Fukushima University President Koji Sano Issues Statement Regarding Online Videos that Threaten Research Activities: "Our Dignity Must Not Be violated."

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[Josei Jishin] "We believe that students and faculty members who are earnestly engaged in these educational and research activities should not have their dignity hurt." This statement was released on the university's official website on September 1st by Fukushima University, a national university. Four days earlier, a video released by the "education-focused" YouTuber group "wakatte.tv" had caused a stir on social media due to comments made by m…

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Fukushima University protested on social media against a video that mocked radiation research. The creator of the video apologized, but criticism continues. There are arguments that the dignity of researchers and students should be protected.

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The YouTube channel "wakatte.tv," which conducts interviews with students at universities across Japan, featured a video about Fukushima University (Fukushima City), prompting comments from Fukushima City Mayor Yuki Baba and Iwaki City Mayor Hiroyuki Uchida on X (a Japanese social networking site). Mayor Baba stated, "This cannot be overlooked," while Mayor Uchida said, "It is very regrettable." wakatte.tv is a popular YouTube channel with over …

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By the 2nd, Fukushima University had issued a statement in the name of its president, Koji Sano, stating that "students and faculty members who are seriously engaged in educational and research activities must not have their dignity hurt" in a YouTube video posted by an external streamer that made remarks mocking the university's research activities.