However, time goes by, as the government takes an indecisive attitude.

The following is a continuation of the previous chapter.
Testimony of a Korean in Japan
What's more, South Korea has some obstinacy.
Even if they fake a photo or don't have the credibility of their testimony, they will fight vigorously.
The "well-behaved" Japanese government cannot compete. ‥
In this historical battle, Japan will not lose to Mr. Yano's propaganda if the government properly invests money and resolutely sends out "facts" such as primary materials and testimonies of former islanders.
However, time goes by, as the government takes an indecisive attitude.
Our activities have been difficult to obtain citizenship, and the number of people who can testify has gradually decreased. ‥
I have interviewed more than 130 people, including former islanders and related people.
Even though they got interviewed willingly, there were many times when the family objected to the fact that they did not want to be involved in disturbing things and could not be disclosed. Some people are worried that if the testimony is made public, it may be attacked by activists. ‥
The position of Koreans living in Japan who love Japan is especially tough.
Anti-Japan is also a patriotism in South Korea, and they are afraid that their relatives will be annoyed by making statements that seem to be in favor of Japan.
I went to his house many times to ask Mr. Fumio Suzuki (deceased), a second-generation Korean in Japan who spent his childhood on Gunkanjima, to interview him.
In the beginning, it was his son who stopped giving testimony. ‥
'My dad has been working hard for his fellow countrymen. If he says something that criticizes them, he might lose everything that he has built up.'
Mr. Suzuki said, 'I don't mind that,' he interviewed at the end.
At that time, Mr. Suzuki had just undergone an operation for a physical injury, and it was hard for him to sit for long periods of time, but he sat for more than three hours and told us about his life on Gunkanjima and how there. It was no discrimination against people from the peninsula.
The day after the interview, the son asked Mr. Suzuki 'Was it okay to sit around yesterday?' making his eyes bright, he said as follows;
'I was so excited I couldn't sleep last night.
It was the first time he was able to speak with all his might about something he had been holding close to his heart, and in turn, he was feeling better.
Afterward, he said, 'My father wants to tell you more, and he has some things left to tell you,' but his family held him back, thinking that his body wouldn't be able to hold on if he pushed himself any further.
In the end, Mr. Suzuki passed away before the video of the interview completed.
In front of the mortuary tablet, his son had this to say　
My father said he had a few last words. Now there's nothing I can do for him.
From the perspective of a Korean living in Japan, I would like to take it to heart so that we don't lose his determination and will to speak the truth while loving his two homelands.　
The video of the interview is available at the Information Center, but it is only a small part of the video. There are many important testimonies from former islanders, including Mr. Suzuki, that have not yet been made public.
We can expand the exhibition in Zone 3, so we hope to be able to introduce those testimonies in the future.
I'll repeat it, if Japan takes a firm stand, the ridiculous stories and distortions of history can dispel.
I would like to see the Japanese government correctly refute the propaganda so that it does not become a conventional theory.　
Previous islander 's person who answered an interview so far is dead now every year, and this combat is a game with time.
For that reason, I will continue to interview former islanders in the future.