Hataekyung Visits Japan to Protest, Says Democratic Party Is "Just Like Japanese Far-Right"

Hataekyung CBS Radio Interview
"As Anti-Korean Sentiment Rises, Japanese Right-Wing Will Like It"

Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the People Power Party, criticized the Democratic Party of Korea's visit to Japan to protest the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, calling it "an act that promotes anti-Japanese sentiment and hostility" and saying it is "the same as the Japanese far-right."

On the 6th, Ha appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' and said, "If there is a far-right in our country, the Democratic Party is a representative," comparing the Democratic Party lawmakers' visit to Japan to the visit of Japanese far-right lawmakers who claim "Dokdo is Japanese territory."

Members of the Democratic Party of Korea's Fukushima Nuclear Wastewater Countermeasures Task Force, Yoon Jae-gap, Wi Seong-gon, Yang Yi-won-young, and Yoon Young-duk (from left), are holding a press conference at Gimpo Airport International Terminal on the morning of the 6th before departing for Japan regarding the issue of contaminated water discharge. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

He said, "What is the most preferred action by the most far-right politicians in Japan? It is visiting Dokdo," adding, "So, Japanese lawmakers try to visit Dokdo, but they are blocked at the airport. The scenes of their entry being denied are caught on camera, and when they return to Japan, their popularity rises because they are seen as having 'fought well.'"

Ha also pointed out that the Democratic Party is recklessly visiting Japan regarding Fukushima contaminated water without any data. He said, "If they bring problematic data, Japanese media will pay attention, Japanese citizens will listen once, and there are also Japanese environmental groups, so they can say 'Let's unite together,'" adding, "What are they going to say without any data? Are they going there just to fight?"

He continued, "As the anti-Korean atmosphere intensifies, (the Democratic Party's protest visit) will rather please the Japanese far-right," and criticized it as "North Korean-style diplomacy. Reckless and unreasonable diplomacy."

Meanwhile, Democratic Party lawmakers will visit Japan from the 6th to the 8th for a 3-day, 1-night schedule. They plan to check and confirm the local situation and public opinion and urge the disclosure of data on the contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

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