Sleeveless long shirt with open collar (white) | Carrying a memorial

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Carrying the memorial: In January 2024, Gunma Prefecture began removing the Korean memorial monument in Gunma no Mori Park in the prefecture. The monument was erected to commemorate Koreans who died under colonial rule after being forcibly taken or mobilized to work in munitions factories and mines. The silver plate on the monument read, "Memory, Reflection, and Friendship." Gunma Prefecture "denied" the monument's installation because political events were held, such as the mention of "forcible abduction" at the memorial ceremony. Forced abduction does not only refer to people being taken away by tying them with ropes. There is no doubt that people were controlled and oppressed, deprived of all options, and deceived and taken away by those who were desperate to survive. Isn't the act of trying to erase that fact the most despicable political act, tainted by the ideology of historical revisionism? A while ago, I was reading an essay called "Grass: The Living History of Japanese Military 'Comfort Women'." I remembered the women described in the book who were deceived, brought to Japan, forced to work in comfort stations, and subjected to sexual violence. If these horrific records cause pain in our hearts, surely what we can do is to preserve them and prevent them from being repeated?

When I was standing in front of the bus stop at my parents' house in Kawasaki, I noticed graffiti that read "END RACISM" on the footbridge. Kawasaki is also an area where many Korean residents in Japan live. There are certainly people here who are carving out "records, reflection, friendship." I drew a photo of the graffiti and the solidarity between women depicted in the film "The Handmaiden" on the chair of the "Statue of Peace." (super-KIKI)

About the product

• Length 74 / Width 40 / Shoulder width 36 / Sleeve length 39
• Please note that as this is a remade second-hand item, there may be some wrinkles or dirt.