Comments on: Trash from Korean fishermen litters Japan’s beaches

By: Ajapa

Ajapa — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:58:35 +0000

The fact is that the vast majority of Japanese people are not interested in genetic similarity to other peoples at all. And a few people are just opposing to Korean’s ethnocentric view of Japanese as a sub-branch (or descendant) of great Korean people having over 5000 years history. There may be no such an ethnic people which can be clearly defined as Korean or Japanese more than 2000 years ago. Maybe you are misinformed about Japanese people.

By: helical

helical — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:33:45 +0000

What does genetic similarity or the supposed inacceptance of it (only on part of the Japanese) have to do with anything here?

Even if I had an identical twin brother, I’d still call him a jerk if he dumped his garbage in my room.

By: John

John — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:39:20 +0000

It seems the Japanese people have a difficult time accepting the fact they and Koreans are more-or-less genetically the same. Irish and English (or French and Pole) have many more mutually exclusive genes than Japanese and Koreans do.

By: The Overthinker

The Overthinker — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 04:41:44 +0000

Also ignoring the fact that LONDON IS THE CAPITAL OF THE UK!

By: helical

helical — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 04:41:10 +0000

CIA? Secret operation? Have you been drinking the Kool-aid?

By: Canadian

Canadian — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 04:35:48 +0000

“I’m curious to know more in detail about the above comment?”

South Korea’s position of Takeshima is based on pre-Meiji political issues and most of Japan’s position on this is events during the early 20th century.

I have to say that South Korea’s position is a bit more convincing than Japan’s. Then come to think of it, the Takeshima issue is likely a American (CIA) secret operation to diverse South Korea’s and Japan’s position. As for today’s dispute on Takeshima, I can’t blame Korea and Japan about this when I already look at this closely enough.

What Japan has hard time dealing with Takeshima in front of South Korea is also from North Korea and Russia’s “invisible” pressures.

By: Mr. USA

Mr. USA — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 01:53:58 +0000

You people are ignoring the fact the DOKDO IS KOREAN!

By: Marcello

Marcello — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:28:21 +0000

Why does everyone think the ocean is a magical place where you can dump what ever crap you want and it will disappear, and it has a never ending supply of what ever you want to eat!?

By: Aki

Aki — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:50:35 +0000

One of the Japanese myths in Nihon Shoki says that Susanoo, who was banished for blasphemy, visited Shilla. However, since he did not like to stay there, he sailed to Izumo with his son. This is the only myth that mentions Susanoo visiting Shilla. What you wrote is only the latter half of the story.

(I posted a comment quoting relevant portion in Nihon Shoki, but it seems it was eaten by spam filter. You can read the relevant portion of Nihon Shoki in this page if you like.)

By: Aki

Aki — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:21:44 +0000

One of Japanese myths described in Nihon Shoki (日本書紀) says that Susanoo, who was banished for blasphemy, visited Shilla. However, since he did not want to stay there, he sailed to Izumo with his son. This is the only myth that mentions Susanoo visiting Shilla. Relevant portion in Nihon Shoki is as follows. “一書曰。素戔鳴尊所行無状。故諸神科以千座置戸、而遂逐之。是時。素戔鳴尊帥其子五十猛神。降到於新羅国。居曾尸茂梨之処。乃興言曰。此地吾不欲居。遂以埴土作舟、乗之東渡。到出雲国簸川上所在鳥上之峰”.

It seems that some people (Koreans?) like to pick up only the latter half of the story.

By: J.

J. — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:13:59 +0000

It’s backed up by both Korean and Japanese historical records that Susano-o came via sea and ended up in Oki Island from Shiragi (Shilla).

By: Ditto81

Ditto81 — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:37:49 +0000

That is why myths are not facts.

By: J.

J. — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:05:26 +0000

There’s a myth of how Susanoo (younger sister of Amaterasu) who was a ruler of Shilla Kingdom crossed over to Japan and ended up in Oki Island since the wind of East Sea/Sea of Japan blows eastward (trashes found on Japanese seashores are proof of that), his rule extended from Izumo to Yamato and that’s how Japanese Imperial Family came into being. Not saying that throwing trashes is a good thing but just to kill the curiosity.

By: nigelboy

nigelboy — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:05:27 +0000

“I’ve been to South Korea before by the way. The vast majority of the Takeshima issues taught in schools don’t have any anti-Japanese overtones because South Korean schools use a different approach to teach them.”

I’m curious to know more in detail about the above comment?

By: radical pikachu

radical pikachu — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:02:28 +0000

Oh, every time they go to see they loose 1000 those plastic tubes. That’s really a lot of gomi. This plastic will never break up in ocean and there are also fish which eats those plastics and die.

By: Canadian

Canadian — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:39:00 +0000

“but certainly you have seen the kinds of expose in South Korea of the extreme anti Japanese rhetoric they teach even the young students in school?”

That’s actually a very rare case (very few schools). I’ve been to South Korea before by the way. The vast majority of the Takeshima issues taught in schools don’t have any anti-Japanese overtones because South Korean schools use a different approach to teach them.

The funny thing is, anti-Japanese sentiment is not the primary South Korean issue regarding foreign countries. It’s actually anti-American or anti-Chinilpa. As a matter of fact, South Koreans tend to believe that the American government “corrupted” Japan for over 60 years.

By: NPC

NPC — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:50:54 +0000

Obviously nationalists will hate nationalists, but polluting and destroying Japanese waters and beaches effects everyone regardless of political stance. It’s really fucked up and south korea needs to own up to it.

By: Mr. USA

Mr. USA — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:37:54 +0000

Japan must have planted fake garbage there to make the Koreans look bad. Korean people don’t litter. And while we’re at it, they don’t spit in the street either.

Besides, the garbage came from the East Sea, not the Sea of Japan, so why does Japan care?

By: ponta

ponta — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:27:54 +0000

I don’t think Japanese hate Korea Most of them don’t care, some love Korean entertainers. But some hate Korean nationalists and Korean nationalistic media.

By: HamachiMan

HamachiMan — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:33:19 +0000

While I commend you and I agree not all are as you say, but certainly you have seen the kinds of expose in South Korea of the extreme anti Japanese rhetoric they teach even the young students in school? I’m not sure which website it was featured on but Korean school kid’s murals and cartoons regularly feature anti Japanese stuff.

By: Canadian

Canadian — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:43:00 +0000

Most Koreans don’t hate Japanese as people. In real life, they “primarily” hate some right-wing nationalist Japanese politicians and activists. Almost all of the anti-Japanese activities in South Korea are NOT targeted towards Japan as a whole, they’re targeted towards the specific groups of right wing & nationalist political tendencies within Japan.

I don’t know why gaijin (“typical” foreigners living in Japan) and Japanese don’t get this. Before you hate South Korea, at least please know what is going on in South Korea.

I’m a Japan-loving Chinese-Canadian with a lot of Korean buddies. Anyway it’s very hard to find Japanese in Canada these days.

By: HamachiMan

HamachiMan — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:59:15 +0000

I wish people would stop picking on the Koreans. They can do what they want. Remember, world war 2, colonization, all that? They get a ‘pass.’

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:30:30 +0000

…That’s true, I suppose, if you like to state things factually.

By: John M. Andresen

John M. Andresen — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:50:10 +0000

It wasn’t like this between 1910 and 1945.