to the Soviet Union, and that Ujou was saying "where has the Soviet Union and Socialism gone?", but in order to avoid censorship under the Peace Preservation Law law he used a metaphor." However, in an article in the June 17, 2003 issue of "Weekly Shinchou" Fujiko Noguchi refuted this claim saying "I never spoke to Ei about Ujou's nursery rhymes." There is now a rift between her and Ei who insists he heard it from her. In the same article there are also comments from Hiroshi Eguchi pointing out Ei's misunderstanding saying "the Peace Preservation Law wasn't established until years after the release of "Akai Kutsu"", and composer Koichi Sugiyama criticizing Ei by saying "He is misinterpreting Ujou's masterpiece as something anti-Japanese." Also in the article, former chairman of the Ujou Council and Ujou researcher Masako Saijou refers to the established theory of Ujou basing the poem off a story he heard from Suzuki Shirou and expresses doubt over Ei's interpretation of the red as representative of the Soviet Union. In the conclusion the reporter quotes uses Ujou's own words, "it is not acceptable to critique a nursery rhyme's lyrics using logic," to disregard Rokosuke Ei who is just trying to escape into the idea that "no matter the author's feelings a song is something that is influenced by the ideas of those that come after." The article does not mention the fact that Ujou was published as a Socialist poet or that Shirou Suzuki was involved in peasant farming. There is also no discussion on the debate of whether Ujou's later change in literary style was due to him seriously doing an about-face on Socialism, or if his change was just a disguise and his Socialist roots remained. In December, 2009 guest Tomoko Matsushima introduced the established theory on TBS Radio's . Statues In 1979 in Yamashita Park in Yokohama the statue "The Girl in the Red Shoes" was erected. Based on the more innocent imagery of Ujou's poem, this statue was a gift from the Council of Citizens who Love Akai Kutsu (later renamed the Akai Kutsu Commemoration Cultural Foundation.) In 1982 the Council also donated a miniature version of the statue to Yokohama Station. Originally the statue was placed at the south entrance, but in December, 2010 it was moved to free passage. In 2009, a replica of the statue in Yamashita Park was erected in