Seok Kyung-deok Releases Japanese Video 'Abe's Lies' Ahead of the 110th Anniversary of the Gyeongsul National Humiliation

A part of the video "Abe's Lies" released on YouTube by Professor Seokyeongdeok from Sungshin Women's University on the 28th. Photo by YouTube channel 'Sidaecheongnyeon' video capture

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Min Jun-young] As the 110th anniversary of the Gyeongsul National Humiliation, when Korea lost its sovereignty due to the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty, approaches on the 29th, Professor Seo Kyung-deok of Sungshin Women's University released a Japanese-language video titled "Abe's Lies" on YouTube.

On the 28th, Professor Seo introduced the video in a post on his Facebook, saying, "This video focuses on three main topics centered on the false statements made by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe: forced mobilization, Japanese military 'comfort women,' and the history of aggression."

He continued, "I wanted to include Abe's actual voice of false statements in the video to thoroughly expose the reality of historical distortion by the Abe administration to netizens both domestically and internationally."

The three-minute video released by Professor Seo that day primarily addresses refutations of Abe's false statements related to the Japanese colonial period.

In the video, he said, "The first lie (by Prime Minister Abe) concerns 'forced mobilization.' The Japanese government uses the term 'labor issue' for workers from the former Korean Peninsula instead of 'forced laborers,' but despite existing victims of forced mobilization proving this history, the Japanese government ignores it," he criticized.

Regarding Abe's statement that "the baseless slander that Japan forcibly made 'sex slaves' is spreading worldwide," he said, "The issue of Japanese military comfort women is not only a historical issue between Korea and Japan but also a matter of wartime sexual violence against women and universal women's human rights. Many international organizations, including the UN Human Rights Council, have adopted resolutions urging the Japanese government to take responsible actions and have issued recommendations."

He also addressed Abe's claim that "the definition of aggression has not been established academically or internationally," stating, "In the 1900s, Japan dragged East Asia into the vortex of war. It attacked neighboring countries including the Republic of Korea and China, as well as Southeast Asia and the United States. To avoid repeating choices that lead humanity to destruction, we must be able to reflect on our past."

He concluded, "I hope Japan sincerely apologizes for the past and creates a new future," emphasizing, "For peace in Northeast Asia and ultimately world peace, Prime Minister Abe must stop lying."

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