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이 일식점 관련 포스팅이 한인 페북 커뮤니티 KOMO-UK 에서 먼저 대두되었으니 아래 링크에서 확인하실수 있습니다

https://m.facebook.com/groups/KOMO.UK/permalink/1359444707737174/



한인분들이 시정요구를 해도 그 식당 오너는 아무말도 듣지 않고 있으며 오히려 말도 안되는 잘못된 정보를 인스타에 올리기까지 하고있는 상황이에요

많은 한인분들이 한국 , 영국 미디어에 제보를 해주셔서 현재 한국에 스포츠조선에서 관련 기사가 나가기도 한 상태입니다

https://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=202101260100175300010988&servicedate=20210125 



그외에 The guardian 에서 일전에 욱일기 관련 기사를 쓴 기사분께 제보를 해주신분도 계셨고, 그 기사분께서 친절히 답변과 조언까지 해주신상황입니다. 그분의 조언으로 런던 시장 과 관련 관계자들에게 공식적으로 정중히 이상황에대해서 메일을 보내고 있습니다. 아래는 본문입니다

Dear Mayor of London Sadiq Khan,

I'm writing an email in regards to the use of the Japanese Rising Sun Flag in London. I was appalled to come across multiple advertisements in London that allowed the use of the Rising Sun flag.

The restaurant run by Under One Kitchen Group has integrated the Rising Sun Flag symbol within their brand logo.

In Korea, the Rising Sun Flag represents the atrocities committed under Imperial Japan through their occupation of Korea. Thousands of comfort women and hundreds of thousands of Koreans worked as forced labour under Japanese rule.

It isn’t only offensive to Koreans but rather many countries in south east Asia who also suffered under Japanese rule.

The rising sun flag was held alongside the Nazi flag. So I’m sure you can understand the severity of this situation.

*What is the rising sun flag (war crime flag)?*

During the 19th Century, the rising sun symbol became the flag of the military. As such, it was flying during Japan's imperialist expansion when it occupied Korea and part of China.

During World War Two, it became the flag of the navy - and that's largely where it got its controversial reputation. Japanese troops occupied much of Asia during the war, carrying out atrocities against local people.

Even now, this blatant Japanese aggression awakens the trauma of our history for us. Many South Koreans associate the rising sun flag with a long list of war crimes and oppression - and see Japan's continued use of the symbol as emblematic of Tokyo's failure to address its past.

Many of us have raised an objection with the restaurant but they only answered,

“we are proud of it and won’t change”.

It’s unbelievable that a place as educated and developed as the U.K. has such little consideration for history and traumas associated with it. Hundred and thousands of Koreans visit the U.K. every single year. No Korean would ever visit if they saw or heard about what is being advertised on the walls of tube stations or on delivery trucks.

We hold the U.K. government accountable for this as how is a business provided a licence where such hate is promoted? How has the U.K. government allowed the use of the Rising Sun flag in a company logo? How has a business been allowed to advertise their business which contains such a harmful and negative symbol?

Act fast to correct this as this issue is picking up steam in South Korea.

I know you've got your hands full working on important issues but this is very important to us and important for the represent of what kind of country the U.K. is.

I look forward to what actions will be taken to ensure these offensive advertisements are taken down and the business pressurised into changing their business logo.

Yours Sincerely,,

그외에도 서경덕 교수님께 제보를 해주신분들고 계셔서 교수님께서 이 일을 인지하고 계시고 어떻게 이일을 풀어갈수 있을지 고민해보시겠다고 하셨습니다

한분의 포스팅을 시작으로 많은 한인분들이 힘써주시고 계시며, 뒤에서 열심히 제보해주시고 도와주시는분들께 진심으로 고개숙여 감사드립니다.

영국내 미디어 뉴스

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런던 시장 이메일 - mayor@london.gov.uk

한국내 다양한 미디어 뉴스에도 제보 해주시면 한국에 기사나 뉴스가 나올거고 거기에도 국내에서 많이 알려지면 이또한 큰도움이 될거 같습니다. 각종 뉴스 미디어 페북이나 인스타가 있으니 그쪽으로 제보 해주시면 감사하겠습니다.