The statement by the married couple Yu Chen and Hiromi resigning from the Cultural Medal caused a great stir in Japan.
Previously hailed by the government as genius and super doctors, the Japanese people revered and idolized them as a source of national pride. Particularly, after the media reported that Chen Yu held Chinese citizenship, a significant portion of Japanese people felt even more proud.
They believed Chen Yu is Chinese, yet he did not achieve success in China but rather accomplished his research results in Japan, highlighting the superiority of Japanese research conditions, which made them proud.
But the sudden announcement by Yu Chen and Hiromi of resigning from Japan's highest honor in science and culture undoubtedly left many puzzled and shocked.
Long reports by the media covered this issue, and a bunch of journalists simply set up tents at the hospital entrance just to corner Chen Yu for an interview.
