Weekly Hankook
October 29, 2013
Motherly Leadership, open the new era of 'Dr. Han'
"The truth cannot be known by closing one's eyes to the past and looking to the future, and if there is no truth, then there will be no friends. Japan must reinvent itself for the sake of world peace" "Japan must take the path of receiving the admiration of Asian countries. It should not cling to the trivial, but should become one with Korea"
This was the consistent message Dr. Hak Ja Han emphasized during commemorative meetings to celebrate the 55th anniversary of missions in Japan and 54 years since the Japanese Church was established. The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (hereafter as Family Federation) anniversary celebrations are being held in 5 regions of Japan from October 14th through the 22nd.
Following the events on the 14th in Sapporo Hokkaido and on the 16th in Saitama, Tokyo, a central district rally was held in Nagoya on the 18th, and in Shineje in Nagano on the 20th, and a Western Japan Rally was held in Kobe on the 22nd. Meanwhile while traveling across the Archipelago of Japan for 10 days transferring on the Shinkansen bullet train, everywhere she spoke whether it was in a stadium or in a field, Japan was deeply impressed with her service in delivering the message of 'motherly leadership that can achieve world peace."
Through this Japan speaking tour, President Han presented the direction and framework for peace movement in Japan and approached Japanese people with three messages of 'Joy,' 'Happiness,' and 'Hope.' Members of Japanese Family Federation shared a new hope with Dr. Han as they deeply empathized with her and she showed the characteristics of world class woman religious leader...