The exhibition on the theme of "inconvenience of expression" held in Osaka has completed the three-day schedule until the 18th.
Protests were held every day around the venue, and the police guarded the venue.
This exhibition, entitled "Expression Inconvenience Exhibition Kansai," will be held for three days from the 16th to the 18th at the Osaka Prefectural Labor Center "El Osaka" by the executive committee of volunteers from the Kansai region. Did.
At the venue, a statue of a girl with the motif of a comfort woman whose exhibition was temporarily canceled at the adult "Aichi Triennale" and a video about Emperor Showa were exhibited.
Many visitors visited on the final day, the 18th, and the exhibition ended at 4 pm.
On the other hand, protests by people who opposed the event were held every day around the venue.
According to police and others, in addition to a threatening statement requesting cancellation, a suspicious liquid in a bag was sent to the venue with a document such as "Sarin".
In addition, a mail addressed to the organizer containing something like a firecracker was found during delivery, so police guarded the area around the venue.
Exhibitions with the same theme were planned in Tokyo and Nagoya from last month to this month, but due to a series of protests and suspicious objects being sent, the exhibition was postponed or virtually on the way. It was canceled.
Regarding the completion of the exhibition as scheduled, the executive committee said, "I prevented myself from forcibly stopping things I didn't like in Osaka. It is very significant that I was able to hold the exhibition until the end and protect freedom of expression. There is. "