Tuesday, February 14, 2006
The Burma Thailand Railway could be World Heritage site
The Sydney Morning Herald reported on February 13 that "A Japanese World War II army officer is lobbying Thailand to support calls for the infamous Burma railway to be recognised as a World Heritage site."
The paper, quoting Japanese news agency reports, says that Takashi Nagase, 87, who was an interpreter during interrogations of allied prisoners of war, "wants to see the railway line marked as a symbol against war in order to remind the Japanese of the need to reflect on their past conduct."
"Nagase, who is still working as an English teacher in Japan, will be accompanied to Thailand by Kumiko Hashimoto, wife of the former Japanese Prime Minister, Ryutaro Hashimoto."
He will go to Kanchanaburi, 120km west from Bangkok, near the well-known steel bridge over the River Kwai and will meet with Thai members of parliament for the region.
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9:46 PM posted by Robin Rowland
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The Sydney Morning Herald reported on February 13 that "A Japanese World War II army officer is lobbying Thailand to support calls for the infamous Burma railway to be recognised as a World Heritage site."
The paper, quoting Japanese news agency reports, says that Takashi Nagase, 87, who was an interpreter during interrogations of allied prisoners of war, "wants to see the railway line marked as a symbol against war in order to remind the Japanese of the need to reflect on their past conduct."
"Nagase, who is still working as an English teacher in Japan, will be accompanied to Thailand by Kumiko Hashimoto, wife of the former Japanese Prime Minister, Ryutaro Hashimoto."
He will go to Kanchanaburi, 120km west from Bangkok, near the well-known steel bridge over the River Kwai and will meet with Thai members of parliament for the region.
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Burma Thailand Railway, World War II, Thailand, Human Rights, Japan, World Heritage Site
9:46 PM posted by Robin Rowland
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