Dalai Lama proposes establishing “Hiroshima Day”
Nov. 18, 2010
by Yumi Kanazaki, Staff Writer
On November 15, the 14th Dalai Lama, the supreme leader of Tibetan Buddhism, held a news conference at a hotel in Minami Ward, Hiroshima, and proposed that the United Nations establish a “Hiroshima Day” in order to spread the spirit of Hiroshima to the world. The Dalai Lama was visiting Hiroshima to attend the 2010 World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, which was held in the city from November 12 to 14. He held the news conference before leaving Japan.
The Dalai Lama spoke of the importance of conveying the reality of the atomic bombing and pointed out that this reality was known to the world to some extent, but further efforts were needed in this regard. The Dalai Lama also said that he hoped people in “closed nations,” such as North Korea and China, would visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and would use the experience for the education of their intellectual leaders.
The Dalai Lama issued a statement about Liu Xiaobo, the imprisoned pro-democracy leader in China who was selected as this year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate, in which he urged the Chinese government to release Mr. Liu. He also criticized the Chinese government, which has continued to maintain tight control over information, saying that the function of government involves serving its people, not deceiving them.
(Originally published on November 16, 2010)
by Takamasa Kyoren, Staff Writer
About 120 Chinese residents living in the city of Hiroshima and other parts of Japan staged a protest near Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park to express their displeasure with the attendance of the 14th Dalai Lama at the 2010 World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates.
Carrying a banner that read “Don’t forget the love you received from Mother China,” the demonstrators shouted “Don’t split up the nation” and other slogans. In response, Shirin Ebadi, the human rights activist from Iran, and others approached the protest and expressed criticism of their own against the Chinese government.
(Originally published on November 16, 2010)
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On November 15, the 14th Dalai Lama, the supreme leader of Tibetan Buddhism, held a news conference at a hotel in Minami Ward, Hiroshima, and proposed that the United Nations establish a “Hiroshima Day” in order to spread the spirit of Hiroshima to the world. The Dalai Lama was visiting Hiroshima to attend the 2010 World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, which was held in the city from November 12 to 14. He held the news conference before leaving Japan.
The Dalai Lama spoke of the importance of conveying the reality of the atomic bombing and pointed out that this reality was known to the world to some extent, but further efforts were needed in this regard. The Dalai Lama also said that he hoped people in “closed nations,” such as North Korea and China, would visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and would use the experience for the education of their intellectual leaders.
The Dalai Lama issued a statement about Liu Xiaobo, the imprisoned pro-democracy leader in China who was selected as this year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate, in which he urged the Chinese government to release Mr. Liu. He also criticized the Chinese government, which has continued to maintain tight control over information, saying that the function of government involves serving its people, not deceiving them.
(Originally published on November 16, 2010)
Chinese residents protest appearance of Dalai Lama at World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates
by Takamasa Kyoren, Staff Writer
About 120 Chinese residents living in the city of Hiroshima and other parts of Japan staged a protest near Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park to express their displeasure with the attendance of the 14th Dalai Lama at the 2010 World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates.
Carrying a banner that read “Don’t forget the love you received from Mother China,” the demonstrators shouted “Don’t split up the nation” and other slogans. In response, Shirin Ebadi, the human rights activist from Iran, and others approached the protest and expressed criticism of their own against the Chinese government.
(Originally published on November 16, 2010)
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