Those Koreans really hate Japan don't they?

[MrRant 0]

http://uqmgp.hp.infoseek.co.jp/

 

Looks as if they got a headstart on the next generation.

[Guest Brian]

People all over Asia still hate Japan over World War II. It's not quite as bad in American-Asians, but you go to Vietnam, China, Philippines, you'll see it or hear it.

[MrRant 0]

I'm aware of that fact.

 

I just find it interesting to see these drawings from children.

[USC Wuz Robbed! 0]

I was more interested in the fact someone drew what looks like Monkey D. Luffy from One Piece in the corner of that picture of a toilet paper roll burning.

[Ced 0]

Nothing like children releasing hate through art.

 

I was more interested in the fact someone drew what looks like Monkey D. Luffy from One Piece in the corner of that picture of a toilet paper roll burning.

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Good. I wasn't the only one that noticed that.

[Richard 0]

Apparently those kids are under the impression that Korea has been reunified. Actually I'm a little surprised that it's the South Koreans that are responsible for these masterpieces. But then again, the Northern kids would have attempted to eat the art supplies.

[Slayer 0]

Imagine if American children attempted to put forth similar art

[SuperJerk 0]

Imagine if American children attempted to put forth similar art

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Your point?

[Slayer 0]

Just a random observation.

 

It's cute that you're attempting to make an argument out of nothing though. Better luck next time

[AlwaysPissedOff 0]

I was more interested in the fact someone drew what looks like Monkey D. Luffy from One Piece in the corner of that picture of a toilet paper roll burning.

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Heh, also, that looks like Botan from YuYu Hakusho standing next to him.

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I was more interested in the fact someone drew what looks like Monkey D. Luffy from One Piece in the corner of that picture of a toilet paper roll burning.

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Heh, also, that looks like Botan from YuYu Hakusho standing next to him.

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You're right, it is... guess we got a Shonen Jump fan on our hands.

[Golgo 13 0]

I'm certain that's supposed to be Zolo in one of them also.

[USC Wuz Robbed! 0]

I didn't see Zolo, unless it was a badly drawn one that I didn't make the connection to.

[AlwaysPissedOff 0]

Yeah, I saw the Zoro pic, too. It's pretty damn bad as there's no real definition to him at all other than him holding his 3 swords(the two in his hands are black like his outline and the one in his mouth is brown).

 

I also saw Sailor Moon a little ways down, too.

[LaParkaMarka 0]

I saw that a while ago. It was kind of funny how Japanese-made characters/games were helping out in the destruction of Japan.

[Jobber of the Week 0]

What the fuck are you guys talking about.

 

That does it, it sounds like a damned sci-fi/fantasy convention in here. *leaves*

[David Blazenwing 0]

Some of the captions to the pics were funny, as was the last pic of the happy giraffes. At least one of the kids remembered that they were kids.

[dubq 0]

Ahh, it's good to see that generalizing and stereotyping an entire country because of their past generations' actions is still alive and well.. and in children. *sigh*

[Guest Vitamin X]

I found this kind of interesting in reference to this topic..

 

Japan PM marks WW2 defeat with apology to Asia By Jonathan Standing

Mon Aug 15,10:34 AM ET

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi marked the 60th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War Two on Monday with an apology for suffering caused by Japanese military aggression, and pledged that Tokyo would never again go to war.

 

Sixty years after Emperor Hirohito exhorted his subjects to "bear the unbearable" and accept defeat, memories of the war that killed millions in Asia still bedevil relations between Japan and its neighbors, particularly China and North and    South Korea.

 

"Japan caused huge damage and suffering to many countries, especially the people of Asia, with its colonization and aggression," Koizumi said in a statement.

 

"Humbly accepting this fact of history, we again express our deep remorse and heartfelt apology and offer our condolences to the victims of the war at home and abroad," he said.

 

The words echoed those of then-prime minister Tomiichi Murayama in 1995 and Koizumi's own remarks at a summit of Asian and African leaders in Jakarta in April.

 

Koizumi added that he wanted to build relations of mutual trust with Asian countries and join with them, especially China and South Korea, to maintain peace in the region.

 

Koizumi, who faces a general election on September11, later mourned Japan's war dead at a secular memorial service.

 

He stayed away from a controversial Tokyo shrine where convicted war criminals are honored along with the 2.5 million Japanese military who have died since the late 1800s.

 

To the fury of Japan's East Asian neighbors, Koizumi has made annual visits to Yasukuni -- literally "peaceful country" -- since taking office in 2001, but never on the anniversary of the war's end.

 

Ruling party executive Shinzo Abe, often cited as a candidate to succeed Koizumi, joined about 50 other lawmakers in visiting the shrine on Monday. Health Minister Hidehisa Otsuji and Environment Minister Yuriko Koike also paid their respects.

 

FACING THE PAST, MOURNING THE DEAD

 

Many in China and South Korea feel Japan has not faced up to its past. "Actions speak louder than words ... His words appeared faint and his sincerity is also in doubt," said an editorial in the China Daily, referring to Koizumi's past apologies.

 

South Korea's Foreign Ministry said previous remarks by Japanese politicians had raised doubts about the sincerity of apologies and urged Tokyo to genuinely reflect on its past.

 

Children, students and adults mingled with elderly, dark-suited veterans in the stifling heat at the massive Yasukuni complex. Police stood by ready for possible clashes between fatigue-clad right-wing groups and anti-Yasukuni demonstrators.

 

By afternoon, shrine officials estimated that some 150,000 people had visited, topping the recent high of 125,000 in 2001 when Koizumi paid his respects there on August 13.

 

A group waving placards against Koizumi's visits and urging Japan to "Live together with Asia" was turned away by police. Six protesters were later arrested near the shrine, police said.

 

"As a national leader, he should come to pray for peace and honor the dead as they do in all civilized countries," said Masakazu Aihara, 64, a retired trading firm executive.

 

Some Japanese also think the time to apologize is over and think Tokyo should not cave in to Chinese criticism.

 

"The problem isn't China, it's Japan. If we got our act together China wouldn't be able to say anything," said Hiroshi Sato, 83, who fought against the British in Burma, now Myanmar, and took eight bullets before being shipped home.

 

Japan's public is divided in its views of Yasukuni as well as on how to assess the war.

 

Forty-three percent of respondents to a weekend survey by the Mainichi newspaper said Japan's war against China and the United States was wrong, while 29 percent said it was unavoidable.

 

On that note, I'm not sure how many countries make it a point to mark their DEFEAT in a war, but hey that's Japan for ya.

[MrRant 0]

This was good thread.

[Jingus 0]

Many in China and South Korea feel Japan has not faced up to its past. "Actions speak louder than words ... His words appeared faint and his sincerity is also in doubt," said an editorial in the China Daily, referring to Koizumi's past apologies.

 

South Korea's Foreign Ministry said previous remarks by Japanese politicians had raised doubts about the sincerity of apologies and urged Tokyo to genuinely reflect on its past.

What the fuck do they want, cash prizes? Everyone who made the decisions that led to that war are all dead. The only people who lived through it and are still alive were children themselves then. It's okay if you don't want to forget, but jesus let it go already.

[Guest dannymaffwasmurdered]

I'm pretty sure that there are still "Comfort women" left alive. The version of WW2 history that most Japanese believe in or are taught is very different than what we are, the horrible things that they did are virtually ignored.

[Guest Tzar Lysergic]

And on par with the Nazis. In many cases, worse.

 

Look up Shiro Ishii. Guy was fucked up. He dissected thousands of (awake) prisoners, and worked tirelessly on biological and chemical warfare. He exposed victims to heaps of radiation, too. Basically, any sick fucked up way to kill someone, he either invented the procedure or improved upon the lethality.

[BorneAgain 0]

This isn't really a surprise. The Chinese are still pissed about Unit 731, and that the Japanese haven't owned up to it enough, of course Unit 731 isn't nearly as known in the West as the Nazis are.

[Guest Vitamin X]

12/7/41 NEVER FORGET