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Two years ago, in Nagoya, Japan, a statue of a girl of peace, a symbol of comfort women, was displayed, but was stopped due to threats from the right wing.

The same exhibition is scheduled to be held in Tokyo at the end of this month, and right-wing threats have already begun.



Correspondent Yoo Seong-jae from Tokyo.



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Aichi Triennale special exhibition 'Exhibition of Freedom of Expression' held in Nagoya, Japan in 2019.




The exhibition was halted after three days due to terrorist threats from the Japanese right-wingers who criticized the display of the comfort women statue, and finally resumed just before the closing.



The Japanese conscientious artists who hosted the exhibition at the time are also preparing for an exhibition in Tokyo later this month.



The place where the 'Unfreedom of Expression' Tokyo exhibition is held is a multi-purpose facility located in the middle of a quiet residential area.



The exhibition is still a month away, but the right-wing interference and intimidation have already begun.



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Japanese right-wing activist shouting slogans in front of the exhibition venue on the afternoon of the 8th.



He was the one who took the lead in interfering with the visits of Mitsubishi forced labor victims to the Tokyo Port in 2019, but he cleverly avoided breaking into private property or vandalizing to avoid the random accompaniment of the dispatched police.



As the systematic interference and intimidation of the right-wing forces surfaced again this time, the organizer decided to move the venue in consideration of safety.



He emphasized that the new exhibition location and date will be decided again, but that the exhibition will never be canceled.



[Iwasaki/'Unfreedom of Expression' Tokyo Executive Committee: (Cancellation) becomes a 'success experience' for those who attack. We will not add such experiences here.]



(Video coverage: Han Chul-min·Moon Hyun-jin, video editing: Kim Jong-tae, screen provided: Tokyo Executive Committee) 



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