Wednesday, January 13, 2016

An Article on Nakamura Hideo Sensei

At the passing of Nakamura Hideo Sensei on 1/8/13, Choson Sinbo, which is the largest Chongryon newspaper, wrote a brief bio (eulogy of a sort). Here's my very brief translation:


"Our comrade Kang Chang Soo (his Korean name) has devoted his life to honoring the great leader Kim Il Sung and the dear leader Kim Jong Il (grandfather and father of the current leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un) and guarding the Chongryon organization. He's a patriot and an outstanding martial artist." 

"He was born in Pyong Yang in 1913 June 16th but his place of origin (?) is South Cholla province. In 1927, he immigrated to Japan at the age of 14."

"Suffered terribly under the ethnic discrimination of the right-wing Japanese students, and organized a foreign student rescue organization to protect the Korean students." - I'm guessing that he had no lack of street fighting opportunities. 

"He longed to return to his homeland to fight alongside our Great Leader but was arrested by the Japanese police." 

"In 1948, he joined the Yamanashi Prefecture Chongryon to fight for the rights of his people to earn living" - It's known fact that many Pachinko (slot-machine like gambling) parlors are owned and operated by the Chongryon (ethnic Koreans in Japan who supported NK).

"In 1986, he visited his homeland to meet with the Great Leader." - He was awarded a number of medals and awards by Kim Il Sung.

In summary, Nakamura Hideo sensei was intimately linked with North Korea and worked hard to strengthen the Chongryon organization of Japan. Regardless of his political belief, it's obvious that he lived an extremely full life of a strong leader.





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