Source: World Wide Web
According to Japan's "Yomiuri Shimbun" quoted a source on the 20th, due to south Korean opposition, the Japanese government plans to postpone the application for the "Sado Kanayama", a historical site involving the issue of forced labor. This is related to the new system introduced by the Japanese government after the Japanese side obstructed China's failed application for the "Nanjing Massacre Archives". Around this matter, the Japanese edition of South Korea's "JoongAng Ilbo" sarcastically said that the new system "became a boomerang flying towards the Japanese government itself." ”
The Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan has previously selected Sado Kanayama as a candidate for the world cultural heritage site. "Yomiuri Shimbun" reported that a number of relevant people in the Japanese government revealed that due to south Korean opposition and other factors, (the Japanese government) believes that it is impossible to successfully apply for the "Sado Kanayama" in 2023. In view of this, the Japanese government plans to postpone the application for the historic "Sado Kanayama" involving the issue of forced labor, and make a formal decision next week.
The report mentioned that UNESCO revised the relevant review system when reviewing the application for the Memory of the World List last year, allowing the countries concerned to object to the application and will interrupt the review until the dispute between the parties concerned reaches a conclusion. It is understood that Japan had previously tried no means to obstruct China's application for the Nanjing Massacre Archives to be registered on the Memory of the World Register, but ultimately failed. After the defeat, the Japanese government led the introduction of a new censorship system. According to the internal opinion of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "This time Japan stands on the opposite side, and if it insists on recommending it in the face of South Korea's opposition, I am afraid that it will lose the trust of the international community." ”
It is worth mentioning that the Japanese government's plan was opposed by Abe Shinzo and other liberal Democratic Party right-wing politicians, Abe declared on the 20th: "Although this matter should have been decided by Prime Minister Kishida and the Japanese government, I think it is wrong not to apply for a will to avoid controversy." ”
Seeing the Japanese media report, the Japanese edition of South Korea's "JoongAng Daily" immediately published a new system introduced by Japan on the 20th entitled "I want to prevent the 'Nanjing Massacre' from applying for heritage... The report that it became the shackles of 'Sado Kanayama' satirized that Japan led the introduction of a new system after it failed to block the Application of the Nanjing Massacre Archives for inscription on the Memory of the World Register, but the new system "became a boomerang flying towards the Japanese government itself."
According to Yonhap News Agency, South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman Choi Yong-shan commented on December 28 last year expressing indignation at Japan's decision to include the Sado Island Kanayama site on the world heritage list, and urged the Japanese side to immediately revoke the decision. The Japanese side pushed forward the death of Sado Island Kanayama, which was soaked with the blood and tears of the forced conquest of South Korean laborers. During World War II, Sado produced copper, iron, zinc and other war-related materials, and countless Korean laborers were forcibly conscripted here for labor.