Judith Mirkinson, president of Comfort Women Justice Coalition (CWJC), a San Francisco-based grass-roots organization, said the Osaka mayor's action was "outrageous." Her organization, composed of more than 30 groups, is responsible for the installment of the statue.
"What is the basis of this? The basis is that he doesn't like the statue," said Mirkinson. "He is re-victimizing these women by saying their experiences don't count. We want to tell the mayor of Osaka that we will never stop fighting for justice."
Since the Osaka City announced the severance of the sister city relationship, the CWJC has received a great deal of responses from their international friends, especially citizen friends from Osaka, said Lillian Sing, co-chair the CWJC and a retired judge of San Francisco Superior Court.
The Forum of Osaka, which consists of 19 separate organizations in Osaka, wrote in an email sent to the CWJC, "The mayor who engages internationally in such a shameful manner lacks the required baseline qualification to host the world expo," an international event to be held in 2025, and Osaka is among three candidate cities hoping to host the grand gathering.
The action of Osaka mayor was exactly the opposite to the concept of the World Expo which is supposed to generate support and cooperation as well as mending problems and challenges, said Julie Tang, co-chair of the CWJC and also a retired judge of the San Francisco Superior Court.
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