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Vietnam Press Museum receives valuable artifacts from Professor Shunsuke Murakami

Công LuậnCông Luận12/09/2023


Professor, Dr. Shunsuke Murakami is an honorary professor at Senshu University, former director of the Institute of Social Science Research, Senshu University (Japan). Since he was a teenager, the images that the Japanese press reported about the US war in Vietnam left Professor Murakami with many strong emotions.

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Ceremony of receiving artifacts donated to the Museum by Professor Dr. Shunsuke Murakami, Honorary Professor of Senshu University, former Director of the Institute of Social Science Research, Senshu University, Japan.

Becoming a university student during the period when the war in Vietnam was still raging, he took to the streets to join the anti-war student movement calling for peace and independence for Vietnam. He continued to maintain a special interest in the developments of the war in Vietnam.

In particular, the news about the liberation of the South and the reunification of the country on April 30, 1975 left a strong impression on the Professor. All the articles in the newspaper collection that Professor Murakami donated to the Vietnam Journalism Museum were articles published in the Asahi Shimbun Daily - a newspaper that showed support and goodwill towards the government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam.

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Professor, Dr. Shunsuke Murakami spoke at the award ceremony.

Prof. Dr. Shunsuke Murakami first came to Vietnam in 1997 when he was a researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences at Senshu University. After that, he came to Vietnam many times as Head of the Department or Director of the Institute of Social Sciences. This is the ninth time the Professor has returned to Vietnam and attended the Conference commemorating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan.

These are documents that are a collection of articles from the Asahi Shimbun newspaper about the April 30, 1975 event of the Vietnamese people that Professor Murakami has painstakingly collected and preserved for nearly 50 years.

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On behalf of the Vietnam Press Museum, journalist Ho Quang Loi - Former Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Journalists Association received the artifacts from Professor Murakami.

At the ceremony, Professor Murakami presented to the Vietnam Press Museum publications of major Japanese newspapers containing his articles about Vietnam in 1975, including articles and images on major topics that he had painstakingly composed and meticulously collected, wishing to donate to the Vietnam Press Museum.

Speaking at the ceremony, Professor Murakami thanked Dr. Dang Thi Viet Phuong, Head of the Department of Social Security and Social Work, Institute of Sociology, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences - the person who directly connected to bring the artifact back to Vietnam, this publication was released in 1975.

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Former leaders of the Vietnam Journalists Association presented flowers to thank Professor Murakami.

“I am very happy to contribute and introduce my press publications at the Vietnam Press Museum. When visiting the Vietnam Press Museum, I felt moved and understood more about Vietnamese history and the history of Vietnamese revolutionary journalism,” Professor Shunsuke Murakami added.

Thanking Professor Murakami for his affection for the Museum, journalist Ho Quang Loi - Former Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Journalists Association felt very happy to attend today's event, especially in the context that Vietnam and Japan are having activities towards the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations (September 21, 1973 - September 21, 2023).

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Journalist Ho Quang Loi - Former Permanent Vice President of Vietnam Journalists Association shared information at the award ceremony.

Journalist Ho Quang Loi shared: Born in 1950, Professor Shunsuke Murakami, former Director of the Institute of Social Science Research, Senshu University, Japan, is a person with deep affection and attachment to Vietnam in the fields of education, social research, journalism... and has research works on this topic.

The professor has painstakingly collected and compiled Japanese articles on the topic of Vietnam to create the collection Historical Events - Victory of Vietnam's National Liberation on April 30, 1975.

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Journalist Ha Minh Hue - Former Permanent Vice President of Vietnam Journalists Association spoke at the ceremony.

Before the ceremony, the Professor found on his bookshelf a copy of the Sunday Mainichi newspaper published on May 18, 1975. The special issue on the Vietnam War included many images of Vietnam during this period. The newspaper is owned by Mainichi Shinbun, one of the three largest newspapers in Japan. These are valuable documents that need to be preserved for research, display and to help enrich the archive of foreign press at the Vietnam Press Museum.

The museum continuously maintains cooperative relationships with the World Press Association, the National Library of France, the French National Overseas Archives Center, the Library of the School of Languages ​​and Civilizations in Paris, the Embassies of the UK, the US, Russia, Canada... and the Japanese travel magazine Vietnam Sketch...

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Professor Shunsuke Murakami was introduced to the exhibition areas at the museum.

Journalist Ho Quang Loi emphasized: "It is an honor and pride for the Vietnam Press Museum to receive artifacts donated by distinguished foreign guests. We would like to respectfully send our deep thanks to the Professor for his interest, support and donation of artifacts to the Museum."

Journalist Ha Minh Hue - Former Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Journalists Association said that he was one of the people who took to the streets to fight the war and support the Vietnamese people. This is a precious sentiment. Today, he donated many artifacts to the Vietnam Press Museum. The publications about April 30, 1975 have evoked the heroic memories of the Vietnamese people. This shows the professor's affection for the Vietnamese people, inspiring the friendship between the two countries to the young generation of Vietnam. These donated artifacts will be displayed and introduced to the public.

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Delegates take souvenir photos at the Vietnam Press Museum.

"I hope that in the future, Professor Shunsuke Murakami will continue to directly participate and connect so that more Japanese press publications about the friendship between the two countries can come to the Vietnam Press Museum, contributing to strengthening the friendship between Vietnam and Japan" - Journalist Ha Minh Hue emphasized.



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