Fujimoto emphasizes that a city cannot solely become a destination for outside visitors to enjoy, but the people living there must experience it as “their” city.
The land purchases will allow the buyers to monitor activities at the U.S. military bases, Self-Defense Forces and Japan Coast Guard facilities, and space development installations.
The statue would recognize Higuchi’s humanitarian achievements saving 20,000 Jews under Nazi persecution, just before the start of World War II.
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