104 Japan-South Korea exchange programs affected by territorial dispute
July 27th, 2008 by James
Kyodo News reports that a large number of exchange programs have been canceled or postponed because of the dispute over the Liancourt Rocks:
The aggravated bilateral row over South Korean-administered islets in the Sea of Japan has affected 104 exchange programs between Japan and South Korea, including the cancellation of 63, a Kyodo News tally shows Sunday.
Most of the cancellations, postponements, suspensions and scalings down of such events, including visits and sports events, were decided on at the request of South Korea, according to the survey.
So much for the idea of using international exchange programs to improve relations between countries.
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fyi, your map forgot to include japan and china as part of korea
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That’s a pretty funky-looking Japanese archipelago there.
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Please direct your complaints to the experts of history and geography at http://dokdocorea.com/dokdo.htm
1. Korea somehow multiplied to 8 times it’s actual size.
2. The Japanese archipelago seems to have experienced the primary stage of entering a black hole.
3. The Sea of Japan was misspelled.
4. Hokkaido seems to have drifted away somewhere.
5. This map has gone through a timewarp either to the past or future when Korea is/was a single country and had no DMZ.
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And of course Shikkoku has also disappeared.
Maybe both Hokkaido and Shikkou were moved to Korea to make it ACTUALLY bigger to suit the map.
HA! Korea… get real.
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This site lists the maps used on Japanese/Korean media showing the football stadiums for 2002 World Cup.
http://www.geocities.jp/kmag0721/map/jkmap.html
It seems they have a unique sense of geography indeed.
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You should check out their unique sense of history, too!
http://rokdrop.com/2008/07/26/the-forensics-of-no-gun-ri/
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Exchange programs are most needed because people want to facilitate more understanding and friendship…I’ll never understand Korean ultra-nationalism.
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Exactly. These kind of reactionary behaviors further isolate the Korean people from their neighbors and do nothing to improve the dialog on issues of mutual importance.
Ultimately, these actions will be looked back on by Koreans as infinitely childish.
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except they never look back at these events and think of them as childish. they always think theyre right. when will the koreans learn…korea isnt the center of the world.
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WOW THEM FOOLS ARE FIGHTING OVER A FUCKING ROCK….. IF IT WAS BIG ENOUGH THEN I’D UNDERSTAND BUT IF IT WAS ME I’D LET THEM HAVE THAT STUPID THING.
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is not so much a fight over a rock, is a fight over control
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…of a rock.
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touche.
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of a rock… with rich fishin grounds and possible gas deposits :p
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I know many Japan fanatics will automatically say Korea should give Dokdo/Takeshima to Japan and be done with it.
However, Dokdo has been proven to be Korea’s in the past.
I will say that Korea canceling its exchange programs is the most childish/immature thing they could do. It’s not the fault of the students. Why punish Japanese students willing to learn in Korea?
Also, the bird smashing on top of Japanese flags is just outrageous and uncalled for.
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People might also want to say that suggesting to take the issue to the international court is not fanatical but rational and it is childish/immature to say you proved Dokdo belongs to Korea by the documents and maps about other islands.
On other points, I wholeheartedly agree with you.
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Action speaks itself as to who is fanatics and has the legitimate claim.
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South Korean government should not isolate themselves from Japan. Big Mistake for them. With this said I hope Japan will benefite.
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South Korean government is not making a wise decision. Instead of looking for the past and historical issues only, SK should looking foward to future better relations with Japan. Another thing, both Korean and Japanese students have nothing to do with this issue, so the SK government should not avoid these both grups to participate in exchange programms which will help the both groups know each other culture and worldview.
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