Korea vs. Japan: There’s No Sex In Whaling
“Are you Russian?” asked a middle-aged Korean man hopefully to an American English teacher. Translation: are you a prostitute?
“Are you Japanese?” she retorted. And that was that.
It’s the best rebuff I’ve heard to the bevy of Korean men who equate blonde hair with instant gratification. But why did it repel him with such shear efficiency? Or, put another way, what’s so bad about being called Japanese?
The answer is simple. During WWII, at the end of Japan’s 35-year colonization of Korea, Japan started abducting women from all of its occupied territories, Korea especially. These “comfort women,” as they were called, numbered as many as 200,000. They became sex slaves for Japanese military men.
Today, the Japanese government still refuses to apologize or even fully admit to using sex slaves. But Koreans have still not forgotten.
The international scorn being heaped on Japan for its flagrant violation of whaling treaties must therefore be somewhat gratifying to Koreans. The erstwhile humiliator is humiliating itself.
In fact, Koreans are probably tickled pink. At a local restaurant I went to last night, what else should be on TV (there is a TV mounted on the wall at most restaurants) but a very gory documentary of Japanese whaling. The exposé followed the bloody trail from the whaling vessel to the meat market, where the whale meat is packaged and sold.
Now I know that Korea has its own whaling history and even today it’s not impossible to find whale meat this side of the East Sea. Still, Korea has largely honored the 1982 whaling ban that was meant to boost dwindling whale populations. If not, at least it’s been more diplomatic about its indiscretions.
For further reading:
Japan Backs Down | EcoWorldly
Australia Combats Japanese Whaling | EcoWorldly
Photo: Wildphotons via Flickr
This article is a typical hate speech from anti-whaling campaigners. Surely, the Japan’s whaling is controversial and there is a hell of criticism mainly from the West although Japan has her own moral and legal grounds for whaling. However, the author of this article interprets “criticism” as “scorn” and “being criticized” as “being humiliated”. The author’s emotion (namely hatred against whalers) as well as his inability to respect people who happen to have an opinion that he doesn’t agree to come out here. These hate speeches can be popular among the like-minded haters but won’t appeal to the wider audience, let alone the Japanese who he really needs to win over if his real intention is to solve the issue, not to give vent to his aggression.
“Japan has her own moral and legal grounds for whaling.”
Please tell us what they are.
i already metioned, comfort women issue is not only korea-japan issue. JUST ASK ANY OTHER ASIAN? OK? WHY you japs continually provoke to korean? OK? do not care about korean.
like your metioned, please, speak your claim to Thailand, malaysia, indonesia, chinese, taiwanese, Filipino, Australian comfort women(not korean), “you are prostitute!” ok?
It’s not only korean issue, so don’t blame korean. According to your logic, all world country tell a lie to japanese. “Criminal vs World” Who is the creditible?
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Whale meat easily find in any japanese super market.(so popular)
but korean do not eat whale meat.(whale meat known as ‘Japanese food’ in korea)
In korea, whaling is strict prohibited by law. do not mistake. Japan’s whaling = promoted by goverment
It is not whaling.
it is already death whale.
(it mean already dead body of whale. not killed by human)
cooked the already dead whale.
only ‘one’ city eat whale meat.(dead whale)
also known as ‘japanese style food’.
In Korea, whaling is actually does not exist.
and Japan’s whaling is 1000 times larger than korea.
Nakamoto, Koreans do eat both whales, dolphins, and dogs. Japan hunts 1000 while South Korea hunts 400 per year and half of them are poached. One Korean eats more whale than a Japanese.
http://article.joins.com/article/article.asp?Total_ID=3008656
Koreans can be provoked by the fact that they recruited and deceived those poor women by themselves.
http://www.dailyseop.com/section/article_view.aspx?at_id=52265
http://www.dailyseop.com/section/article_view.aspx?at_id=55452
And they are still doing the same practice and selling women abroad. They dont learn from their true history and spend time blaming Japan. I dont know whom they are going to blame for those ongoing comfort women.
http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2008/02/28/2008022801703.html
http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/society/200706/h2007060620464021950.htm
http://usinsideworld.com/article/view.php?bbs_id=news&doc_num=1508
http://www.sportsseoul.com/common/html/read.asp?ArticleID=390817
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2007/09/117_10538.html
http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LPOD&mid=etc&oid=040&aid=0000040255
I already said,
Korea prohibit whaling by law.
Only ‘one city’ eay whale.
Your source mentioned that korea prohibit whaling.
However, Japan eat whale win whole japan.
you can buy whale meat in any Japanese supermarket.
/ Now, Japanese Goverment decide to provide ‘Whale meat’ for schoolchildren.
(japanese)
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/e-japan/kanagawa/news /20080123-OYT8T00107.htm
“Japan conducts the harvest under the guise of scientific research. It plans to use the whale meat in a school lunch program. ” 2008/01/24
chathamdailynews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=872044
1. Korea : Only ‘One city’ eat whale. However, It is illegal. and known as ‘Japanese style’ food.
Your given source show that some whaler punished by law.
2. Japan : Promoted by Goverment.
Now, Japanese Goverment decide to provide ‘Whale meat’ for schoolchildren.
Now, Japanese Goverment decide to provide ‘Whale meat’ for schoolchildren.
(japanese)
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/e-japan/kanagawa/news/20080123-OYT8T00107.htm
Also Comfort Women is historical fact.
I already said,
//like your metioned, please, speak your claim to Thailand, malaysia, indonesia, chinese, taiwanese, Filipino, Australian comfort women(not korean), “you are prostitute!” ok?
It’s not only korean issue, so don’t blame korean. According to your logic, all world country tell a lie to japanese. “Criminal vs World” Who is the creditible?//
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and this page URL linked by Japanese famoust internet community 2ch.net.
many Japanese Internet agent doing operaion now.
do not believe them.
http://namidame.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/news/1204560972/1
this page URL linked by Japanese famoust internet community 2ch.net.
after that, many Japanese Internet agent doing operaion now.
do not believe them.
and please block Japan IP!
Japan hunts 1000 while South Korea hunts 400 per year and half of them are poached. One Korean eats more whale than a Japanese.???????????
http://article.joins.com/article/article.asp?Total_ID=3008656
Wow. Do not fabricaiton.
this is typical Japanese style fabrication.
1. That news contents show that “Whaler Punished by Korea law”
2. 400 per year??????
that news mentioned that 60.
also 400 is “assumption without fact”
Typical low class fabrication.
Japanese doing fabrication as possible as they can!
Thank you for your comments, Nakamoto.
Yes, 400 is assumption of Korean medias, though I have no idea how Japanese can fabricate them. Maybe they are still under Japanese rule. This time, whale meat corresponding 60 was found. Thus, they caught at least 260 last year. Of course, there are frequent poaching in their East Sea.
http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/local/2007/11/15/0803000000AKR20071115099900053.HTML
http://photo.media.daum.net/gallery/society/200706/27/hankooki/v17238374.html
Maybe these articles are also fabricated by Japanese..
And now, you can enjoy whale full course in Seoul!
http://www.chosunonline.com/article/20080114000016