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Press releases Archive |
LAST UPDATE
July 11, 2005
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| February 7, 2004 |
Director of Nanjing Massacre Museum to visit Yasukuni
Shrine
Northeast Asian Peace Activists meet to Develop Civil Society
Cooperation with United Nations in Conflict Prevention |
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Civil Society Organi, will viszations from Northeast Asia, including Zhu Cheng Shan, Director
of the Nanjing Massacre Museumit Yasukuni Shrine as part of a civil society
consultation meeting on conflict prevention in Northeast Asia.
Following a call by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, a conference on the Role of Civil Society in
the Prevention of Armed Conflict will be held at the United Nations Head-quarters in New York in
2005. The conference will explore methods for conflict prevention, and ways to improve cooperation between
NGOs, governments and the United Nations.
In preparation, Peace Boat is hosting a regional consultation meeting, calling together 20 representatives
from Civil Society Organizations and academics from Seoul, Vladivostok, Beijing, Nanjing, Hong Kong,
Taipei, New York and Tokyo. The meeting (February 6 and 8) will discuss the crisis on the Korean Peninsula,
the China-Taiwan cross-straits issue, and the Russia-Japan territorial dispute with a view to creating
an agenda on how civil society can contribute to preventing these potential armed conflicts. |
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On February 7, participants will visit the controversial Yasukuni Shrine – a
symbol of Japanese militaristic imperialism. Despite protests by China, Korea and other Asian nations,
PM Koizumi has insisted on paying homage to the shrine, commenting that he sees no reason to bow
to overseas pressure.
Mr. Zhu from Nanjing has been researching and studying the impact of the Japanese occupation on the history
of China, as the head of the Nanjing Massacre Museum. Other participants include researchers on Unit
731 and Comfort Women. How will our Asian neighbors view Yasukuni Shrine? Come and join us.
| Date: |
Saturday, Feburary 7, 2004 |
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10:30am |
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At the Red Japanese Entrance Gate
(torii) of Yasukuni Shrine, Kudanshita, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
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Six-Party Talks on the North Korean Nuclear Issue – Parallel
Civil Society Round Press Conference (# 2)
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Feburary 8, 2004 |
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7pm |
| Place: |
At Peace
Boat Office 2F Hattatsu Building 3-14-3 Takadanobaba Shinjuku, Tokyo |
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For more information, contact:
Nohira Shinsaku: 090-8928-1381 and Johanna Stratton: 090-6133-2366
Peace Boat
Tel: 03-3363-7561/8047 Fax: 03-3363-7562 |
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