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On the 3rd, academics and students held a protest in front of the Parliament building in Nagata-cho, Tokyo, on the issue of the refusal to appoint new members of the Academic Conference of Japan, and about 800 people gathered (announced by the organizer). Participants urged, “Protect your academic freedom and immediately designate the six rejected.”
People protesting the refusal to appoint new members of the Japan Academy of Sciences raised their voices in front of the Diet = 3rd, in Nagata-cho, Tokyo
The demonstration was organized by the “Association of academics against security laws” and the “Association of volunteers of the National University”. With the addition of the film directors, 10 people made comments. Masanori Okada, a professor at Waseda University (Administrative Law), who was denied the appointment, also sent a message.
Midori Umegaki, a 27-year-old graduate student at Hitotsubashi University, who is the president of the National Council of Graduate Students, noted that “the refusal of the appointment is a political margin.” “Prime Minister Yoshii Suga has a lack of understanding of academic freedom and experience, which raises the anxiety of university students,” he said.
People protesting the issue of the refusal to appoint new members of the Japan Academy of Sciences in front of the Diet = 3rd, in Nagata-cho, Tokyo
Also, when Prime Minister Kan addressed the issue of refusal to appoint and explained that “the diversity of academic conferences is important,” he said, “I am amazed. The number of young employees is decreasing due to the administrative and financial reforms of the PLD. “Isn’t it an impromptu statement?”, And the assembled citizens said, “Yes.”
Tamie Kaino, an emeritus professor at Ochanomizu University and a former member of the Japan Academy of Sciences, said: “Six people have fallen from grace. I want them to retire immediately.” Shinobu Yoshioka, a non-fiction writer and president of the Japan Pen Club, feared that academic research would be used for military research and complained that “it is also involved in cultural issues. You need to look at it from a long-term perspective.” Was. (Masanori Inoue)
