A welcome ceremony for the Kanagawa Prefecture Korea-Japan Tunnel Inspection Team's visit to Busan was held at the Busan Family Federation Headquarters on April 15th.
The inspection team consisted of 20 people, including Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly member Makoto Kunimatsu, three city assembly members, and Toru Ogura, the head of the 6th district. The inspection team is made up of leaders who have made great efforts to realize the Korea-Japan tunnel through LDP Diet members in local districts.
The welcome ceremony was attended by over 50 people from the Busan area, including Lee Yong-hoon, chairman of the Korea-Japan Tunnel Research Association; Seo Eui-taek, president of Dongmyung University; Lee Jang-ho, former chairman of Busan Bank Holding Company; Park Won-yang, chairman of Sanmi Construction; Lee Yong, former chairman of the Busan Metropolitan Council; Kang Mu-gil, member of the Busan Metropolitan Council; Seo Se-wook, president of the Thursday Academic Association; Lee Jeong-chul, former vice president of Pukyong University; Ryu Jeong-woo, secretary general of the Korea-Japan Tunnel Research Association; Lee Dong-wook, professor emeritus at Pukyong University; Kang Kyung-sik, chairman of the Busan Peace Ambassadors Council; and Kim Hyun-jeong, head of the Busan Diocese and peace ambassador.
The welcome ceremony included welcoming remarks by Lee Young-hoon and Seo Yi-taek, co-chairs of the Korea-Japan Tunnel Research Association, an encouraging speech by Busan Diocese Bishop Kim Hyun-jung, a reply by Kanagawa Prefectural Assemblyman Kunimatsu Makoto and 6th District Bishop Ogyobu Toru, a sisterhood affiliation ceremony, a gift exchange, and a commemorative photo session. At the ceremony, Busan Council Chairman Kang Kyung-sik presented the Peace Ambassador badge to the delegation on behalf of South Korea.
Through their visits to Busan, which is the starting and ending point of the Korea-Japan Tunnel, and Tsushima, which is a stopover, the inspection team reaffirmed the importance of constructing the Korea-Japan Tunnel, and met with relevant parties in the Busan area, and resolved to work hard to restore Korea-Japan relations through the realization of the Korea-Japan Tunnel.
The exchange of inspection teams between Korea and Japan is progressing at the level of a national movement for peace and prosperity in Northeast Asia.
(Park Seong-ryul, Advisory Committee Member, World Peace Tunnel Foundation)
The original Korean text has been translated into Japanese.
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Japan-Korea Tunnel Inspection Team Visits Busan
