Posted in: Abe tells world to stand up to China or face consequences See in context
Three Chinese ships on Sunday patrolled the James Shoal, an area also claimed by Malaysia - Reuters
The James Shoal is just 80km off from the coast of Malaysia.
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Posted in: Foreign men share their reasons for divorcing Japanese wives See in context
Most of the cases above are not cultural difference issues but personality issues. I'm sure the wives side have a lot to say.
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Posted in: Korean campaigns for removal of Japanese flag from French stores See in context
Koreans were among the Imperial Japan army who massacred Chinese therefore Koreans are still called Gaoli Bangzi by Chinese. (Please check Gaoli Bangzi on Wikipedia) Koreans were not victims but collaborators.
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Posted in: There is no evidence that people called comfort women were taken away by force or threat by the Japanese military. If three is such evidence, South Korea should provide it. See in context
Comfort Women, Military Prostitution and Human Trafficking The need for a perspective shift in Japan and Korea Gavan Gray, Ritsumeikan University
The clash between Japan and South Korea over redress for former ‘comfort women’ is a key element preventing stronger ties between the two neighbours. The issue has also diverted attention from the larger problem of human-trafficking that plagues both countries. In recent years understanding of the issue has been broadened by Asian scholars who have moved beyond the version that was dominant in the early 1990s. In the West however, perceptions remain as they were twenty years ago, repeating as fact elements that have been brought into question or utterly disproven. This inaccurate portrayal by Western media and governments has compromised resolution of the issue in Asia and failed to acknowledge widespread use of equivalent systems of prostitution by both South Korea and the USA. The reason Japan was so specifically targeted lies in a timely convergence of feminism, Korean nationalism and latent anti-Japanese racism. Acting to exaggerate the cruelty of Japan’s system while ignoring those of other nations, these factors prevented Japan and South Korea from developing a new perspective on the issue that would allow stronger ties between the two and refocus the campaign to end exploitation of Asian women.
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Posted in: Hashimoto says S Korean troops guilty of wartime sex abuse See in context
Wow shocking truth revealed. Korea did sex slavery too!
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Posted in: AI chatbots are here to help with your mental health, despite limited evidence they work
Good Lord what a monstrosity. Will I try this? No way Pedro!
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