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Grand National Campaign Arises for "Victory Over Communism" in Procommunist Japan

Young Tyang Chang
July 1970


Newspapers in Which were reported in Korea and Japan

This article was reported on the newspaper of the Hankuk Ilbo which is published in Korea

In Japan where "Objection to Japanese-American Joint Security" and "Restoration of Okinawa" have been watchwords, new grand national campaign for victory over communism, springs up under the situation even a child has no hesitation in answering "It is wrong" for the question of "How about communism?"

It is true that in this country since the end of the World War II, the term anti-communism has been ill matched among the people so far. What's the reason, then?

It may have been powerful influence of communism over Japanese people for its ideology to seem to have something to do with anti-systematism which sprang up as repulsion against military structure shortly after the war.

Anyhow it is noteworthy for WACL (the World Anti- Communist League) Convention to be in preparation in Japan where her people have turned their back on anticommunism, under the auspices of IFVC (International Federation for Victory Over Communism) in Japan.

At the assembly hall of Risshokoseikia (a Japanese Buddhist sect) named Fumonkan (the largest music hall in Asia) in Tokyo, on May 11th, 1970. There was an advancing mass meeting for WACL with the presence of 6.000 young men as preliminaries of 16th WACL and 4th APACL (Asian Peoples' Anti-Communist League) conventions on September 15th in Kyoto, Japan.

It is worthy of special attention for a national campaign directing to the Victory Over Communism to find general acceptance among the people under a situation where such a popular meeting has been welcome.

The campaign began in earnest from the time when the original edition of New Critique to Communism sent from Korea was translated into Japanese in April, 1948.

The International Federation for Victory Over Communism in Japan whose members are 60.000 is supported from such various fields as follows.

Political Field

1. Fumondo (a political organization)

2. Main Currency of the Government Party including Premier Sato and Vice President Kawashima of the Party much interested in the advancing mass meeting.

3. Soshinkai led by Ex-Premier Kishi and the secretary general Fukuda of FDP (Free Democratic Party)

4. Representatives of the party in power to APU (the Asian Parliament Union)

5. Representatives from DSP (Democratic Socialist Party) including ex-chief secretary Kasuga.

Financial Field

It promotes the organization for supporting IFVC (International Federation for Victory Over Communism)

Learned Society

15 prominent professors including honorary Professor Kamikawa of Tokyo University, Professor Tanaka Tadayoshi of College of Legislation and Politics and Professor Nakamura Kikuo of Keiyo University.

The movement for victory over communism sprouted from the time when some members of "Rissyo Kosei kai" belonged to Nichirenshu, a striking aboriginal sect of Japanese Buddhism, were fascinated with Principle Movement originated from Mr. Sun Myung Moon in Korea.

The members of the Holy Spirit Association for Unification of World Christianity in Japan which manages the Principle Movement is 50.000.

They said that they are fascinated with the Divine Principles because:

(1) it contains theoretical systems to break down Marxism,

(2) there are detailed merits and demerits of international communist movement in the Principles.

"Communism Is Wrong" has been catchphrase of the federation.

From their common theoretic basis most of the CARP (Collegiate Association for Research of Principles) members of IFVC.

The Principles asserting possibility of historical proof of God's existence are regarded as heretical by some Christian denominations in Japan and compared to "Sokagakkai within Christian World".

Last summer, prior to calling so-called obstructing publication by Sokagakkai in question in the National Diet, Japanese Communist Party appealed to the hearts of Japanese people who still have specific feelings to Korean, emphasizing that "Victory Over Communism" and "Principles" forming its theoretical basis came from Korea.

During the first two years since inauguration of the campaign for Victory Over Communism in 1968, the theory was not easily accepted to the people because of escalated radical movement of the leftist students but from the end of the last year when such anti-social behaviors began to be criticized, the foundation of the federation seems to have been remarkably founded and the estimated mobilizeable detached corps of the federation are more than 3.000 persons.

The year 1958, when research of the victorious theory over communism began, and the year 1968, the inauguration of the federation were politically shaking period for "60's Security"' and "70's, Security."

The federation promises to make leading contribution to Japan in 70's by means of strengthening ties among the Asian countries, and separation of Japanese Communist Party from the people, and the Group of Korean Residents from the League of Chosen Residents.

And now its action is attracted special attention how the movement expands. 

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