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Posted in: Japan Today Spotlight looks at the Fuji TV scandal See in context

What does this scandal reveal about the Japanese media and entertainment world? Is this the tip of the iceberg? Join us for this deep dive into one of Japan's biggest news stories.

I am joining already. Is Jef ichard letting this news be gone with only 8 comments? What does Japan Today want to do with this news?

Japan Today and J*ff shouldn't threw the ball into the court . Shouldn' they keep the game going on?

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Posted in: Japan Today Spotlight looks at the Fuji TV scandal See in context

So what will Japan today exactly do ?

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Posted in: Mother of N Korea abductee hopes Trump's return will bring progress See in context

I don't care which country you came from or what status you have in Japan, but imagine if people from your beloved own country were abducted like this. Imagine if it were your beloved son or daughter. Unless you are a sort of North Korean agents, what is your basis for posting that 'Megumi is already dead'? Megumi Yokota was born in 1964, so she is still only 60 years old. You might not be in Japan by your own choice. You might not have become a naturalized Japanese citizen by your own choice, but HEY " enough is enough!"

JUST leave here

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Posted in: Mother of N Korea abductee hopes Trump's return will bring progress See in context

21 comments have been posted up to this point.

Most of , if not all, these posters are just like those who confidently denied, publicly in the place of national diet, the fact itself that NK had abducted innocent Japanese citizens, . Those including then-most lefty politicians who never had dreamed of Kim Jong-Il could possibly having admitted that THAT WAS THE FACT, and of the the result some ex-abductees had retuned home Japan. Most of these posters are even older than Megumi I guess, yet . seems human could die so easy and young.

Don't be like Kiyomi Tsujimoto who made a statement that " No points on claiming for returns of handful abducted Japanese without proper apology to NK for abductimg tens of thousands of Koreans"

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Posted in: Impeached South Korean president arrives at court to argue against his arrest See in context

SK is not ruled by law. It just pretends to be, yet, as we have seen this nation long enough, frequently overidden by 국민정서법 (comfortable translation to English does not exit as it is this much unique to SK, you know? ) and by Pro-North agents. You don't have to be Yoon's fan anyway but you could see something really wrong with this nation, including those regular posters excited about his being arrested here in JAPAN news comment board.

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Posted in: South Korean investigators arrest impeached President Yoon See in context

He posted himself for the peace , then arrested, unlike this ugly party leader of DPK, who does anything to strech his own trial schedule.

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Posted in: South Korean investigators arrest impeached President Yoon See in context

So you are saying a democracy will join with three dictatorships to oppose other democracies and allies? Dream on.

So you are saying it won't. Despite heavy on-going censorship against those people everywhere who support Yoon?

I am eager to know how you think so unless you want it happen

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Posted in: Thousands of South Koreans protest as president digs heels in See in context

If you are to think SK a democratic nation ruled by law, you should not call these people Yoon's Goons.

They are protesting democratically just like those knee-jerk reacting ignoreant lefty mobs demanding his impeachment, As these polls show approval ratings for Yoon's ruling party has been rising as the crisis drags on, up to almost equal level to the oppposite.

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Posted in: 8 students injured in hammer attack at university campus in Tokyo suburbs See in context

Ask those students who have been ignored her why, that gives a lot anyway

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Posted in: S Korean authorities seek warrant to detain impeached President Yoon in martial law probe See in context

Article 77 of the Korean Constitution (Martial Law)

Conditions for Proclamation: The President may proclaim martial law when a grave situation threatens the survival of the nation or public safety.

Reporting and Approval: When martial law is proclaimed, the President must immediately report to the National Assembly and obtain its approval. If approval is not obtained, martial law loses its effect.

Effect: Once proclaimed, martial law allows the military to maintain public order, and certain constitutional rights may be temporarily restricted.

Types of Martial Law

Emergency Martial Law: Proclaimed when national security is gravely threatened.

Extraordinary Martial Law: Proclaimed when significant domestic unrest or insurrection occurs, disrupting public order.

Conditions for Proclamation:

Martial law can be determined as acts of rebellion or insurrection under the following conditions:

Rebellion: Acts that use force to undermine national sovereignty and overthrow state governance.

Insurrection: Large-scale violence or unrest within the country that significantly threatens national stability.

If these conditions are met, the President can proclaim martial law and must seek approval from the National Assembly to maintain its effect.

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Posted in: South Korea parliament majority votes to impeach acting president Han See in context

South Korean prosecutors: Yoon authorised ‘shooting’ during martial law bid

https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3292587/south-korean-prosectors-yoon-authorised-shooting-during-martial-law-bid?utm_source=rss_feed

LOL. So what about a piece of report by THE KOREAN MEDIA? Big Deal ! THE SOUTH KOREAN prosecutors and judges! who all are either freaking out or brain washed much? especially in this kind of judiciary?

You haven't seen it enough haven't you?

No wonder.

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Posted in: South Korea parliament majority votes to impeach acting president Han See in context

South Korean prosecutors: Yoon authorised ‘shooting’ during martial law bid

https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3292587/south-korean-prosectors-yoon-authorised-shooting-during-martial-law-bid?utm_source=rss_feed

LOL. So what about a piece of report by THE KOREAN MEDIA? Big Deal ! THE SOUTH KOREAN prosecutors and judges! who all are either freaking out or brain washed much? especially in this kind of judiciary?

You haven't seen it enough haven't you?

No wonder.

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Posted in: South Korea parliament majority votes to impeach acting president Han See in context

Corrupted? Such description has long been and still is the best fitting to the current South Korea's largest opposition party, Yes. Those SK lefty party polluted by NK agents like Lee Jae-myung.

No wonder genuine SK historians are about to give up facing these abnormal conditions. Because they would be socially terminated unless they chose emigration.

What kind of idiots have been claiming, here at JT, that SK is a far more advanced deomocratic nation than Japan?

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Posted in: South Korea parliament majority votes to impeach acting president Han See in context

The Yoon/PPP crisis continues. Resign already Martial Law Yoon.

This Martial Law IS a constitutionall act entitled to then SK president. How come bashing Yoon rather than SK constitution itself for the cause of this ugly chaos Huh? Does SK constitution line up applicable reasons to convert such act of declaration of ML to criminal insurrection? What are they?

Don't you wish the Japanese and Americans could deal with their own corrupt politicians in the same way. People like Nancy Pelosi would have been jailed 10 times over.

Declaring Martial Law itslef is not corruption. How exactly Yoon has been corrupted? Would you elaborate?

No more his wife's stories

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Posted in: South Korea's opposition vows to impeach acting president See in context

Thanks to SNS, the world is finally seeing a bit of what's been really happening on the south peninsula which is far more-than-K-drama's spectacles.

No more being fooled stupidly by what they say, what their media say, the Korean diasporas everywhere says

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Posted in: South Korea's opposition vows to impeach acting president See in context

This biggest opposition party led by the criminal with 4 verticed criminal records with 5 ongoing trials.

These trials have been intentionally delayed by his own intentional acts ( like his hunger-strikes against Fukushima treated water release ) and this LEE has impeached 5 critical top public servents who all had been critical to prove him guilty, under those accused 15 cases , He and his party is now in full power, meaning , it would impeach anyone who stands in the middle of way it proceeds.

Unfortunately, Korean populace is ignorant and too emotional、so, unless the populace finally wakes up and trys to stop it, this devil would suceed to reach to the position to pardon himself and then break all liberal democratic South Korea reespecting basic human rights.

Who are those idiots who've kept posting SK is far more advanced democracy?

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Posted in: S Korea's Yoon given until Saturday to appear for questioning: Yonhap See in context

SK is not advancd democratic country, you may know it well by now. It is just populism.

Those people just don't care the truthes, either historical or on-going political.

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Posted in: S Korea's Yoon given until Saturday to appear for questioning: Yonhap See in context

Laugable. What they believe themselves with, the most advanced democracy in the world, or at least far more advanced one than Japan , such democratic uri-NARA has been allowing the president to impose martial law in it's constitution all this time. WHY haven't you opposed to it in the first place? what NOW? You thought it is only for some emergency like NK suddenly attacks your NARA?

Without listening carefully to, and thinking all by yourself about Yoon's recent own statements, getting so blindly excited holding candles so as to drag THAT criminal, this disgusting puppet of NK and China up to the position which still can impose Nkorean or Chinese style martial law? only to find out your home country ending up as abolutely non-democratic NARA ruled by dictatorship like Kim or Xi

NO WONDER whole nation has been fooled by a handful NK puppets this long time like the ones , CW or forced labor, Takeshima issues, all those anti-Japan energy drinks. You need to drink it to live your daily lives.

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Posted in: Japan, U.S., S Korea affirm close ties amid Yoon's martial law chaos See in context

이재명 is not a criminal, he is the hope for South Korea.

He really is? How pathetic situation for Korean people if he really is.

The Korean people just don't want Yoon's appeasement to Japan because it was an insult.

appeasement to *is not apprpriate wording. Yoon's approach has been just natural as it should be.

China is what they want get along with !

Be the world's guest. Japan wouldn't and shouldn't care

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Posted in: Japan, U.S., S Korea affirm close ties amid Yoon's martial law chaos See in context

South Korea politics and those main lefty-figures are just insane, you should have known it enough by now.

Hope Yoon would make this big reversal against all odds. This is unfortunately the reality of South Korea. Too many SK people LIKE being agitated as to step out at midnight holding candles to join the party, IGNORANTLY,

without knowing that fact they have been all fooled by handful anti-state North Korean force.

They can never wake themselves up. If Yoon fails on this brave plan, and this criminal Lee comes back, That is the end of SK.

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Posted in: Kyodo News penalizes top editors after false report on Yasukuni visit See in context

Media sucks.

If they did that in an American news organization, everyone would be fired by next Tuesday, and the guy doing the firing would have to fire himself.

This!

What can you do against those media which has intentional bias in the 1st place? Still Kyodo may be a little better than Asahi-newspaper

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Posted in: Japan, U.S., S Korea affirm close ties amid Yoon's martial law chaos See in context

Japan, the United States and South Korea affirmed Monday they will continue to closely work together in dealing with North Korea

Thanks to SNS and unpoluted small media, it is well known by now Yoon was the one who has benn dealing with North agents inside South including a disgusting criminal called 이재명

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Posted in: S Korea expresses regret to Japan over memorial for mine workers See in context

A foreign ministry official sent a message of regret to the Japanese embassy in Seoul over Japan's attitude shown during the consultation process for the memorial, Seoul's foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

OK. You didn't like my attitude, so you blew it up in the last minute.

The official called for close communication to ensure the issue did not result in "unnecessary conflict," the ministry said.

You say What? you don' want unnecessary conflict? without telling what attitude of mine you didn't like?

This part says everything. Things with SKorea has been always like and will be like this.

Enough is enough.

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Posted in: S Korea expresses regret to Japan over memorial for mine workers See in context

So... the Korean governmetn canceled in the last minute and it is only the Japanese side fault??

Sorry but that is not how coordination of an event goes. If the Korean side had their issues they should have announced the cancelation of the event, or at least that Korea will not participate a week before the event, at least 5 days before and not the day before.

Yep. S.Korea did Dotacan simply because they didn't like the attitude of the counterpart and no media knows what kind of attitude problems of Japan existed. Funny Yes?

I don't even think it is worth any longer inviting anyone from S. Korea for this memorial. Japan should continue this event by itself to mourn for all the victimes which do include then-ethnic-Korean Japanese just like Yasukuni does in the same manner and ignore all the noise from S.Korea. JUST IGNORE.

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Posted in: Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite S Korean boycott amid lingering historical tensions See in context

Micro Tokyo Call posted.

No, the 1965 Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and South Korea did not provide direct compensation to individual Korean forced laborers either, including those who worked in the Sado Island mines

dido posted.

Seriously, where are you getting your facts from, Ken?!

This information is widely available and well-established as fact in books and papers and on the internet, and there is no dispute since it is all written down!

The Jp government gave a lump sum to the South Korean government with no mention of a direct payment to forced labour on Sado Island. There is no two ways about it bud.

Could you let me know where your proof is?! I have given you mine.

Enough for those arguing on this issue only after reading the letter of 1965 treaty readily picked up from the net. . When I suggested" READ 1965 treaty , don't forget Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, where you must read into all the relevant documents between Japan and South Koreaboth had wasted 14 years to mutually agree and reach to this treaty. What were written there?

Just because those indispensable materials (dialogue between 2nations ) are not readily available on the net, you just cannot make excuse like above.

Search for those and come back.

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Posted in: S Korea holds memorial for forced laborers at Sado mines, a day after boycotting Japanese event See in context

Books and Articles:

"Japan's Wartime Empire, 1931-1945"

Edited by Peter Duus, Ramon H. Myers, and Mark R. Peattie

This collection examines Japan’s wartime policies, including the exploitation of forced laborers from Korea. It provides a context for understanding forced labor in Japan’s war economy.

"The Forced Labor of Koreans under Japanese Rule"

By Soon-Won Park

This work highlights the experiences of Korean forced laborers, including mistreatment and abuses during Japan’s occupation of Korea.

"Silent Memories, Traumatic Lives: Korean Forced Laborers under Japanese Rule"

By Hyung Gu Lynn

This study discusses the physical and psychological toll of forced labor on Korean workers, with a focus on industrial sites, including mines.

"Troubled Apologies Among Japan, Korea, and the United States"

By Alexis Dudden

This book explores historical accountability, focusing on forced labor and the broader atrocities Koreans faced under Japanese imperialism.

"From Osaka to Sado: Mapping Korea-Japan Forced Labor"

By Tessa Morris-Suzuki (Journal Article)

This article discusses forced labor flows, specifically mentioning labor in industrial and mining regions such as Sado Island.

Historians and Scholars:

Tessa Morris-Suzuki

A prominent historian of Japan and Korea, her works often highlight forced labor and the abuses suffered by Korean workers during Japan's imperial period.

Alexis Dudden

An expert in East Asian history, Dudden has extensively covered Japan's colonial rule over Korea, including forced labor practices.

Mark Selden

His research often discusses Japan’s wartime economy, including the exploitation of forced laborers in industrial settings.

Hyung Gu Lynn

A scholar specializing in Korean-Japanese relations, Lynn has documented the lived experiences of Korean forced laborers.

Hiroshi Tanaka

A Japanese historian who has written extensively about Japan’s wartime forced labor policies and their impact on Koreans.

Primary Sources and Testimonies:

Testimonies from surviving forced laborers:

Recorded in various projects, such as the Truth-Seeking Committee for Forced Labor Victims in South Korea, testimonies detail abuses, harsh working conditions, and deaths.

Reports by South Korea’s National Archives:

South Korea has declassified documents and reports about forced laborers, including their experiences on Sado Island and elsewhere.

Institutional Reports:

International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) Report (1994)

Discusses Japan's wartime responsibility, including forced labor and its human rights violations.

The Korean Forced Labor History Museum (Gwangju, South Korea)

Features research and exhibits on Korean forced labor during Japan’s colonial period, including mining sites like Sado Island.

Wow. what a paraid of those infamous one-sided ignorant authors. I wanna ask you whta Alexis Dadden doing these days ? these days? She retirred or what? those mess that Korean academic itself critisizing anti-Japan movements and Chong-Dae-Hyup and all thoese lies ? Haven't you learnt anything? They can LIE. All of living CW carefully selected by ChongDae Hyup LIED. It is just EASY for THEM to LIE. Challenge those Korean academic before comming to me.

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Posted in: S Korea holds memorial for forced laborers at Sado mines, a day after boycotting Japanese event See in context

No, the 1965 Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and South Korea did not provide direct compensation to individual Korean forced laborers either, including those who worked in the Sado Island mines

Read 1965 treaty again and come back

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Posted in: S Korea holds memorial for forced laborers at Sado mines, a day after boycotting Japanese event See in context

The Koreans who were forced to work in the Sado Island mines did not receive compensation in 1995. The Asian Women's Fund, established in that year, focused on providing compensation to the victims of sexual slavery, or "comfort women," during World War II not for the slave labour.

They have never received a cent or so much as a recognition of their slaervry by the Jp govt let alone compensation or an apology.

1965 Not 1995. OK man? Besides AWF is about CW, nothing to do with Sado island mines.

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Posted in: S Korea holds memorial for forced laborers at Sado mines, a day after boycotting Japanese event See in context

Japan on Sunday held a memorial service for all workers at the Sado mines, including Koreans. It thanked them for their contributions at the mines but did not acknowledge their forced labor or issue an apology.

All workers does mean ALL, including ethnic Korean-Japanese. They WERE Japanese then. Did not acknowledge what? They were not forced labor, but paid labor based on the contract that they signed on their own will. Their salary was paid into their individual accounts during the contract for sure. Right after the end of war, for all of those who failed to repatriate, whether they dead or alive, the total sum of their accumulated salary was fairly paid out in the 1965 agreement.

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Posted in: Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite S Korean boycott amid lingering historical tensions See in context

Laughable.

Japan always to have own version of history.

So does BOTH KOREA, still stirred up by those who paste meaningless links to the irresponsible so-called ignorant media.

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