Comments on: The Korean Kamikaze http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/05/16/the-korean-kamikaze/ Japan News Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:49:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: More on the Korean Kamikaze Pilot | The Marmot's Hole http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/05/16/the-korean-kamikaze/comment-page-1/#comment-167945 More on the Korean Kamikaze Pilot | The Marmot's Hole Sat, 10 May 2008 05:37:29 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1752#comment-167945 [...] a documentary and two Japanese movies. The people at Japan Probe wrote about him almost a year ago here. He was the main character in the 2001 film titled “Hotaru” (Firefly) and was the basis [...] [...] a documentary and two Japanese movies. The people at Japan Probe wrote about him almost a year ago here. He was the main character in the 2001 film titled “Hotaru” (Firefly) and was the basis [...]

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]]> By: Memorial for a Korean kamikaze pilot | Japan Probe http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/05/16/the-korean-kamikaze/comment-page-1/#comment-167649 Memorial for a Korean kamikaze pilot | Japan Probe Fri, 09 May 2008 05:29:41 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1752#comment-167649 [...] for his surviving family in Korea. (Translated and uploaded by Oniazuma, featured on Japan Probe in May 2007) ———- Part 1 ———- Part 2 ———- Part 3 [...] [...] for his surviving family in Korea. (Translated and uploaded by Oniazuma, featured on Japan Probe in May 2007) ———- Part 1 ———- Part 2 ———- Part 3 [...]

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]]> By: the overthinker http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/05/16/the-korean-kamikaze/comment-page-1/#comment-47227 the overthinker Fri, 25 May 2007 04:45:08 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1752#comment-47227 Interesting question to debate: who is more qualified to talk about Asia: an Asian-American who doesn't speak an Asian language, or an Anglo-American who speaks at least one fluently? Interesting question to debate: who is more qualified to talk about Asia: an Asian-American who doesn’t speak an Asian language, or an Anglo-American who speaks at least one fluently?

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]]> By: James http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/05/16/the-korean-kamikaze/comment-page-1/#comment-47219 James Fri, 25 May 2007 04:13:45 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1752#comment-47219 The first 800 or so words of your comment seem, at least to me, to be a rant about your cultural identity and a list of horrible things Japan has done to Korea. I'm glad to hear that you don't dislike the current generation in Japan because of what you were taught about the wartime generation. <i>But what exactly are you trying to accomplish by showcasing what you may feel are “Rude Koreans?” </i> -I am showcasing the Japanese media's image of foreigners, as I do in so many other posts. I've often posted about the portrayal of Africans or Caucasians, with clips of similar far-from-politically correct coverage. If you have a problem with what the report says, I invite you to contact Japanese TV networks. In the case of the "Rude Koreans" post, I noted it was probably unfair for the TV network to single out those bad tourists, but the overall image of Koreans in Japanese media is still a positive one (good movies/drama, good food, scenic tourism, etc). <i>Are you even asian for that matter?</i> -Race is a qualification for writing about Asia? <i>youre also inexplicably preserving attitudes that keep asia divided and on unsteady footing as we enter an era in which we all HAVE TO work together.</i> -In the case of the "Rude Koreans" posts, I was pretty much directly translating the Japanese media's sensationalist coverage of negative behavior of Korean tourists on Tsushima. Japanese TV networks aired those segments to the entire country. I am merely translating them so that the readers of my site, 90%+ of whom are neither Japanese or Korean, can see how the Japanese media is covering this issue. If there's anyone you should be blaming for preserving attitudes that keep Asia divided and taking things "back a thousand steps", it is the Japanese media. [Also, I think that most of the readers of this site are intelligent enough to read such entries and regard such media coverage as unrepresentative of Koreans as a whole. ] The first 800 or so words of your comment seem, at least to me, to be a rant about your cultural identity and a list of horrible things Japan has done to Korea. I’m glad to hear that you don’t dislike the current generation in Japan because of what you were taught about the wartime generation.

But what exactly are you trying to accomplish by showcasing what you may feel are “Rude Koreans?”
-I am showcasing the Japanese media’s image of foreigners, as I do in so many other posts. I’ve often posted about the portrayal of Africans or Caucasians, with clips of similar far-from-politically correct coverage. If you have a problem with what the report says, I invite you to contact Japanese TV networks. In the case of the “Rude Koreans” post, I noted it was probably unfair for the TV network to single out those bad tourists, but the overall image of Koreans in Japanese media is still a positive one (good movies/drama, good food, scenic tourism, etc).

Are you even asian for that matter?
-Race is a qualification for writing about Asia?

youre also inexplicably preserving attitudes that keep asia divided and on unsteady footing as we enter an era in which we all HAVE TO work together.
-In the case of the “Rude Koreans” posts, I was pretty much directly translating the Japanese media’s sensationalist coverage of negative behavior of Korean tourists on Tsushima. Japanese TV networks aired those segments to the entire country. I am merely translating them so that the readers of my site, 90%+ of whom are neither Japanese or Korean, can see how the Japanese media is covering this issue. If there’s anyone you should be blaming for preserving attitudes that keep Asia divided and taking things “back a thousand steps”, it is the Japanese media.

[Also, I think that most of the readers of this site are intelligent enough to read such entries and regard such media coverage as unrepresentative of Koreans as a whole. ]

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]]> By: dave http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/05/16/the-korean-kamikaze/comment-page-1/#comment-47193 dave Fri, 25 May 2007 01:51:51 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1752#comment-47193 sorry to hog so much space by posting this, but I dont feel that writing off the email you describe as "nothing more than a long rant" is fair at all. It wouldnt help my argument to be as biased as you, would it? so, in the interest of this back and forth between you and i, here is the "rant" i sent you. if you dont delete it out of embarrassment, i think that anyone who bothers to read it might see that it wasnt as accusational or irrational as you make it out to be. "To The Folks At Japan Probe, Particularly James: First Id like to preface this email by introducing myself. My name is ---------, and I am an animator living in Los Angeles. As you might have deduced from my last name, I am of Korean descent. Specifically, I'm second (if you consider my parents moving here the first) generation Korean American, born in Portland, Oregon to parents who immigrated here in the early seventies. Having been born and raised here, I suppose im the epitome of what most would call 'americanized,' though from my perspective it means relatively nothing, since I was born here, and have known nothing other than being an American. That said, being not too far removed from my Korean heritage, I was raised with a pretty strong sense of Korean identity, with my parents trying to preserve awareness of the culture and history. This came through in a lifetime of going to a Korean church (well, forced really, until I was around 15), being spoken to in Korean at home, and listening to stories of my family's past, among other things. My father's perspective was from that of someone who grew up in relative poverty, who decided to emigrate from his homeland to somewhere completely foreign in his early twenties, seeking merely the opportunity to build a life where the reward is proportional to the amount you contribute. He found that oppotunity in the states, starting as a busboy, to owning a successful chain of video game retail stores. As you may or may not know, diligence, hard work, resourcefulness, and luck are many times not enough to get by in many countries in asia, considering the population and preservation of class systems. My mother's perspective, on the other hand, was of someone who came from relative wealth in Korea, growing up in a more culture rich environment, as her lifestyle afforded her to do so, as opposed to my father. They met shortly before moving here, and wed unconventionally out of love, a rich girl and a poor guy who gave everything from the heart, as opposed to arrangement, as was more the tradition in those days. I was finally sent to Korea when I was 18 for an extended visit, and was shepherded around by relatives on my mother's side. I stayed mostly in Seoul, a bustling megalopolis that has more or less been completely rebuilt after decades of turmoil. I visited my family cemetery, high up a hill, and was humbled by the sight of the graves of my ancestors going back several hundred years, and was honored to be written into the most recent page in the volumes of books that contained my family tree and written history. I visited the ancient city of Kyongju, and toured through the tombs of the long dead kings of Korea. While there, I observed busloads of older Japanese tourists, of the same generation that tried so hard to destroy Korea. I watched them laughing, and disrespectfully snapping flash pictures inside the open royal tombs, right next to clear signs written in Korean, English, Japanese, and Chinese to please be respectful, and refrain from photography. It was as if these people were taking stock of the royal family that the leaders of their generation had murdered. So, from both sides, I have learned much about the broad spectrum of what it is to be Korean, from the deep sense of loss and resentment stemming from occupation and war, to the intricacies of its unique culture that somehow survived thirty years of Japan's attempt to erase Korea from history, to modern Korea (the south part at least), a hub of art and technology with eyes set firmly on the future. If you are aware at all of the history between the two countries, I wouldnt think that you could be as callous as you sometimes seem to be on Japan Probe. From a historical perspective, both countries owe a lot to each other in defining their cultures, by way of mere proximity. I am sympathetic with the feelings that many Koreans have toward the Japanese, because I understand the reasons why. Japan to this day maintains one of the greatest design legacies in the world, whereas for thirty years during the occupation, the Japanese tried to destroy it's neighbor's art and culture legacy. I was recounted stories by older relatives, only when I asked, of how no one was allowed to speak the Korean language during those years, and had to take Japanese names. Japan today still has a royal family, which in asian culture is somewhat crucial to maintaining cultural identity, whereas Korea's royal family was murdered by the Japanese. While I understand that this is all history, it is still fairly recent history, and the wounds are still in the process of healing. The world, for the most part, has forgiven Japan for its wartime atrocities, as the only other axis power, or ally to Nazi Germany. The generation of victims however, are understandably forever affected. All of this said, I am not part of that generation. I have many good friends of various asian nationalities, including Japanese. I make a choice to not allow history or the actions of previous generations to affect my friendships, as do my Japanese friends. We are all aware of the history, as any educated person should be, and realize that in this day and age, where the world keeps getting smaller and the global economy benefits from working together as opposed to preserving these old ideas, we realize just how retarded and small minded those who wish to hold on to these differences are. For those of us in the younger generations, a global attitude prevails, and we leave the old ways to the older generations. We are here to create. We are not here to destroy. Which brings me to your blog. There are quite a few people who read it, and for the most part I think its great and fairly insightful. But what exactly are you trying to accomplish by showcasing what you may feel are "Rude Koreans?" Are you even asian for that matter? To a number of us who read Japan Probe, and really do admire Japan for its art and culture, seeing posts like that really takes us back a thousand steps. Additionally, it is one sided, and lacks any sense of understanding of the perspective on both sides. I hope you understand what Im trying to say, and dont just shrug it off, because youre not only doing yourself and your site a major disservice, but youre also inexplicably preserving attitudes that keep asia divided and on unsteady footing as we enter an era in which we all HAVE TO work together. Sincerely, ----------- sorry to hog so much space by posting this, but I dont feel that writing off the email you describe as “nothing more than a long rant” is fair at all. It wouldnt help my argument to be as biased as you, would it? so, in the interest of this back and forth between you and i, here is the “rant” i sent you. if you dont delete it out of embarrassment, i think that anyone who bothers to read it might see that it wasnt as accusational or irrational as you make it out to be.

“To The Folks At Japan Probe, Particularly James:

First Id like to preface this email by introducing myself. My name is ———, and I am an animator living in Los Angeles. As you might have deduced from my last name, I am of Korean descent. Specifically, I’m second (if you consider my parents moving here the first) generation Korean American, born in Portland, Oregon to parents who immigrated here in the early seventies.
Having been born and raised here, I suppose im the epitome of what most would call ‘americanized,’ though from my perspective it means relatively nothing, since I was born here, and have known nothing other than being an American. That said, being not too far removed from my Korean heritage, I was raised with a pretty strong sense of Korean identity, with my parents trying to preserve awareness of the culture and history. This came through in a lifetime of going to a Korean church (well, forced really, until I was around 15), being spoken to in Korean at home, and listening to stories of my family’s past, among other things. My father’s perspective was from that of someone who grew up in relative poverty, who decided to emigrate from his homeland to somewhere completely foreign in his early twenties, seeking merely the opportunity to build a life where the reward is proportional to the amount you contribute. He found that oppotunity in the states, starting as a busboy, to owning a successful chain of video game retail stores. As you may or may not know, diligence, hard work, resourcefulness, and luck are many times not enough to get by in many countries in asia, considering the population and preservation of class systems. My mother’s perspective, on the other hand, was of someone who came from relative wealth in Korea, growing up in a more culture rich environment, as her lifestyle afforded her to do so, as opposed to my father. They met shortly before moving here, and wed unconventionally out of love, a rich girl and a poor guy who gave everything from the heart, as opposed to arrangement, as was more the tradition in those days.
I was finally sent to Korea when I was 18 for an extended visit, and was shepherded around by relatives on my mother’s side. I stayed mostly in Seoul, a bustling megalopolis that has more or less been completely rebuilt after decades of turmoil. I visited my family cemetery, high up a hill, and was humbled by the sight of the graves of my ancestors going back several hundred years, and was honored to be written into the most recent page in the volumes of books that contained my family tree and written history. I visited the ancient city of Kyongju, and toured through the tombs of the long dead kings of Korea. While there, I observed busloads of older Japanese tourists, of the same generation that tried so hard to destroy Korea. I watched them laughing, and disrespectfully snapping flash pictures inside the open royal tombs, right next to clear signs written in Korean, English, Japanese, and Chinese to please be respectful, and refrain from photography. It was as if these people were taking stock of the royal family that the leaders of their generation had murdered. So, from both sides, I have learned much about the broad spectrum of what it is to be Korean, from the deep sense of loss and resentment stemming from occupation and war, to the intricacies of its unique culture that somehow survived thirty years of Japan’s attempt to erase Korea from history, to modern Korea (the south part at least), a hub of art and technology with eyes set firmly on the future. If you are aware at all of the history between the two countries, I wouldnt think that you could be as callous as you sometimes seem to be on Japan Probe. From a historical perspective, both countries owe a lot to each other in defining their cultures, by way of mere proximity.
I am sympathetic with the feelings that many Koreans have toward the Japanese, because I understand the reasons why. Japan to this day maintains one of the greatest design legacies in the world, whereas for thirty years during the occupation, the Japanese tried to destroy it’s neighbor’s art and culture legacy. I was recounted stories by older relatives, only when I asked, of how no one was allowed to speak the Korean language during those years, and had to take Japanese names. Japan today still has a royal family, which in asian culture is somewhat crucial to maintaining cultural identity, whereas Korea’s royal family was murdered by the Japanese. While I understand that this is all history, it is still fairly recent history, and the wounds are still in the process of healing. The world, for the most part, has forgiven Japan for its wartime atrocities, as the only other axis power, or ally to Nazi Germany. The generation of victims however, are understandably forever affected.
All of this said, I am not part of that generation. I have many good friends of various asian nationalities, including Japanese. I make a choice to not allow history or the actions of previous generations to affect my friendships, as do my Japanese friends. We are all aware of the history, as any educated person should be, and realize that in this day and age, where the world keeps getting smaller and the global economy benefits from working together as opposed to preserving these old ideas, we realize just how retarded and small minded those who wish to hold on to these differences are. For those of us in the younger generations, a global attitude prevails, and we leave the old ways to the older generations. We are here to create. We are not here to destroy.
Which brings me to your blog. There are quite a few people who read it, and for the most part I think its great and fairly insightful. But what exactly are you trying to accomplish by showcasing what you may feel are “Rude Koreans?” Are you even asian for that matter? To a number of us who read Japan Probe, and really do admire Japan for its art and culture, seeing posts like that really takes us back a thousand steps. Additionally, it is one sided, and lacks any sense of understanding of the perspective on both sides.
I hope you understand what Im trying to say, and dont just shrug it off, because youre not only doing yourself and your site a major disservice, but youre also inexplicably preserving attitudes that keep asia divided and on unsteady footing as we enter an era in which we all HAVE TO work together.

Sincerely,

———–

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]]> By: Everlasting http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/05/16/the-korean-kamikaze/comment-page-1/#comment-47177 Everlasting Fri, 25 May 2007 00:22:16 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1752#comment-47177 Should he be treated as a traitor or a terrorist? That's a very difficult call, and to settle on one label would be to reduce the complexity of the colonial period into a strictly black and white situation. Sometimes certain politicians in Japan tend to glorify, or at the least romanticize the lives of the kamikaze. This seems to run counter to what I've heard said by kamikaze pilot survivors. I remember watching a documentary (can't remember name) where a kamikaze pilot who survived stated that few people at the time understood how resigned to death these young men were, and how to a large extent many felt coerced into volunteering. They certainly embody many notable virtues: self-sacrifice, youth, honor to name a few. But I perceive a tendency by some to ignore the darker elements of imperial era society which led to the invasion of Asia, fighting a war without hope of resolution, a society where much individual thought was overridden by an overriding national imperative. Korea was by the late 1930s a colony for several decades. I wonder how the man in this article must have felt regarding his ethnicity and his imperial identity (as a citizen of Imperial Japan). What were his motivations and internal conflicts? It's an interesting issue and I wonder to what extent it reflects the conflicted situation Korea found itself in. On a separate note, James, while I do not support the poster "Dave" in his wild assertion that you are a racist, I think he's taking issue with your coverage. This is a worth-while interesting blog about Japan, but whenever China or Korea is presented, it tends to be only in extremely negative terms. There are difficult issues between the countries, but on a personal level I know many Chinese and Koreans who are interested in Japan, and probably none of them identify with the extreme positions often associated with the two countries on blogs. While I was in Japan I saw numerous documentaries and television programs about China/Korea and bilateral relations (of course I could only understand 1 in 10 words). You must come across something positive or encouraging about these two countries from time to time? Should he be treated as a traitor or a terrorist? That’s a very difficult call, and to settle on one label would be to reduce the complexity of the colonial period into a strictly black and white situation.

Sometimes certain politicians in Japan tend to glorify, or at the least romanticize the lives of the kamikaze. This seems to run counter to what I’ve heard said by kamikaze pilot survivors. I remember watching a documentary (can’t remember name) where a kamikaze pilot who survived stated that few people at the time understood how resigned to death these young men were, and how to a large extent many felt coerced into volunteering. They certainly embody many notable virtues: self-sacrifice, youth, honor to name a few. But I perceive a tendency by some to ignore the darker elements of imperial era society which led to the invasion of Asia, fighting a war without hope of resolution, a society where much individual thought was overridden by an overriding national imperative.

Korea was by the late 1930s a colony for several decades. I wonder how the man in this article must have felt regarding his ethnicity and his imperial identity (as a citizen of Imperial Japan). What were his motivations and internal conflicts? It’s an interesting issue and I wonder to what extent it reflects the conflicted situation Korea found itself in.

On a separate note, James, while I do not support the poster “Dave” in his wild assertion that you are a racist, I think he’s taking issue with your coverage. This is a worth-while interesting blog about Japan, but whenever China or Korea is presented, it tends to be only in extremely negative terms. There are difficult issues between the countries, but on a personal level I know many Chinese and Koreans who are interested in Japan, and probably none of them identify with the extreme positions often associated with the two countries on blogs. While I was in Japan I saw numerous documentaries and television programs about China/Korea and bilateral relations (of course I could only understand 1 in 10 words). You must come across something positive or encouraging about these two countries from time to time?

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]]> By: James http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/05/16/the-korean-kamikaze/comment-page-1/#comment-47135 James Thu, 24 May 2007 21:39:42 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1752#comment-47135 I am in Japan. I watch Japanese TV and post about Japanese TV and media. I am not in Korea, nor do I speak Korean, so I am in no position to translate their news reports about Kamikaze pilots. If there is something about the videos I posted here that is not factual, please point it out. I ignored your e-mail a while back because it was nothing more than a long rant, accusing me of racism and anti-Koreanism without actually pointing out specific things I had written that were anti-Korean. I'm guessing that you consider posts like this Korean Kamikaze thing to be anti-Korean and pro-Imperialist? If so, I feel sorry for you, since this post was not about politics or historical justifications of Japanese imperialism. It was just the sad story of a young Korean mean who was caught up in a hopeless war and ended up dying for nothing. I am in Japan. I watch Japanese TV and post about Japanese TV and media. I am not in Korea, nor do I speak Korean, so I am in no position to translate their news reports about Kamikaze pilots. If there is something about the videos I posted here that is not factual, please point it out.

I ignored your e-mail a while back because it was nothing more than a long rant, accusing me of racism and anti-Koreanism without actually pointing out specific things I had written that were anti-Korean. I’m guessing that you consider posts like this Korean Kamikaze thing to be anti-Korean and pro-Imperialist? If so, I feel sorry for you, since this post was not about politics or historical justifications of Japanese imperialism. It was just the sad story of a young Korean mean who was caught up in a hopeless war and ended up dying for nothing.

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]]> By: dave http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/05/16/the-korean-kamikaze/comment-page-1/#comment-47115 dave Thu, 24 May 2007 20:44:03 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1752#comment-47115 I actually wrote you a somewhat lengthy email a while back, responding to one of your many anti-korean / dokdo posts, and received no reply. Until you refute, my assumption is that youve formulated your opinions based on the clearly biased Japanese media, and not on doing your research to achieve as global an understanding as possible. Is part of the purpose of this blog to maintain the completely unproductive age old superiority complex of some japanese? There have been a lot of positive inroads made in terms of reaching some balance in this regard in asia, and for whatever reason, you present this bizarre, war time mentality framed by modernized asia, as if some of these reports you post are fact. Not once or twice, but over and over and over, as if you are mining for them. Its disgusting. Why not avoid this and at least present both sides of the story? I actually wrote you a somewhat lengthy email a while back, responding to one of your many anti-korean / dokdo posts, and received no reply. Until you refute, my assumption is that youve formulated your opinions based on the clearly biased Japanese media, and not on doing your research to achieve as global an understanding as possible.
Is part of the purpose of this blog to maintain the completely unproductive age old superiority complex of some japanese?
There have been a lot of positive inroads made in terms of reaching some balance in this regard in asia, and for whatever reason, you present this bizarre, war time mentality framed by modernized asia, as if some of these reports you post are fact. Not once or twice, but over and over and over, as if you are mining for them. Its disgusting.
Why not avoid this and at least present both sides of the story?

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]]> By: James http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/05/16/the-korean-kamikaze/comment-page-1/#comment-45881 James Mon, 21 May 2007 03:57:44 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1752#comment-45881 Thanks for your wonderfully intelligent comment!! I'd write more in reply, but I'm kind of being being "rascist" and imperializing things right now, sorry. Thanks for your wonderfully intelligent comment!! I’d write more in reply, but I’m kind of being being “rascist” and imperializing things right now, sorry.

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]]> By: Dave http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/05/16/the-korean-kamikaze/comment-page-1/#comment-45876 Dave Mon, 21 May 2007 03:45:08 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1752#comment-45876 He was a traitor to his own people, and should be remembered as such. James, do you care that youre known in the blogosphere as a rascist and an imperialist? He was a traitor to his own people, and should be remembered as such.

James, do you care that youre known in the blogosphere as a rascist and an imperialist?

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]]> By: Benon http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/05/16/the-korean-kamikaze/comment-page-1/#comment-45045 Benon Fri, 18 May 2007 00:41:53 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1752#comment-45045 It's bloody same thing, if you look at different propective, yeh I know japanese don't like to be called terrorist, but fact is they were once terrorist. They terrorized innocent asians and americans before. Well, all kamikazes are DEAD, so r arab terrorist bombers by blowing themselves, it's same thing, doesn't matter what their aim was, it's simple strategy to KILL themselve to KILL more ppl. Many kamikazes are volunteers, so are the muslim terrorist! It’s bloody same thing, if you look at different propective, yeh I know japanese don’t like to be called terrorist, but fact is they were once terrorist. They terrorized innocent asians and americans before.

Well, all kamikazes are DEAD, so r arab terrorist bombers by blowing themselves, it’s same thing, doesn’t matter what their aim was, it’s simple strategy to KILL themselve to KILL more ppl.

Many kamikazes are volunteers, so are the muslim terrorist!

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]]> By: Alex http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/05/16/the-korean-kamikaze/comment-page-1/#comment-44956 Alex Thu, 17 May 2007 16:05:00 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1752#comment-44956 I totally agree with Nobu. It’s simply incorrect and morally apprehensible to equate a kamikaze with a modern suicide bomber. These were soldiers who clearly marked their airplanes with insignias of their military. Terrorists pose as citizens and blow themselves up to any target that will create maximum carnage. That’s not the same thing at all. NOT AT ALL. Death by suicide is the only thing they share and I hope to hell you can tell the difference. I totally agree with Nobu. It’s simply incorrect and morally apprehensible to equate a kamikaze with a modern suicide bomber. These were soldiers who clearly marked their airplanes with insignias of their military.

Terrorists pose as citizens and blow themselves up to any target that will create maximum carnage. That’s not the same thing at all. NOT AT ALL.

Death by suicide is the only thing they share and I hope to hell you can tell the difference.

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]]> By: nobu http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/05/16/the-korean-kamikaze/comment-page-1/#comment-44923 nobu Thu, 17 May 2007 13:09:12 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1752#comment-44923 The difference between Japanese Kamikaze and the arabs suicide bomb is that the Japanese only attacked the US millitary forces whereas the arabs suicide bombs indiscriminately kill anyone who is there including ordinary citizens. If the Japanese suicide attack is terrorism, all the war is equal to terrorism. The difference between Japanese Kamikaze and the arabs suicide bomb is that the Japanese only attacked the US millitary forces whereas the arabs suicide bombs indiscriminately kill anyone who is there including ordinary citizens. If the Japanese suicide attack is terrorism, all the war is equal to terrorism.

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]]> By: Jamie http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/05/16/the-korean-kamikaze/comment-page-1/#comment-44886 Jamie Thu, 17 May 2007 08:45:58 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1752#comment-44886 So what exactly do you propose to do with the "japanese kamikaze terrorists?" Throw them in jail? So what exactly do you propose to do with the “japanese kamikaze terrorists?” Throw them in jail?

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]]> By: Ben http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/05/16/the-korean-kamikaze/comment-page-1/#comment-44874 Ben Thu, 17 May 2007 07:34:01 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1752#comment-44874 I agree with Benon's comment in some extent. What about poor arabs browing themselves to claim their rights, if arab freedom fighters are treated as terrorist than japanese kamikaze is also terrorist. It's basically suicide mission, and some japanese were forced to comit kamikaze, god knows how many were forced by imperial japan. I agree with Benon’s comment in some extent. What about poor arabs browing themselves to claim their rights, if arab freedom fighters are treated as terrorist than japanese kamikaze is also terrorist. It’s basically suicide mission, and some japanese were forced to comit kamikaze, god knows how many were forced by imperial japan.

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]]> By: James http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/05/16/the-korean-kamikaze/comment-page-1/#comment-44850 James Thu, 17 May 2007 03:51:24 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1752#comment-44850 And why is that? They were members of a military force attacking an opposing nation's military. The fact that their attack strategy included their own death does not make their attack terrorism. And why is that? They were members of a military force attacking an opposing nation’s military. The fact that their attack strategy included their own death does not make their attack terrorism.

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]]> By: Benon http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/05/16/the-korean-kamikaze/comment-page-1/#comment-44826 Benon Thu, 17 May 2007 01:02:25 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1752#comment-44826 Japanese Kamikaze should be treated as terrorist! Japanese Kamikaze should be treated as terrorist!

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]]> By: jill http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/05/16/the-korean-kamikaze/comment-page-1/#comment-44766 jill Wed, 16 May 2007 16:22:23 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1752#comment-44766 Thanks for this touching story. And, oh yeah, for my miserably stuffed nose from crying my eyes out. Thanks for this touching story. And, oh yeah, for my miserably stuffed nose from crying my eyes out.

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]]> By: Brian http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/05/16/the-korean-kamikaze/comment-page-1/#comment-44763 Brian Wed, 16 May 2007 16:02:17 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1752#comment-44763 I heard there is even Korean manwha about Korean kamikaze. I heard there is even Korean manwha about Korean kamikaze.

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