Category: Japan

Japan Screams Bloody Murder

29 Oct 2007 @ 20:13 GMT | Permalink | Comments

The South Korean intelligence has formally admitted kidnapping a dissident from Tokyo in 1973 with at least a "tacit approval" from then President Park Chung-Hee. The news has caused a firestorm in do-no-wrong Japan where the government is having a hard time burying this piece of history.

Japan is demanding an official apology from South Korea for kidnapping Mr. Kim from its soil and has refused Ambassador Yu Myung-Hwan's visit to express "regret," according to Yomiuri Shimbun.

On its face, the incident was an open and shut case. Japan agreed to Seoul's request to cover up the kidnapping and let a public investigation run its course. It eventually joined other cold cases. That is, until now.

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TAGGED: Atrocities | History | World War II

Kim Jong-Il: Help! I'm Going Ballistic!

23 Jun 2006 @ 15:17 GMT | Permalink | Comments

How fast can a glimmer of hope disappear? (Photo: U.S. Department of State)

Iran has been receiving much attention, including a proposal for détente, from the Europeans and the U.S. Envious of that kind of play, "Dear Leader" declared he was going ballistic!

After decades of practice, North Korea is skilled at producing statements that are sure to ruffle feathers and grab attention. To an untrained ear, these belligerent words sound like air raid sirens. But he is not suicidal. And all he wants is some T.L.C., phone calls and peace and quiet in his backyard.

There are some things the U.S. can do to overcome this largely political hurdle.

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U.S. Paid War Criminals for Germ Warfare Data

15 Aug 2005 @ 11:43 GMT | Permalink | Comments

A researcher confirmed that the United States bribed members of a notorious Japanese biological warfare unit to obtain data on secret human experiments conducted during World War II.

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