Korean language, he expressed his heartfelt condolences for the 20 million Asian people killed as a result of Japan’s war of aggression as well as his determination to prevent Japan from repeating the same mistake in the future. The audience gave him a big round of applause.
Koike went on to stress that in order to build real friendship between the people of Japan and South Korea, it is essential for the Japanese government to face up to historical facts, clearly express deep remorse for its conduct during the war, and also express true sincerity with actual deeds.
The JCP lawmaker also demanded that the Abe administration implement concrete measures to support and restore the honor of those who were forced to work as sex slaves (referred to as “comfort women”) for the Japanese military, citing the fact that the Japan-Korea Parliamentarians’ Union recently adopted a resolution calling for such measures.
Mentioning a bill to help abolish racial discrimination which is under Upper House deliberation, Koike stated that the JCP will make its utmost effort to eliminate hate speech.
Japanese Communist Party Vice Chair Ogata Yasuo on August 12 met with Fernando Gonzalez Llort, vice president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the People, in Tokyo.
Ogata commended Cuba for its contribution to work to abolish nuclear weapons and stressed the importance of continued cooperation to achieve a nuclear-free world.
Gonzalez was visiting Japan to attend the World Conference against A and H Bombs held in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
He suggested that the world’s government leaders should visit the atomic-bombed cities to acknowledge the reality of nuclear horror first hand.
The two also talked about normalization of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States as well as the political situation in Japan.
Koike attends ceremony marking Korea’s liberation from Japan’s rule
Japanese Communist Party Vice Chair Koike Akira, also a member of the House of Councilors, attended on August 15 a ceremony to celebrate Korea’s liberation from Japanese militarism, which was held in Tokyo by the Korean Residents Union in Japan (Mindan).
In a speech representing the organizer, Mindan President Oh Gongtae referred to the statement which Japan’s Prime Minister Abe Shinzo issued on the previous day to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. Oh said that it is “extremely regrettable” that the statement uses “indirect and neutral wording” with regard to Japan’s past colonial rule over the Korean Peninsula.
Koike then gave a speech in solidarity. In the Korean language, he expressed his heartfelt condolences for the 20 million Asian people killed as a result of Japan’s war of aggression as well as his determination to prevent Japan from repeating the same mistake in the future. The audience gave him a big round of applause.
Koike went on to stress that in order to build real friendship between the people of Japan and South Korea, it is essential for the Japanese government to face up to historical facts, clearly express deep remorse for its conduct during the war, and also express true sincerity with actual deeds.
The JCP lawmaker also demanded that the Abe administration implement concrete measures to support and restore the honor of those who were forced to work as sex slaves (referred to as “comfort women”) for the Japanese military, citing the fact that the Japan-Korea Parliamentarians’ Union recently adopted a resolution calling for such measures.
Mentioning a bill to help abolish racial discrimination which is under Upper House deliberation, Koike stated that the JCP will make its utmost effort to eliminate hate speech.
