Girl statue display canceled Governor Kuroiwa, Kanagawa Prefecture "Exhibition deviates from freedom of expression" August 27, 21:21
Governor Kuroiwa from Kanagawa Prefecture said, “The exhibition is a political message.” "We are deviating from freedom of expression, and if there is the same thing in the prefecture, we will never accept it."
At the international art festival “Aichi Triennale” being held in Aichi Prefecture, a girl image that symbolizes the comfort women issue was exhibited under the theme of “Failure of Expression”. A series of phone calls, etc., were canceled three days after the opening.
On this issue, Governor Kuroiwa of Kanagawa Prefecture said at the regular press conference on the 27th that freedom of expression was very important, but “exhibits deviated from freedom of expression with a clear political message. If the same thing happens, we will never accept it. "
He also emphasized that the girl image is “a political message in the form of a distorted fact that cannot be supported with public money”.
The reason why he stated that he “spoofed the facts” was “passed through nuances as if he was compulsorily taken,” but he avoided specific explanations as he was not talking deeply.