In Yomitan, Han no Hi Association holds memorial for Koreans to remember the history of forced mobilization

In Yomitan, Han no Hi Association holds memorial for Koreans to remember the history of forced mobilization

Minoru Kinjo introducing a new sculpture he made at the Okinawa Han no Hi Association memorial, on June 19 in front of the Han no Hi monument in Senaha, Yomitan


June 20, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo

 

(Yomitan) On June 19, the NPO Okinawa Han no Hi Association held a memorial at the “Han no Hi” monument in Senaha, Yomitan in honor of the “comfort women” and others forced to serve the military in various capacities who the Japanese military forcibly mobilized from the Korean Peninsula during the Battle of Okinawa. The monument was built in 2006, and this was the 15th memorial to be held there. Those attending learned about the history and renewed their desire to seek peace. Sculptor Minoru Kinjo, 82, of Yomitan, who sculpted the bronze statue on the monument, also introduced new sculptures he had made of “comfort women.” Han no Hi Association representative Eiko Asato, 72, spoke, saying, “Japan was the one that forced people into these inhumane roles of ‘comfort woman’ and ‘military servant.’ Okinawans, as both victims and victimizers, must take a hard look at our own responsibility.”

 

(English translation by T&CT and Sandi Aritza)

 

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