100 Japanese CARP Members Come to Korea

Young Whi Kim
November 4, 1971

Arriving at the Kimpo International Airport

During the period October 21st through November 4th, 100 members of the Japanese-Collegiate Association for Research of Principles visited Korea and were trained the theory for victory over communism and Divine Principles. In coping with the international situation abruptly changing, Japanese-CARP members having been struggling against the leftist students at the risk of their lives have already made great success in wresting autonomy from the leftists at over thirty universities or colleges including Tokyo University.

They have been also making many communist students convert and have come to appear as a new religious power in the collegiate field. They were reportedly directed to act for the collegiate field. They were reportedly directed to act for the fulfillment of the special providential mission of their country.

J-CARP members are studying the theory of victory over communism.

During the period, they were delivered the lectures of theory for victory over communism (by Vice Chairman Sang Hun Lee of IFVC), Divine Principles (by President Young Whi Kim and Educational Director Chang Sung Ahn, HSA) and ministration (by Reverend Yo Han Lee). Staying in Korea, they had Korean-Japanese Joint Students Discussion on the pending questions and on November 1st, 14 cadre members headed by Mr. Kawamishi paid a visit to Minister-at-large Byung Hee Lee and open, d their heart on the common matter of concern between both countries and also proposed their alternative plan for the precarious situation of campus.

Especially on the eighth day of their staying, the Japanese students had serious debate with 14 Korean writers invited by The Weekly Religion. Of the invited writers, there were included Mr. Dong Ni Kim, President of Korean Writers Society, Poet Byung Wha Cho, Professor of Korea University, Mr. Choo Hyun Yoo, writer of the novel 'The Government-General of Korea' and President Eul Byung Chung of Free Writers Society.

In greetings, Mr. Dong Ni Kim said that he welcomed the discussion with the Japanese students from near but far country and communists had treated men of culture inhumanly. But he would keep writing against them. After introduction of the writers by Chief Editor Young Tyang Chang of The Weekly Religion, tie debate opened.

Japanese students are discussing with Korean writers.

Mr. Kawamishi, head of the Japanese Students made known his opinion that nothing other than Divine Principles could be basic settlement of ethical, decadence of Japanese young generation and he came to Korea to study the Principles. Mr. Okuma of Keiyo University confessed that he had converted to the Principles movement while joining communist camp move by the deepest truth of the Principles and asked anti-communist works and Mr. Choo Hyun Yoo made him some introduction.

When the debate was over, the Japanese CARP members sang 'Arirang, 'Song of Unification' (Tong-il) and Korean National Anthem in Korean, which brought about solemn atmosphere. Mr. Dong Ni Kim said that Japanese student were genuine and soak through the spirit for victory over communism and he was sure of their tearing on the Japanese campuses.

Mr. Choo Hyun Yoo expressed his opinion that the way of most of them bore resemblance to that of Youkio Mishima. Professor Byung Hwa Cho said that singing Korean national anthem in Korean by foreigners could impossible without by means of and thought, HSA-UWC seemed to have succeeded in that field. Current numbers of J-CARP members amount to 40,000 including 4,000 cadre members, and as of October, 1971, there have been formed the branches in 92 'universities and colleges. Basically they have been aiming at deauthorization of the Chosun University, training center for North Korean Puppet Regime agents in Japan.