Bienal
Internacional DEFORMES 2010
Chile
ARAI Shin-ichi (Japan)
"Happy
Japan!"
22 Oct. 2010 at Facultad de Teatro U. de Chile,
Santiago
Almost 7 years ago Japanese diet
decided what are Japanese flag and Japanese anthem in the law. Before
there was no law for Japanese flag and the national anthem. Now in some
school ceremonies like graduation, People should show Japanese flag and
sing the national anthem. And sometimes teachers and students who do
not like to respect the flag and sing the national anthem in the
ceremony are punished by the director because of the law now.
Before there was some agreement among people with
Japanese flag was symbol of militarism and the anthem celebrate the Emperor in spite of them not agreeing.
As a
member of Japan Overseas Cooperate Volunteers I lived Zanzibar,
Tanzania from '92 to '94 and I taught wood block printing to Zanzibar
young artists at the art school of Nyumba ya Sanaa, Zanzibar.
Before I went to Tanzania , All members of Japan Overseas Cooperate
Volunteers had to meet the Emperor who is the hornoly president of the
organization. When I said to the organization that I wanted to not meet
him the day before the meeting, They said to me that It was OK,but your
mission would be canceled not because of the law.
In Tanzania we got 200USD per month for meals, books and petrols for
motor bike. Those days Tanzanian people got 30USD from their jobs as
usual.
In Tanzania I had a lot of girl friend who loved my money.
The title of this comicbook is "The war theory"
The comicbook's author says that Japan must have more military power. We Japanese must have more patriot spirit. There was no Nanking genocide by the Japanese Emperor army. There were no Chinese nor Korean nor E.A. women sex slaves in the Japanese Emperor army.
They were only commercial prostitutes. Because They get little money from their customers.
Almost million people bought this book and almost all of them are under 30.
