Beijing, March 3 (Zhongxin Net) -- The symposium on "Kenzaburo Oe Kenzaburo Thought on Pacifism and Its Contemporary Values" was held online and offline on the 23nd, with a number of Chinese and Japanese scholars attending the forum. The participating scholars expressed the hope that while remembering Mr. Oe, they hoped that this "conscience of Japan" would awaken the conscience of more people and prevent Japan from repeating the mistakes of history.
Japanese writer and Nobel Prize winner Kenzaburo Oe, died in March this year. The conference, co-sponsored by the Chinese Society of Japan and the Institute of Japanese Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, aims to honor this writer and thinker who adhered to the anti-war and actively participated in the peace movement, and to discuss the connotation of his pacifist ideas and their contemporary value.
Gao Hong, president of the Chinese Japan Society, said that the symposium was not only a deep remembrance of Kenzaburo Oe's spirit, but also an endless remembrance of him as the "conscience of Japan".
"Mr. Oe is an old friend of the Chinese people, and in memory of Mr. Oe, I hope that this 'Japanese conscience' in the spirit of heaven can awaken more human conscience, stop Japan's slide into a dangerous situation, and avoid repeating the mistakes of history." Gao Hong said.
Yang Bojiang, director of the Institute of Japanese Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and executive vice president of the Chinese Society for Japan, said that the pacifist ideology of Dajiang is manifested in respect for basic facts and reflected in the reflection on the history of aggression, which not only shows the conscience of Japanese society, but also shows a literary artist's strong sense of social responsibility and humanistic care.
"The conscience of Japanese society, which is in the midst of the hustle and bustle, is based not only on ideology but also on the basis of profit and loss. In the current era, only by following the path of peaceful development and mutually beneficial cooperation can any country achieve lasting development and achieve long-term benefits. Yang Bojiang said.
At the meeting, scholars from China and Japan, including Yoichi Komori, professor emeritus of the University of Tokyo, Shiro Minamimura, representative of the NPO "Japan-China Future Meeting", Li Wei, former director of the Institute of Japanese Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and Hu Lingyuan, director of the Center for Japanese Studies of Fudan University, watched the commemorative short film and spoke on "Kenzaburo Oe's Thought on Pacifism and Its Contemporary Value."
Wu Huaizhong, deputy director of the Institute of Japanese Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, summed up the meeting by saying that Mr. Dajiang's spirit, moral conscience, pacifist thinking, and humanistic concern are the common wealth of mankind. He said: At a time when Japan's security strategy is undergoing degeneration and foreign policy adjustment is accelerating, and its direction is of great concern, it is of great significance to commemorate Mr. Oe and revisit his thoughts, spirit, propositions and positions. (End)