The Japan Liberal Democratic Party’s Congressional Federation to support the registration of the Sado Mine as a World Heritage Site held an establishment general meeting yesterday at the party headquarters. In a word, it was launched as a bipartisan system, with former Prime Minister Abe and Vice President Asodaro came to the fore as advisors, and executives from all factions within the LDP took over as executives. There were only about 60 lawmakers who attended the general meeting. The goal of this federation is, in a word, to realize the registration of the Sado mine at the UNESCO General Assembly next summer. And in the process, the government will provide all-out support in the so-called ‘historical war’ with South Korea.
However, this bipartisan assembly of lawmakers is because there was a sense of crisis among far-right lawmakers within the LDP that “the Sado mine should not become a ‘second warship island'” is also the Sankei Shimbun representing the right-wing orientation. of the analysis. What does “it shouldn’t be a second warship island” mean?
Sado Mine [자료사진]
Japan attempts to inscribe warships as World Heritage Sites [자료사진]
In 2014, when Japan promoted the inscription of the so-called Gunhamdo Island of Hashima as a World Heritage Site for modern industrial facilities, Korea informed the 19 World Heritage Committee members of the historical fact of forced labor, but the inscription itself could not be prevented. However, in the process, Japan made a promise to fully inform them of the fact that forced labor had taken place, and thanks to this, the listing was made. The situation after that, as we know, was a complete failure of Japan’s promises.
Still, the World Heritage Committee issued a decision in July last year that Japan should still keep its promises. We are sorry for this situation, but fortunately we accepted it as a decision. On the other hand, Japan considered even this to be their ‘defeat’.
In fact, right after the decision was issued in July of last year, when asked by reporters ‘why did such a decision come out?’, then Foreign Minister Motegi only repeats the vague answer, ‘Japan has worked well with UNESCO so far, and will respond appropriately in the future’. When a Korean correspondent asked, ‘So what are you going to do?’, a Korean correspondent who couldn’t see it responded with an awkward response, ‘Didn’t I already tell you, listen carefully?’
So, at the general assembly yesterday (28th), the lawmakers who attended the General Assembly gave an example of the warship island, saying, “We cannot win unless we do publicity that exceeds Korea”, “We must definitely borrow the power of experts and the private sector” Sankei The newspaper reported.
Just like the ‘Rising Sun Flag promotional video’ that has been posted on YouTube in Korea, which has recently become a problem, the Japanese public relations campaign is fiercely unfolding. But even so, they think they are losing and are taking it quite seriously as a confrontation.
In particular, the Japanese media accepts the remarks of President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol, who expressed his will to improve relations between Korea and Japan, in a double way. Immediately after the election of President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol and after meeting with the Japanese ambassador yesterday, the title chosen by Japanese broadcasters contains expectations for ‘improving Korea-Japan relations’.
Nittere (March 28) “President-elect Yoon, Korea-Japan relations must improve early”, Asahi TV (March 28) “Motion to improve Korea-Japan relations, President-elect Yoon meets with the Japanese ambassador”, etc. The expectation of President-elect Yoon’s position to comprehensively solve economic and security issues, as well as the forced labor and comfort women issue and create a ‘future-oriented Korea-Japan relationship’ was clearly shown.
But at the same time, other perspectives are also significant. He said that he would not make concessions on historical issues while expecting cooperation on economy and security. Contrary to President-elect Yoon, who insisted on a comprehensive solution, I would like to divide it up. The Sankei Shimbun analyzed that there are many views within the LDP that ‘defense cooperation with South Korea and historical wars will be separate in the future’ in relation to North Korea’s missile launch.
In the end, expectations are being expressed in Japan that Korea-Japan relations will improve after the inauguration of the new government, but apart from this, the words of Japanese politicians are revealing in the words of Japanese politicians, ‘We must win the historical war, and to do that, let’s start an all-out war’.
