1932, the capitalist economic crisis swept through Japan, and the militarists strengthened their ideological control. Verda Majo of Nara Women's Normal School began to get in touch with the progressive cause of human liberation, fell in love with Esperanto, participated in the progressive activities of the Japanese proletarian Esperanto League headed by the famous progressive writer Akita Yuji, and then participated in left-wing cultural activities, organized cultural groups of women's normal universities, and participated in the activities of local left-wing trade unions and cultural groups in Nara. She changed her name to Verda Majo, and her esperanto is Verdamajo, which means "Green May".
193 1 The September 18th Incident shocked Verda Majo and she protested strongly. In the autumn of 1932, the local police in Nara arrested her on the charge of "having dangerous thoughts" and then released her on condition that she reserved the right to sue until the summer of 1933. She was expelled from school three months before graduation. After he was released from prison, he joined the "Proletarian Esperanto League" in Tokyo, and took part in the activities of Clara Society, an esperanto women's organization, and the Japanese Esperanto Literature Research Association.
On 1933, she met (Liu) a China student studying English at Tokyo Normal University. 1936 On the eve of the Sino-Japanese War, Verda Majo joined forces with Liu Ren. At that time, when Japanese fascism was rampant, it needed courage and courage. In the second year of their marriage, Liu Ren and Verda Majo returned to China in June and April, and actively participated in the anti-Japanese patriotic struggle led by China's * * * production party. In April, 1937, Verda Majo came to esperanto association to work and edit the esperanto publication "Roar of China". Later, I came to Chongqing to write articles for our party's Xinhua Daily, Liberation Daily, People and other newspapers.
The first place where Verda Majo lived after he set foot in China was Shanghai. There, she witnessed the profound disaster brought to the people of China by the Japanese invaders in the "August 13th Incident". In an article entitled "Love and Hate", she wrote: I love Japan, because this is my motherland, and my parents, brothers and sisters, relatives and friends all live here-I have infinite cordial memories of them. I love China, because this is my new hometown, and there are many kind and hardworking comrades around me. I hate, I do my best to hate those Japanese warlords who killed the people of China.
After the fall of Shanghai, Verda Majo, with the help of Comrade Guo Moruo, bypassed Hong Kong and went to Wuhan to participate in the broadcast of the Kuomintang Central Radio to Japan (this work was carried out until the summer of 1940). She went all out to expose the heinous crimes committed by Japanese imperialism against the people of China, and reported the heroic deeds of the people of China in their anti-Japanese struggle. Therefore, Tokyo Metropolis Daily viciously cursed Verda Majo as a "Jiaosheng traitor who broadcast viciously to the motherland in fluent Japanese", and her Japanese relatives were also implicated. Japanese militarists sent threatening letters to her parents, asking him to "take the blame and commit suicide".
After the fall of Wuhan, Verda Majo came to Chongqing to work in the Cultural Work Committee of the Enemy led by Guo Moruo. At this time, her name has been familiar to people in Kuomintang-controlled areas and liberated areas. On July 27th, Verda Majo met Comrade Zhou Enlai at a gathering of Chongqing cultural figures. Zhou Enlai smiled and said to her, "Japanese militarism calls you a' traitor with a strong voice and feelings', but in fact you are a loyal daughter of the Japanese people and a true patriot." Verda Majo was very excited. She said, "This is my greatest encouragement and the highest reward for my insignificant work. I am willing to be a loyal daughter of the Chinese and Japanese people. "
After 1945, Mr. and Mrs. Verda Majo came to the Northeast Liberated Area. 1946 arrived in Shenyang in February, and arrived in Harbin in the Liberated Area in the same winter as a member of the Northeast Education Committee. In June, 1947, 1, the Northeast Administrative Committee hired them as "researchers of Northeast Social Investigation Institute".
1947 65438+1October 14. Verda Majo, who shared the joys and sorrows with the people of China, died in Jiamusi at the age of 35. Three months later, her husband Liu Ren also died of illness. Jiamusi Party organizations and people buried Verda Majo and his wife in Jiamusi Martyrs Cemetery to commemorate the heroic internationalist fighters.