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Skip to main content. Refine your search for rising son. Refine more Format Format. Best Match Best Match. Items in search results. Magazine Back Issues 2. Format see all Format. All Listings filter applied. Condition see all Condition. Item Location see all Item Location. Show only see all Show only. You are not your ancestors. Hereditary guilt is a fallacy. It is all political. Every time South Korean presidents run into low ratings, they state anti-Japanese remarks or take anti-Japanese actions to boost approval ratings.

His popularity plummeted due to corruption scandals and he needed a boost badly. What did he do? He went to Dokdo and his ratings went up. His single five-year term was also coming to an end the following year. His ratings went up. These are just a few examples. The entire Japanese occupation is taught as being bad. That nothing good came out of it which is false if you have studied on the subject. Look at Taiwan, they love Japan. It was one of the first countries to be annexed into the Japanese Empire and experienced the same as Korea.

The Chinese Nationalists who fought the Japanese fled there and even then they still love Japan. They teach their generation with an unbiased educational system that has zero political and nationalistic influence. They teach the pros and cons of the occupation. The entire atmosphere of the youth culture is anti-Japanese. If anyone expresses compassion towards Japan, they are labeled as unpatriotic, traitors, and are bullied. Some people have recently been killed on the streets for being pro-Japanese. The people mainly responsible for this anti-Japanese culture in Korea is the media.

Anything and everything anti-Japanese sells in Korea. Newspapers, magazines, books, television, etc. I was shocked when I personally found out many of the rallies are staged by actors. It happened during my first visit to Korea, I witnessed an anti-Japanese rally being filmed by probably the news. Japanese politicians also criticize South Korea and China in order to keep their reputation high up. Your media is also filled with anti-Korea and China contents. Whatever that is anti-Chinese and Korean it also sells in Japan! Your people also rally streets with hatred of their neighboring countries.

Lastly and most importantly, your country also teaches youngsters with textbooks filled with anti-China and Korea contents. If we keep the wrongdoing of Japan in WW2 and other historical context away from discussion of modern conflict between Japan Korea, and China, you guys are the same dirty players participating in this blasphemy. There are radicals in every nation. Extreme right wing groups are active in Japan and they do protest and express anti-Korean and Chinese sentiment.

However those groups are extremely small and the movement is not as mainstream as it is in Korea or China. There are more protests against the Abe cabinet than anti-Korean and Chinese protests. Most Japanese, including myself, view them as something like the KKK. Some conservative Japanese politicians do criticize Korea and China but it is a lot more subtle than the rants from politicians in Korea and China.

Take a look at the recent China, Japan, and S. Korea talks held on Nov. PM Abe asked over and over if all three could talk. Both countries kept refusing and continued to ignore. They would do whatever it is necessary to gain world wide media attention. I have never heard of Japanese textbooks with anti-Korean and Chinese literature.

Please give examples of this. Please provide proof of this. Japan did some very horrible things and it needs to be taught to our next generations. And I think Japan has done that pretty well. It has vowed to never start wars unless it is for self defense.

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It has apologized over and over for WW2 and paid billions and billions of dollars in repartition. It is one of the fastest growing economies in the world and a lot of that has to do with Japanese economic aid. Do people in Korea know about this? Are they grateful for it? Or do they believe it is a given because of WW2.

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I was walking up the hill towards Seoul Tower. On the way up, I heard someone coming up the hill behind me. But there we were, a Norwegian and a South Korean, communicating in the beautiful Japanese language. To all of you: Korean pop culture is very popular in Japan recently. There are always some minority right-wingers stirring up trouble, but the majority of Japanese, young and old, appreciate South Korean pop-culture. What is the difference?? Yes, IJA did kill Chinese civilians, but a lot of the photos you see online of IJA killing Chinese civilians are either fake, potentially fake, or real photos.

Hell, America has some of the war criminals responsible for the My Lai Village Massacre interred at the Arlington National Cemetery equivalent to the Yasukuni Shrine in a way …and who knows how many others. As I mentioned, I said it varies from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. How can you condemn Japanese discrimination towards others when you yourself is a racist? People like you, hypocrites, is the reason why this discussion keeps going on forever. Well it is quite unreasonable for an asian to feel another asian being racist… anyways I hope folks in asia can really forgive each other and maybe unite as a more powerful force just like what europeans has been doing.

I laughed when I realized that this article was written by a Korean. I wonder how old the author of this article is. Hmmm… another fun fact: Before annexation, Korea was absolute garbage. Living standards and economy was trash compared to Nippon. I dare the people in the comments section to compare Seoul to Tokyo. Look at the difference. Now look at Seoul. It is a fact that Nippon was responsible for modernizing Korea and was a major player at making Korea a first world country.

The proof can be seen with your K2 Panthers made by Hyundai. In , there was a huge scandal involving Korean textbook. What did your soldiers do to the Vietnamese people over there? The moral of the story is, please do not blame Japan for everything without questioning what Korea would be today without Japanese intervention. The victors write history. The losers have no say in history. The victors can say the truth or lie. This is the nature of history. You say Japan modernised Korea based on how Seoul looked in and They do so to exploit its resources. Your failure to understand this shows how your patriotic pride has blinded you to fact.

I think that your whole argument is based on the fact that you think Japan is superior to Korea, that is what patriotism tends to lead to. But you know what? We laugh at you. I doubt that any of this will get through to you but I think it will be funny how you react. Have a good time! So much information is lost during the war, you believe what the majority says anyways. You probably also believe all the stories these Holocaust survivors say without actually cross checking the facts, right? I guess all those books and reports written by foreigners visiting Korea before and commenting on the fact how much of a crappy country it was is false, eh?

Korea is still a third world developing country. And Koreans eat dog. But Japan absolutely was responsible for the modernization of Korea, and it started in with the end of the Russo-Japanese war. Bombing of Hiroshima and the colonial rule of Korea have no correlation…none. People like you are the sort who would be excited with the idea of Japan committing to another war of crime and rape. That is why the matter of history is important. Please educate yourself and stop embarrassing us with your level of ignorance. The Japanese chose them, because they were generally bigger stature and more sadistic.

Ever been to Korea, and Japan? Koreans are anbgry, aggro and smell of garlic. Their descendants are not responsible for their actions. You should not blame Japan for this, blame racism and xenophobia, which you are actually displaying here. What you said is only true if the current descendants do not ride on top of the crimes of their forefathers. You cant have your cake and eat it. You live in the world you are born into, and whatever the actions of the previous generation caused, it is in no way your responsibility to undo them.

Your responsibility is only to judge their actions as wrong, not repeat their mistakes and not do the same bad things you have learned they did. There are a lot of stupid things going on in this world. Being a German-Canadian myself, I understand this side very well. My family is from the former East Germany and was stuck there after the war. Comparing the Rising Sun Flag to the Swastika is a bad comparison. First, the swastika was only used by the Nazi regime, but the Rising Sun Flag dates back to the Edo period, hundreds of years before the Showa period. The reversed swastika drawn backwards from traditional hindu and buddhist symbology was used only by Hitler and his regime.

They wanted nothing more than to get home to their families as quickly as possible. The government in Japan at the time basically got their ideas from the west, and could be more accurately compared to the colonial methods used up until WWI in Europe and North America. If anything, we were responsible for setting a poor example to Japan at the time! Millions of poor souls died to feed a blood thirsty war regime run by a few despots and psycopaths.

Remember — thousands of Koreans died fighting for and under this Rising Sun Flag. This flag is more of a symbol of those brave soldiers who died than of those who directed the country under sinister pretenses. This no different than Canada or South Korea flying their Naval Ensign or Army flag, with soldiers proudly wearing it on their uniforms. Their mission is to protect their homeland and country at all costs. What an admirable goal! Until that changes, the flag and the soldiers serving under it should be proudly defended. How about change your perception about the Rising Sun Flag?

Instead of seeing the atrocities that occurred almost 70 years ago, why not look at the 70 years of service and dedication the Japanese have put into upholding peace and stability in SE Asia? They have completely turned around since !


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The Japanese people have by and large turned to a way of peace in order to atone for past sins. Many believe if stopping Nuclear proliferation. What more of an admirable thing could you ever hope for? They are trying to drive the world apart for their own self serving ends. The world is stronger together. I proudly wear the Taegukgi on by dobok uniform , alongside the Canadian Flag.

It existed 20 years before Taekwondo did, and was formed in the forge of what was Manchuria and the occupation of Korea. Some never left Japan, which is why there are thousands of Zainichi Koreans in Japan today. There is no way in hell I will ever take the Taeguk or the Maple Leaf off my uniform, and I would never expect a Japanese soldier or officer to take the symbol and pride of their country off their uniform or navy vessel either. I stand a proud Edmontonian, a Champion of understanding and love, not hate! And proud of what modern South Korea and Japan have become.

Set a positive example! I suggest you talk to more Korean people about it, you clearly have zero perspective on this issue and are being incredibly insensitive. As for Japan turning it around, why then the refusal to apologize? Why the distortion of their history? If they have truly completely turned it around, the symbol might start to become less offensive, but since they refuse to apologize and they distort their history, they hinder positive progress between the two countries.

A much better comparison would be the confederate flag. Both the confederate flag and the rising sun flag are offensive to the people groups who were abused under them, and both flags belong in museums. The people who were most abused under this flag have asked that it no longer be used. Do you see native Americans asking that we no longer use the stars and stripes? Heck, if the people abused by the British empire are offended by the Union Jack then why have so many incorporated it into their own flag?!

The confederate flag belongs nowhere in this conversation. And I do not find the confederate flag offensive at all. The confederate flag is offensive to people for two reasons. The union won therefore we are going to have to listen to hundreds and hundreds of years of pro union propaganda in our schools here in the U. S about how horrible the confederacy was and that the war was all about the enslavement of blacks. Whites were enslaved too, there were less than there were blacks but there were indeed white slaves.

The Union was not anti racism, just anti slavery For the most part, ironically there were a few union states that still supported slavery. Most of the soldiers who were fighting in the war were to poor for there families to even afford to own slaves, yet they fought bravely and to the death for what they believed in. Well…what did they believe in? The emancipation proclamation did not even free all slaves,it only freed slaves in confederate states.

The confederacy believed in agriculture over the industrialization and spread of big game corporate capitalism that was happening in the north. They also believed in states rights and a small federal Government. Their foreign policy was isolationist as opposed to the imperialist union whose imperialistic ideas are the reason why they started the war with the southern states who wanted to secede peacefully and let that be that.

They refused to remove their military outposts from southern lands, and ultimately launched an unprovoked attack on Fort Sumter in South Carolina to push the war into full throttle. Do I agree with everything the confederacy did? Do I fly one in front of my house? Do I agree with demonizing them and portraying them as a bloodthirsty black hating white supremacist slave society? Now since you mention the native americans. I think what the colonists did was terrible and was raised with the knowledge of what the Spaniards did to my ancestors in the carribean, but you know what?

What Japan did to Korea and China was horrible. You get to be offended by it. Other people get to not be offended by it. The confederate states themselves told us why they started the war, slavery. Read their declarations of causes. They retained the supremacy clause, the necessary and proper clause, and the interstate commerce clause which are the present sources of most federal power.

The Confederate states were slaving, traitorous scum. They were precisely a bloodthirsty, black hating white supremacist society. Actually, it does belong in this conversation. And your rundown of your ancestry shows why you would be as dismissive of the significance of the Confederate flag to those lynched and oppressed in the name of it as those who were treated similarly under the Land of the Rising Sun flag of Japan. Yet, you benefit from the battle African Americans predominantly waged and still wage from those who uphold the oppressive significance of this flag.

He speaks of current oppression and ostracizing of Koreans, Chinese, and non-Japanese not including Westerners in present-day Japan. Oh, you always have exceptions to the rule; but, they are just that: I guess what my husband says about the Westerners discrediting the sentiments of those impacted adversely by those wielding the Rising Sun flag is similar to you and other non-Black Americans discrediting the sentiments of those impacted adversely by those wielding the Confederate flag is true: He sounds like a shitty leftist cuck to me.

Rising Sun design was approved by GHQ even after the war ended. You have no right to complain about it. Your husband is an absolute disgrace to the Land of the Rising Sun. Hmm… where did we see the same attitude elsewhere? Oh right, just like how Canadians had enough with Stephen Harper so they voted for Justin Trudeau because surely he will fix the country! Guess what you dumb fuckers? How else can one respond to such idiocy?

Not only did you miss my point, as my issue was about the sun rays, but you sound so unhinged. And why the profanity? Not the end of the world. You really should calm down. I stand by mine and my husband and you have a right to yours. I work on what I can control, and that will be educating people in my sphere of influence about the flag. You have no control over that. But, at the end of the day, there are really WAY more important things to unravel over- but not a piece of fabric.

And, I will be in Japan as often as I want to, as will my husband. Or how about Middle Eastern people? So much murders caused by American troops and American government! More cursing in your arsenal? It fits in well with the other nonsense you are spouting. So, what is your point? Because that sentence sounds like you agree that a population oppressed under the banner of a flag under the name of a flag, including the Korean and US flags, have a right to not view it favorably.

If some Vietnamese see the Korean flag as vile for the reason you expressed, then yes, the Vietnamese would have a right to that view, JUST as Koreans have a right to see the Japanese flag as vile and a symbol of oppression. Every country can justify being isolationist; so, Japan is no exception. I know the history about the Portuguese priests, the prostitution and corruption being brought into and visited upon the Japanese.

They were wise to shut those people out for so long. But, in this day and age, not so much so. And, the Japanese are all over the world now, too. That would be ignorant. But, what I DO have control over is having a passport, money to buy a plane ticket, and the free time to travel to Japan next year. Do I need to remind you about the appropriate use of quotes?

Never mind, not my job. Or you can use this, more truthful one: Try to stay in the present day when you apply terms in a present-day context. After all, cursing is an indication that the person is already on the hinge of being unable to communicate civilly. Initiating communication with someone like that like you is just asking for a headache and to end up sounding equally unhinged. But, glad to know you found something in mine worth responding to. But, in case you still wonder where I stand. I think that old Japanese flags, and any flag use to oppress, are vile. Come to think of it, I think you are, too.

About the Vietnam statement, the point is that I doubt the majority of Vietnamese people give two shits about the modern S. Korean flag, just like how much of Asia gives zero shits about the Nazi flag even though Nazi attempted genocide. But when something affected them previously or one of their family members were affected by it, it becomes problematic to them. That was the reason for the Vietnam and Middle East examples.

The flag is problematic. Continue to use the flag and stay unashamed of what Japan has done in the beginning of 20th century, and history will repeat itself, and you will be at war against the rest of Asia, but this time, without the technological edge provided by being an island nation. Both China and South Korea flag should be condemned, but like I probably said in the past: No one cares because you won the war.

Give me a break. This conundrum you have just discovered, as all nationalistic countries are sinners in terms of human rights violations, and yet we still fly the national flag, is proof that banning a flag will do nothing. You cannot erase what has happened in the past. You are a pawn in a much larger battle that has engulfed you. The only way out is education and the recognition that a flag is just a flag: The meaning attached to it, is up to you to decide.

If you decide to use this symbol for hate or to push others away, this will come true. If you decide to ignore the negative aspects of the symbol, and instead be more understanding and bring others closer, this will come true. It is you who lack perspective. Are you reading any news article lately?

Now, Japanese government is repeatedly and falsely claiming ownership over Dokdo, an island located in the Eastern sea, and historically, this island has belonged to Korea since the ancient times. The only time this island was occupied by Japan was during Japanese imperial era. Japan still insists this piece of island belongs to Japan which symbolizes that they have never given up their age-old ambition to conquer Korean peninsula and move into Chinese territory.

American media does not publicize this particular information because of foreign policy issues Japan being closer ally than Korea. The situation with Dokdo is far less clear cut than you claim. Its in the past now. But its been over 50 years now. It was a war. It was expected of countries under bad influence. We Vietnamese were under Chinese rule for thousand years.

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We were oppressed and constantly fought back. Then, the French came with their opium. Yeah, we did opium for hundred years. Then, Japan came along and took over. We also fought back. Then, America came and fought. They left in , leaving us with no support for two years.

During the war, Korean soldiers were known to be cruel, committing over 40 massacres throughout Vietnam during the war. After that, the Communists of Vietnam took over and made us who we are today: But hey, guess what? Does it look like we give a damn about it? You complain about your 35 years, but we have over thousand. You are lucky that China has not been trying to take over you all.

Maybe you guys should demand that Korea stop flying their flag for what they did to you during the Vietnam War. That, you do not understand Korean history. The position of Takeshima is outside that range. Even modern Korean people do not know the exact position of Takeshima Korean name, Dokto. It seems that it was removed. Even in the opinion of the US government, Takeshima is not Korean territory. Do you think that there was international power in Japan that was occupied by the United States?

Official document from the US government to South Korea. Allied troops up to treated Koreans as Japanese nationality Japanese. And in the Tokyo Trial, many Korean officers were punished. Germany still flies the Iron Cross. Rechecking the conversation you were already told this in the comment at the top of the thread. The Korean government has worshiped the people as national mothers, Yin suffered more than half of the national expenses for superstition faith. By doing so, the officials were unpaid.

And as she sold the state assets to foreign countries, the Joreon dynasty assumed a huge external debt. In Korean traditional thought, labor with sweat and military training are embarrassing. So, the Joseon dynasty can not repay foreign debt. King was not interested except SEX with slave. It is thanks to Japan that Korea became independent from the slaves of China. Article 1 of Shimonoseki Convention. And he begged for consolidation to Japan by the command of the king.

The Japanese government legally consolidated Korea by procedures in accordance with international law and approval of Western countries. And Japan repaid all the external debts made by the Joseon dynasty and bought back the state assets Yin sold to foreign countries. And Japan made many hospitals, schools and power plants. And in order to make a family register, Japan made Korean women make personal names as well. From September to August , the population of Koreans has doubled. The average life expectancy has changed from 24 years old to 29 years old. It is higher than the literacy rate in the West.

The south dictator who was established by the United States massacred hundreds of thousands of Korean citizens. The Korean was Japanese nationality Japanese. According to the testimony of the former Republic of Korea Temporary Government soldier, there were only 26 soldiers of the extraordinary government forces attempting to counterattack the Japanese army. They were trained by the Chinese Communist Party. And they did not fire a bullet to Japan, either.

Let me add few Documents from United States. Also, Please cite where you are getting the information from. What about the Hanazuka and Mimizuka piles of korean etc noses and ears still held in Kyoto by Japan and still on display. Only if you think that should be the same for all countries in the world that have done similar things…. Japan has officially apologized several times. They want vengeance on modern day Japan, because of what Imperial Japan did.

Since when did Japan apologize? If their government officials still visit and worship war criminals at Yasukuni shrine and claim Dokdo as theirs, then how can you say that they have apologized? Japanese government has never admitted that their actions in WW2 against Korea was wrong.

Not quite an apology. Japan needs to learn how to apologize from German. I didnt want to say anything but I felt the need to after seeing how badly misinformed and sadly mistaken you are. I do want to inform you however that when the flag was used during edo period, the flag itself was represented by random warlords at the time without much significance.

It didnt have 16 stripes back then either. It was adopted as representation of japanese imperialism and imperial navy. I wonder why that is. I highly advise educating yourself better by doing more research from trusted source and talking to more people about a matter especially when you are looking in from the outside. Well thats about it for me, I did attach couple of photos you might like. Make sure to check them out.

Oh yeah, almost forgot. Type of martial art you are engaged in is a complete joke rofl. Ive lived in harajuku for 6 yrs, 8 yrs in seoul, 2 yrs each in taipei and hong kong and rest in the states. Ive seen and learned quite a few things in this world, studying in seoul national, waseda, and u of mich. You know what else I learned and trained for last 10 years?

Muay thai and brazilian jiu jitsu and I am telling you once again, you and that martial art is more of a joke than your comments. Once submitted, Ill give you a history lesson. Study more carefully the history instead of just regurgitating what pro-Japan Western media has fed you. A billion Chinese, Koreans, and Filipinos see that flag, we see soldiers carrying that flag and massacring and raping our people… cutting our babies to pieces…tens of millions of us….

Also, the symbol, itself, predates the flag, so try again. You were alive during WWII? Your government is keeping the hate alive to distract you from things…maybe you should look into it. They keep flying their flag, China will give them a hundred more nukes…. The swastika is an old buddhist symbol, and Hindu, simply because the Germany used it does not mean they own it.

It is also an ancient symbol used by the Native American Indians representing the four corners of the earth or 4 elements. There exists very old carvings of the Buddha displaying this symbol. More people should speak up, inform and educate. Most westerners are completely ignorant of the bloody history of this flag.

Thank you for taking action right away…we need more people like you… Racism and prejudice exists most nation.. Japan share its warcrimes to many Asian nations.. I sometimes wondered why China and korea especially South korea expects apology from japan yearly…when japan some of past prime ministers have already done so… After researching, I understand where China and korea are coming from… The Japanese history textbooks have been distorted with some inaccurate information related with its imperialism over korea…with japanese students being educated with inaccurate history of the two countries,..

South korea has repeatedly request japabese government to correct them but without prevail. However, there are political and economic factors influencing the countries.. I tried to support japan and understand the sentiments, but I do believe that Japan needs to show humility …. Other Asian countries that have been occupied by foreign invasion in history are catching up…China, South korea, Philippines, Taiwan, Singapore, Hongkong…Thailand, all are smart and great countries..

Thanks for the informational post. Last week, a school T-shirt was designed with Japanese theme, and the Japanese naval flag was put at the background. For a standby person, it looks very Japanese. However, some parents pointed out the fact, and the teacher immediately changed the design with an appropriate explanation email.

In a way, your popular post on this matter makes it a gateway for people to know a little bit more about this piece of history, where Japanese government refuses to admit, and Chinese and other eastern asian people fail to express. Keep up with the good work! Also let me remind you that the only IJN Imperial Japanese Navy war crime tried was the fact that they did not declare war. They were not tried for the atrocities that many Koreans and Chinese like to mention e.

Hi Sean, sorry if I did not say it clearly. I really mean the Ideology that sent Japan into the war is still honored in Japan, that is what we worry about, worry about that one day another group of people will pick up that ideology and repeat the history. I have nothing against Japanese people, I think they are diligent and smart, and I love Japanese art. Just because the Germans defiled the swastika for 20 odd years in the 20th Century does not mean that people should ignore its actual history! That is the Imperial Japanese Army flag.

That flag is no longer used today. The reason why people get so confuse about the rising sun flag, is because they are not educated on the fact that there were two flags, and the background on them are different from each other. I enjoy learning history, and WWII is a big interest of mine.

I say we keep it like that. In this case, the rising sun flag is a direct reminder of all the atrocities Japan committed before and during WW2. The rest of Asia is friendly with Japan. Do not forget that Japan also invaded the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia, but they do not hate Japan and they have no problem with the rising sun flag.

Most people are absolutely ignorant, and it is those such as the author of this article that think that the Rising Sun flag was the flag of the Japanese Empire and the Swaztika was the flag of the Third Reich. Saying a navy flag, that was considered innocent by trial for your atrocities, is the same as a flag of a radical political party that is actually responsible for the deaths of 6 million Jewish people is being ignorant to history.

Thank you Mr Kim, I was in japan a few years ago and bought the rising sun flag as a sticker to put on my water bottle, only now have i realized, 3 years into university, that I could have been offending most of the asian population at u of a. I wish I had read this sooner, but many thanks none the less. The Japanese Naval flag is nothing to do with a swastika. It is a political flag. The Japanese Naval Flag is just that, the flag used by the navy. It is only offensive because some people associate it with war. The same as every country has done bad things somewhere in history. In the same way a lot of people in Vietnam might think the US flag is offensive.

Yes, what happened during WWII was a tragedy, but do we need to be SO sensitive that a symbol that means something different is supposed to be wrong? So, I want to ask the close-minded author just one question. The Union Jack is a symbol of a blood-crazy and savage empire that conquered, destroyed and executed thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people because of religion and race. How can we study history if we start censoring parts of it?

Is that what you want? Just shut up pussy, this is beyond irrational. If looking at the flag of an army like that of imperial japan, offends you so much, I have no clue how you can rationalize not freaking the fuck out over the flag of the USA. I understand other guys point of view. But just disgust me and others, too. One British and one Canadian-German you are just disgrace of our Commonwealth. You both are fucking Cunt. What is your point? The victors write history and the losers have no say in history.

You probably think what you learned in Highschool or the documentaries on History Channel is the absolute truth, right? Try doing some research on your own, for once. Yeah People can fly and wave whatever flag they want to and if the sane people see those flags we were talking about now they think you are mental. Yeah I am ignorant person but not as you do. You need to go back to high school for learning history as you said and how to conversation with other people and watching history channel again really carefully.

You are just a troll. Conversation is over mate. PRC killed so many innocent people. What about the Brits and their colonization? Do you know what?

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Just believe what you want to believe. Seriously now, are you that mentally retarded to think the government would aprove a tv show that tries to see the losers of war in a neutral or sympathetic way? Or even if they did, the tv show will still try to get their viewers to sway against such thinking. Again, please tell me. America created 2 terrorist groups that turned the world to what you see now. Murders, rapes, assaults, and mass murders all over Europe and even in America to a certain extent.

This article is old, but you could clearly tell the writer is brain dead when it comes to understanding Japanese history and culture. Upon reading the comments said about this article, I have come to the thought that even the thought of comparing one event in history to another is completely uncalled-for.

Even comparing the Confederate flag to The Rising Sun flag would be irrelevant for the reason that they are completely different due to the fact that the confederates were not sexually abusing, killing other people just because of their ethnicity, and killing people just because they could, they were actually protecting something they thought was right. Just put the past behind you. Hindus use swastikas all the time because it is their symbol, a religious symbol, that they have used for thousands of years.

The Nazis stole it and used it as a symbol of evil, yes. But the symbol itself has other and deeper meanings that have nothing to do with Nazis. As does the symbol of a rising sun. Timely suggestions — Incidentally , people need a CA Instructions California Statutory Will , my boss encountered a template version here https: You talk about cultural context? First learn about the cultural context of the symbols you know nothing about. I think you people need to grow a thicker skin. Their government has already indoctrinated this hatred toward Japan in them by their schooling, media, and such.

Gotta keep their people distracted from things like Brothers Home. It seems ludicrous to me to compare the symbol to the swastika. Things change, times do, people will quick enough have a che or mao T shirt…maybe some of the flags today have done this or that, but it is what it is. It should only offend one if the user does not understand the meaning behind the flag. Also, are their intentions to instigate or to educate. In regards to the meanings of either flag, I feel like Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan have been victorious in corrupting the respective images—More so the Nazis, I can agree that not many people, relatively speaking, know about the Japanese side.

I am not well-versed on all of the history myself. Although, it is only similar because the Nazi emblem is actually flipped. I say victorious, because they have successfully created symbolism that is feared even in their absence. In this sense, the surviving mentality is defeated. Instead of attempting to rectify these particular emblems we have branded them evil which only empowers those who plan to use them in such a manner.

We can still remember what happened behind the scenes, but it is important to make progress which is what the original Swastika means. Dwelling on the past is not progress. Flag existed before the Fascists took over. I get the symbolic reasoning but the flag has nothing to do with fascism. If the American flag can continue to be used despite the genocides against the native Americans, then the Imperial Japanese flag is also fine.

Stop judging it as a symbol of war and crimes. I was surprised when I saw this symbol behind used at a japanese car dealership in Sydney. Earlier Koreans used it as a design as usual. Fight against Japan and Korea in the football Asian Cup. At that time, he mimicked a monkey despising the Japanese. His excuse for that. For us, that is the flag of the Nazi! One Korean criticized Ki.

The Korean media criticized Japan using the photo of the Sunrise flag that the German had in the previous year as a field photograph. In Korean traditional culture, the lie for self-interest is virtue. The false complaint filed in the Korean court is times that in Japan.

Do you know this person? However, Koreans never criticize the Sun rise flag. This is the flag of the Japanese newspaper company that was fueling the war. The claim of this newspaper. It is freedom of expression guaranteed by the Constitution. And Koreans also do not criticize this mark. This is the mark of the Korean Christian cult. The purpose of this cult is only gold and SEX. The military dictator who was established by the United States was the ruling class of the Joseon dynasty. He worshiped the tyranny of Joseon dynasty and strict discrimination society as a legitimate state form.

And the dictator became famous as a man who slaughtered the most Koreans. Ok… I am calling BS on this article for one specific point: Were they extremely cruel with prisoners? To the point of killing them? Did they kill people from occupied countries in large numbers? Did they uproot civilians, take their property and move them into prison camps? Yes… so did the US with Japanese descended Americans. Did they have brothels in occupied countries set up for their soldiers? Yes… but my goodness THIS happens so often it probably applies to half of all invading armies in the history of war itself.

DO NOT try and compare any of this with conducting a partially successful extermination of a sizable ethnic group on an entire continent Jews in Europe. Doing so reeks of bias and desperation to justify some other grievance. You are trying to rewrite history by insisting otherwise. What you are doing is wrong because it lowers the magnitude of Holocaust crimes by equating them to lesser crimes… it is childishly political. Chauvinist no, easily offended slowflake yes. Had the allies lost it would be thr allied standards held up as symbols of hate and allied atrocities as crimes against humanity.

Japan did nothing wrong. Yall just mad because their military was stronger than yours years ago. However, it also did nothing worse than most other invading nations in the world did. Other than that, agreed. Stop the bullshit, and your public displays of ignorance of the Rising Sun Flag. That petition got a massive total of exactly NINE 9 signatories. It is camouflaged on the issue of history, but it is obvious from a geopolitical point of view. Koreans will encourage Japan — US alliance destruction and make China more advantageous.