写真=八重樫信之/PHOTO by Nobuyuki Yaegashi
「日本という社会の中で、私はつねに排除される立場にいました。けれども、いまはそうでなく、私を受け入れてくれる人がたくさんいると確信しています。人類の平和と繁栄のため、異民族同士がどのように共存できるか、どのように信頼し合えるか、そういう語り合いの場が広がることを願っています。」
-李衛(日本名・国本衛、東京)
"(Being a Korean and affected by Hansen's Disease) I had always felt being excluded from the Japanese society. But this is no longer. I am now confident that there are many people who accept me among them.
I would hope that there will be more occasions where we can freely discuss and exchange views on such issues as co-exsistance and trust among the different nations or races for peace and prosperity of the human beings"
- I Wi,(Alias Mamoru Kunimoto), Tokyo
