"Just as Japan used to effectively steal a few tricks when it was learning from the West, I would be enormously surprised if China wasn't involved in some sort of technical espionage... and no doubt some of this is backed by the Chinese military," he sa この言い方はムカツクな
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries held an information session with the local Korean-American community. Organized by several Korean-American groups, the event happened because of the enforcement of laws related to black bears.
The dried pieces of the gallbladders of black bears are used for medicinal purposes in Korea and this cultural practice has been brought to America. Unfortunately, it is illegal in Virginia to sell body parts of black bears and poaching for such parts has reduced their populations. Over the past three years, the Game Department, along with the federal government, set up sting operations to catch those who sell bear gallbladders. They placed ads in Korean language magazines about bear gallbladders being sold at an emporium in the Shenandoah Valley. The sting resulted in the arrests of 30 Korean-Americans who did not know they were breaking the law. http://www.fcnp.com/520/hull.htm
Quote from an American author named Angus Hamilton who visited korean in 1904.(His book is titled Korea pub in 1904) “The streets of Seoul are magnificent, spacious, clean, admirably made and well-drained. The narrow, dirty lanes have been widened, gutters have been covered, roadways broadened. Seoul is within measurable distance of becoming the highest, most interesting and cleanest city in the East.”
“Seoul was the first city in East Asia to have electricity, trolley cars, water, telephone and telegraph systems all at the same time.” Much of this was thanks to trade with the United States. Seoul Electric Company, Seoul Electric Trolley Company and Seoul Fresh Spring Water Company were all US owned.
Unknown Illness Kills Nine Chinese Farmers Deaths Could Be Linked to Outbreaks of Bird Flu in Nine Asian Countries By Philip P. Pan Washington Post Foreign Service Sunday, July 24, 2005; Page A18 また変な病気キターーー
A state-run newspaper in western China, the Huaxi Metropolitan Daily, reported that the sickened farmers suffered flu-like symptoms in the early stages of the disease, including fever, fatigue, nausea and vomiting. Later, the farmers suffered bleeding under the skin, shock and other symptoms, the newspaper said.
U.N. officials and independent researchers have complained that the Chinese government has not fully responded to urgent requests by the World Health Organization and other international health groups for information about the three outbreaks, including samples of the virus found, analyses of its genetic makeup and details about the extent of the infection and efforts to contain it.
http://aog.2y.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=1688&st=20 Esbeemer> Let's say, for the sake of argument, that Japan bankrupts itself in order to seed the clouds > with gold coins to rain on South Korea. Call me silly, but I'd bet my life that, were that to happen, > that the Korean government would demand repairations for the people who were injured > by the falling money.
http://forums.nytimes.com/top/opinion/readersopinions/forums/editorialsoped/opedcolumnists/kristofresponds/index.html nicholaskristof - 12:01 PM ET July 21, 2005 (#858 of 858) My Japan-based friend Mark Schreiber, a master of Japanese, Mandarin and Taiwanese, sent in this tidbit of news. It underscores the way China is turning its antipathy toward Japan into virulent racism: BEIJING ・A hospital in southern China has hung a sign outside its entrance forbidding Japanese people from entering unless they apologize for the Japanese army's World War II-era use of "comfort women," two of whom were treated there, a local paper reported Thursday.
nicholaskristof - 11:59 AM ET July 21, 2005 (#857 of 858) But another consequence has been the growing rift between Washington and Seoul. Increasingly, South Korea is moving out of the US orbit and into China's. It's also clear that South Korea is planning to play a greater role vis-à-vis North Korea, partly because it thinks the US is paralyzed. Napsnet, a list-serve about Korean security issues distributed by http://www.nautilus.org (I highly recommend Napsnet), just released an analysis that makes this point
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/24/skorea.royal.burial.ap/ SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Sunday, July 24, 2005 Posted: 0755 GMT (1555 HKT) Japan forced Yi's grandfather from power in 1907 and annexed Korea in 1910, ending the Chosun Dynasty that had ruled the peninsula since 1392.
Monday, 25 July, 2005 Lucie's father goes back to Japan Businessman Joji Abara, 52, went on trial in November 2003 but denies having any involvement in the killing. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/4714321.stm
こっちは日本人ビジネスマン扱いだぞ、Ethnic KoreanでNaturalized Japanese Citizenだときちんと伝えましょう。 Mon 25 Jul 2005 Lucie murder: Father faces accused The father of hostess Lucie Blackman is to fly out to Japan this week to face the man accused of her murder as he gives evidence for the first time in the four-year trial. Tim Blackman, 52, from the Isle of Wight, said that Japanese businessman Joji Obara was expected to attend two hearings in Tokyo this week as he begins his defence case. http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=1680122005 Contacting The Scotsman Publications Ltd http://members.scotsman.com/contact.cfm
Two military contractors pleaded guilty Monday to conflict of interest charges for trying to hire the Army’s former head of contracting in South Korea, who was later sacked for bribing Korean companies. Young Y. Lee, 46, of Rockville, Maryland, and Lorn J. MacUmber, 67, of Gypsum, Colo., face a possible sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for pleading guilty to one count each of aiding and abetting a conflict of interest. Lee was president and CEO of Information Systems Support Inc. of Gaithersburg, Md., and MacUmber was a senior vice president of the company that worked on information technology for the military, including at installations in South Korea. In December 2000, Lee met Col. Richard J. Moran in Seoul. At the time, Moran had oversight of roughly 17,000 contracts in Korea worth about $310 million. The two initially discussed ISS’s business in Korea, but later spoke of the possibility that Moran would join ISS after he retired. http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-994990.php
*A language school head who killed his domineering wife with a single punch to her jaw and then cut up her body with an electric saw was jailed for a total of five years yesterday. Paul Dalton, from Kingston, Surrey, was cleared of murdering Tae Hui but was convicted of manslaughter at the Old Bailey on Friday.
During the trial, the jury heard he had chopped his wife's body into nine pieces, which he stored in a kitchen freezer *before fleeing to Japan.
Dalton maintained he accidentally killed his Korean-born wife after suffering years of torment and provocation. She had treated him like a slave, the court heard. "She always got what she wanted. I was scared of her. Everyone was scared of her," he said. She was just saying she married me for the visa," he said.
The prosecution alleged that Dalton meant to dump the body parts in the sea or river Thames, * but lost his nerve and fled to Japan.
Dalton, a teetotal computer specialist, met his wife in 1994. He told the court she was domineering and controlling. "She always wanted to be in control," he said, adding that she once stole his passport to stop him getting away from her. They married in 1997. Over time, she bullied him at work, and denied him a wage from a business he had set up, he claimed. He and his wife ran a language school in Kingston.
>>482>>485 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/4714321.stm Last Updated: Monday, 25 July, 2005, 10:57 GMT 11:57 UK 下記の2ヶ所の名前が訂正されましたが、朝鮮名Kim Sung Jongなどの併記を要求は却下の模様… 1) Businessman Joji Obara, 52, went on trial in November 2003 but denies abduction, rape and manslaughter. 2) The location was just 100 yards from Mr Obara's apartment.
Iran acquiring nuclear parts from Europe - report Tue. 26 Jul 2005 The paper said that it had seen secret documents showing that Iran was secretly buying European-made sophisticated nuclear parts via South Korea According to the financial records for the deal, Tehran was busy buying 300 units of Nickel 63 (98.720 dollars) from the South Korean Kyung-Do Enterprises through an Iranian company called Partoris. http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2980
THE father of a Briton allegedly murdered while working as a Tokyo bar hostess has dismissed as ludicrous claims that she was a habitual drug user who died accidentally of an overdose. In a document obtained by The Times, Mr Obara asserts that it was Ms Blackman who gave drugs to him and implies that she died of an overdose exacerbated by chronic health problems. According to sources close to the case, the claims will form the basis of his defence, which will begin in the Tokyo District Court this afternoon. In his opening defence statement, Mr Obara will claim that a witness can provide him with an alibi. He will refer to a third person, Mr A, whom he asked to take Lucie back to Tokyo while he himself was “tripping” on the unspecified drugs she had allegedly given him. According to those close to the case, the implication will be that it must be Mr A who is responsible for her death.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-1710631,00.html From Richard Lloyd Parry in Tokyo Joji Obara, the Japanese man accused of killing Lucie Blackman, read aloud from her diaries in a Tokyo courtroom today, and described her as a manic depressive drug user who died of an overdose.
Toll rises as pig disease spreads and China scrambles to reassure public
BEIJING (AFP) - A mysterious pig-borne disease has spread to six more towns in southwest China, with the number of people killed rising to 27, the government said, as it scrambled to reassure the public it is on top of the situation.
The ministry of health said the total number of people affected increased to 131 by noon Wednesday -- three more deaths and 14 more cases than the day before.
Chinese Hotel Workers in S.F. Claim They Were Not Allowed To Speak Cantonese on the Job
SAN FRANCISCO -- A manager at the Intercontinental Mark Hopkins hotel told Chinese employees that they cannot speak Cantonese at work, according to union representatives of the workers. San Francisco’s Local 2 representatives said that this action is illegal and clearly discriminates Chinese employees. The union is bringing the case to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission, and the San Francisco Human Rights Commission.
Foreign affairs 'ignored' Chinese spies July 28, 2005
A man convicted by Chinese authorities of spying for Canberra says the foreign affairs department did not seem concerned about Beijing's spy network.
Wang Jianping said in a written submission into a Senate inquiry into the treatment of Chinese defector Chen Yonglin he had identified Chinese spies in Australia for ASIO for almost five years.
Mr Chen, who was granted a protection visa earlier this month, has claimed there is a network of about 1,000 Chinese spies and informants in Australia and some are engaged in kidnappings.
Mr Wang, who was arrested in China in 1982 and given 10 years' jail for passing secrets to Australia, said in his statement there was tension between ASIO and the Department of Foreign Affairs over the scale of Chinese surveillance.
He said foreign affairs did not share ASIO's concern about Chinese activity in Australia.
"I was told by the ASIO officer (he was passing secrets to) that I had a significant influence in altering ASIO policy on issues relating to China," Mr Wang said.
From what I've gathered: Contains racist info and propaganda to make Korea look bad and Japan look good. The manga calls Korea a thief of Japanese culture, says that Hangul (Korean alphabet) was stolen from Japan, and other crap. CRAZY.
>>585>>602 北の偽札、麻薬、その他の悪徳アクティビティーは、政府関係者なら何処の国の人でも皆知ってるよ。 ただ六カ国協議の場合、中国、南朝鮮、ロシアは、北を批判できる立場に無い程自分達もやってます。 何とかミサイルの届くアジアの国として、オーストラリアも入れれば、日米豪で組める。 U.S. News & World Report 7/27/05 Bush administration officials to consider trying to move the issue to the United Nations Security Council for possible sanctions and a de facto quarantine. The administration also revved up efforts to deny the North Korean regime proceeds from its reported trafficking in drugs, cigarettes, and counterfeit currency. http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/050727/27world.htm the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo North Korean Officials Have Long History in Crime, U.S. Official Says "More recently, there have been very clear indications, especially from a series of methamphetamine seizures in Japan, that North Koreans traffic in, and probably manufacture, methamphetamine drugs," he said. North Korea, Bach said, is also involved in counterfeiting, smuggling, and trade in endangered species. http://japan.usembassy.gov/e/p/tp-20030522a9.html "The second . . . is the sale of illegal drugs. And third is a combination of remittances from illegal and quasi-illegal activity outside the country from, basically, organized criminal networks in Japan and elsewhere." John Bolton said the U.S. has focused on all three categories to prevent North Korea's "dictatorship" from getting its hands on funds. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20030606a1.htm Japan has long been North Korea's shopping mall of choice when it comes to military components. It has the advantages of proximity, advanced technology and a large population of ethnic Koreans, many with family ties to the North or to the pro-Pyongyang General Assn. of Korean Residents in Japan. http://news4.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/news/1077694358/
Japan is now assessed for more than 19 percent of the U.N. administrative budget of $1.2 billion a year and contributes to other agencies and programs. Only the United States is higher at 22 percent. ボルトンが行くまで待ってろって事かな? The United States, which backs Japan, believes all proposals on the table for council expansion add too many members. Washington also thinks the debate in the United Nations should be delayed because it detracts from more ambitious U.N. reform proposals. http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-07-28T001050Z_01_MCC800634_RTRUKOC_0_UN-COUNCIL-REFORM.xml
SOUTH KOREA: ENVOY TO U.S. STEPS DOWN IN SCANDAL South Korea's ambassador to the United States, Hong Seok Hyun, resigned following allegations that he was involved in channeling illegal campaign contributions in the country's election for president in 1997. Norimitsu Onishi (NYT July 27, 2005 http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/27/international/27briefs.html?oref=login
Hey soudenjapan,I noticed that some pictures drawn by Korean Children are somewhat extreme toward Japan. But, you wouldn't feel bad about Korea teachers or children after you know about our history and relationship with Japan.In addition,you should study(or learn)about our(Korea)history. Japan was like Nazi to Korea. They have done the most infernal deeds to Koreans.They have banned our language,threaten us to change our last name,killed people who are still live and so on.I can't write all because they have done so many brutal things to Korea. Korean teachers are not teaching only bad things about Japan,the children are just thinking on their own because even now Japan is doing some nasty things. Japan is trying to steel our territory and don't even apologize to our country. http://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/soudenjapan/diary/?
Japan Today's Takanori Kobayashi dropped into Shibuya to ask: How do you feel about the murder of bar hostess Lucie Blackman?
"It seems that recently, the number of Japanese committing horrible crimes is increasing.
"I think that if the police hadn't delayed their search for so long, Lucie would've been found alive."
"I'm worried that foreigners now have a bad impression of Japanese men but it's fact that some Japanese men think they can do what they like with the foreign women working as hostesses."