Mere hours after I wrote the last post about the printing press issue, I have come across this article in the Korea Times:
A Korean non-profit organization looks to launch a campaign this week to claim the country was the first to create the extant movable metal print book.
The Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK) plans […]
Archive for October, 2006
VANK declares war on Gutenberg (and the truth)
Published by October 31st, 2006 in U.S., History Dispute, China and Korea. 3 CommentsHave the historical distortions of nationalist Koreans found their way into America’s classrooms?
Published by October 31st, 2006 in History Dispute, China and Korea. 1 CommentAccording to one reader of this site who attends Georgetown University, students in Chinese History courses are being taught that the printing press was “likely invented” by Koreans. If you’re familiar with this story, you’ll know that the invention of the printing press is a historical achievement many Korean nationalists brag about. You […]
Will the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement turn the Philippines into a dumping ground for Japanese toxic waste?
Published by October 31st, 2006 in Philippines and Japan. 1 CommentMany people in the Phillipines are alarmed by the newly-signed Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA). The agreement removes trade barriers on over 11,000 commodities and is meant to deepen economic ties between the two nations. However, some people in the Philippines recently discovered that items such as garbage, industrial waste and medical waste […]
All I can say is…wow:
If you read the Marmot, you probably heard that China will be purchasing a fleet of Russian SU-33 fighter planes for use on it’s aircraft carriers. While my Russian friend describes it as if “I took my obsolete computer junk, and built my parents a computer twice as good as the ones they were […]
An interesting glipse of history from the International Herald Tribune’s October 25, 1906 edition:
1906: Anti-Americanism in Japan
NEW YORK: Public attention has been directed to the resignation of Mr. Asahi Kitagaki, the only Japanese student in the United States Naval Academy. Mr. Kitagaki resigned on the direction of the Japanese government. No reason is assigned, but […]
From the Daily Mail:
The woman tried to slash her wrists with a razor sharp blade, before slashing her throat.
But before her wounds could prove fatal, she was seized by emergency services who dressed her cuts and rushed her to hospital. The woman is from Kunming in China.
The Chosun Ilbo is making a big deal out of the selection of an American actress who had a Korean mother being selected for a role in an ABC Drama. The headline, “Half Korean Lands Lead in New ABC Drama,” just screams racial nationalism. Strangely enough, the actress is named “Goodblood”.
The […]
Competition fierce as South Korean banks try to cash in on the Dokdo obsession
Published by October 25th, 2006 in Dokdo/Takeshima and Korea. 0 CommentsSouth Korean banks and Dokdo-related ultranationalism? This article in the Dong-A Ilbo informs us that South Korean banks have been resorting to various cut-throat tactics to beat out the competition:
The competition to create new funds is fierce.
In the case of “salary transfer accounts,” which shook the banking world earlier this year, 10 such […]
A Japanese student’s suicide after being bullied by other students (a practice actively encouraged by a teacher at the school) has been getting major media coverage in Japan lately. Here’s a Japanese news report on the bullying suicide:
An article from the Japan Times that matches the story of the news report:
FUKUOKA (Kyodo) A junior […]
