SDHF Newsletter No.52 Japan as the Light of Hope in Asia

Japan as “the Light of Hope in Asia”
By Henry S. Stokes, former Tokyo Bureau Chief of The New York Times

December18, 2012

Following “The Road from Perry’s Arrival to Pearl Harbor: Why America started a War against Japan?” https://www.sdh-fact.com/CL02_1/93_S4.pdf , I would like to introduce you to Mr. Henry Stokes’ speech, “Japan as ‘the Light of Hope in Asia,’” which was given at the Second Conference for Democratic Asia, held on December 6th, 2012 at the Bunkyo Civic Hall in Tokyo.
The Conference was organized by the Committee for Democratic Asia (Chairman: Kase Hideaki), and the following people made presentations which appealed for the promotion of democracy in Asia, especially in countries suppressed by China and communist regimes.

Prof. OKAMOTO KOJI, Japan, as speaker
AU MINH DUNG, Vietnam
ILIHAM MAHMUT, Uyghur
OLHUNUD DAICHIN, South Mongol
LAHTAW MUNGGO NANG YUN, Myanmar Kachin
PAUL LIN, Taiwan
KIMIKATSU KINOSHITA, North Korea
Prof. PEMA GYALPO, Tibet, as coordinator

You can read Mr. Stokes’ speech which describes how Japan contributed to the independence and liberation of Asian countries below;

Full text:　 https://www.sdh-fact.com/CL02_1/94_S4.pdf

Questions are welcome.

Sincerely,

MOTEKI Hiromichi, Secretary General
for KASE Hideaki, Chairman
Society for the Dissemination of Historical Fact