Zanichi Korean of Utoro District Area, Showing the motion of a solution 60 years postwar
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| Mr. Arai is singing in a passionate tone 'The way to go Chung-ha' to the 48th passage. |
To pursue leaving Zanichi Korean of Utoro
Independent fund-raising for land purchase
¡¼Kyoto¡½ Zanichi Koreans of Utoro zone in Uji city, who feel shaken with fear by compulsory eviction, called Alai Eiichi and held a charity concert on the 15th to voluntarily start fund raising for the purchase of the land.
This concert was held together by ¡°Keeping meeting for Utoro¡±, local branch of Minamikyoto and Local branch of Minamiyamashiro of Chongryon. Korean MBC broadcasting also held ¡°a special broadcast of Independence for the 60th anniversary ¡± via satellite. 500 people filled the square in Utoro.
Mr. Arai sang passionately 'The way to go Chung-ha' to the 48th passage. All people were exposed to the rain when they sang the song ¡°Arirang¡± while holding candles.
In the square, Kyoto headquarter of The Zainichi youth association sold 1,500 yen a T-shirt and appealed for fund raising,
Jo-sang-ho who is in the front box said ¡°There are a lot of 1,000 yen and some people put in 5,000 yen in the box¡±.
This fund raising for Utoro has also been actively implemented in Korea. According to ¡°Measures meeting for Utoro¡± who is the organization for appeal-action, they already collected as much as 160,000,000 won.
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Korean consulate general, promises to support inhabitants
Villages meeting of Utoro (President Kim, Kyo-Il) required to mediate purchase negotiation with land holder in the main Osaka Korea consulate general, Kyotobu headquarter of Mindan and Kyotobu headquarter of Chongryon.
Also, they requested to support the livelihood protection of those who cannot raise their own capital and to support the purchase of joint ownership component with facilities and water supply plant.
With regards to this, Kim Kyung-Su who is in charge of Osaka Consulate said that this problem should be discussed among inhabitants, but he also said ¡°the consulate general will support the aged of the first generation and inhabitants who are poor¡±.
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