Asia Current Events Blog
I thought about posting this on Japan Probe, but this might be a bit dry and too serious for that site, and I’ve been neglecting Asia Watch lately, so here it is:
This Japanese news report takes a look at China’s military buildup:
The background of the report is a military exercise involving Chinese and Russian naval […]
If you’re a regular reader of Korea blogs, you probably came across the case of the frozen baby corpses found in the Seoul residence of a Frenchman. There’s a little article over at The Seoul Times about the case, with this pricesless quote:
Experts say that it is extremely incomprehensible for the parents to put […]
Another negative Japan-related article from Crisscross:
NANJING, China — A Chinese court on Wednesday ordered two Japanese authors and their publisher to pay 1.6 million yuan (about $200,000) to a Chinese woman who survived one of the greatest atrocities of Japan’s World War II invasion of China. The Xuanwu District People’s Court said Toshio Matsumura and […]
This is a Fox News special report. Bangkok is a pedophile paradise:
Bakhtiar: This is a billion dollar industry in Bangkok… Kids as young as 5 or 4 being trafficked and taken to brothels, taken to “painter” bars, taken to places where they basically are used and abused for sex objects.
Anchorman: What is a “painter” bar?
Bakhtiar: […]
This Korean video on YouTube brings up an important question: What do you do when your back-up dancer injures herself and is lying on the stage in pain?
The answer: Ignore her.
Donga.com says:
The admiral (Dokgo Young-jae starred) in the film “The Korean Peninsula” featuring conflict with Japan says, “The military strength of our navy is 30 percent that of Japan’s,” when he receives a call from the president (Ahn Seong-ki starred) just before a battle with Japan. However, he expresses fighting spirit, saying, “We learned that […]
Cross-posted on Japan Probe:
The UK’s Channel 4 has posted a video news report about Chinese Nationalism on its website. The report focuses on how anti-Japanese nationalism has mutated out of control and has become a major problem for the Chinese government. Meanwhile, some Chinese youth are frustrated by their government’s abandonment of communism […]
The Korea Times is reporting that Korean nationalism might be causing a decline in the popularity of Korean pop culture throughout Asia. Here’s a short excerpt:
Nationalistic Korean fans have often embarrassed the hallyu stars.
As more and more local stars have made their ways in other Asian countries, local fans want their stars to show […]
Here is a somewhat rare find: a color film of Korea under Japanese Occupation. The video was taken by an American who visited in the years prior to World War II.
At the end of the video it is noted that the man was not permitted to fillm the Japanese secret police.
The People’s Daily has compiled a list of 50 foreigners who have had a great impact on China’s modern development. Here it is:
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778): Swiss-French philosopher, writer, political theorist and thinker;
George Macartney (1737 - 1806): British diplomat;
Thomas Robert Malthus (1766 - 1834): British political economist and founder of population theory;
Charles Elliot […]
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