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kerrigan88



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 4:22 pm Reply with quote
I was wondering why there were protest? "Despite anti-Japanese protests inside China"
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kusanagi-sama



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:18 pm Reply with quote
Maybe the Chinese don't really know what they want. They protest over the Japanese war crimes and the dependence that the Chinese economy has on Japanese goods (Imports are at 22 Trillion Yen - more than what the US Imports from Japan) , yet they'll gladly watch a Japanese movie.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 7:30 pm Reply with quote
kerrigan88 wrote:
I was wondering why there were protest? "Despite anti-Japanese protests inside China"


Don't read the (non-anime) news much, huh ?

The chinese are protesting Japan's decision to adopt somewhat revisionist text books, and Japan's candidacy for a permanent seat on the UN's Security Council.

Japan has also started giving out Oil drilling charters in territory that is contested by China.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 12:24 pm Reply with quote
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Maybe the Chinese don't really know what they want. They protest over the Japanese war crimes and the dependence that the Chinese economy has on Japanese goods (Imports are at 22 Trillion Yen - more than what the US Imports from Japan) , yet they'll gladly watch a Japanese movie.


Dude, I really resent that. (I'm Chinese) Just because I think the Japanese did some horrible things in WW2 and I think they should apologize doesn't make me a hypocrite for liking their pop culture.

I mean, the ability to dislike what someone's done but NOT hate them for it...I think that'd be called, what, open-mindedness?

<sarcasm>If you think Chinese people SHOULD hate Japanese people to be "non-hypocritical," then i suppose you'll be happy to hear that there ARE such people in China, whom, I might add, would actually physically assault someone if they knew that person was Japanese.</sarcasm>
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 1:21 pm Reply with quote
minakichan wrote:
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Maybe the Chinese don't really know what they want. They protest over the Japanese war crimes and the dependence that the Chinese economy has on Japanese goods (Imports are at 22 Trillion Yen - more than what the US Imports from Japan) , yet they'll gladly watch a Japanese movie.


Dude, I really resent that. (I'm Chinese) Just because I think the Japanese did some horrible things in WW2 and I think they should apologize doesn't make me a hypocrite for liking their pop culture.

I mean, the ability to dislike what someone's done but NOT hate them for it...I think that'd be called, what, open-mindedness?

<sarcasm>If you think Chinese people SHOULD hate Japanese people to be "non-hypocritical," then i suppose you'll be happy to hear that there ARE such people in China, whom, I might add, would actually physically assault someone if they knew that person was Japanese.</sarcasm>


I'm sorry about saying that, I think it came out wrong. I don't think the Chinese should hate the Japanese, but the Japanese do need to recognize what they did in WWII and not try to act like what they did doesn't exist.
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Doraneko



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 2:15 pm Reply with quote
I just cannot understand why the Japanese government cannot act like the Germans and face the history. She always cares so much about her own wound, but does not has the courage to recognize the pain she inflicted on other countries...



A related piece of news from OnlineGhibli.com:
http://www.onlineghibli.com/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1113281357&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&

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Korean release of Grave postponed


According to various sources, because of the strong anti-Japanese sentiment in South Korea, the Korean theatrical release of Grave of the Fireflies has been postponed for an indefinite period of time.

In South Korea, there are even boycotts and resistant movements initiated through the web against the release of the movie. Although the movie has very strong anti-war messages, some people claim that it "depicts the Japanese as the victims," and "shows sympathy towards the Japanese, who were the aggressors of the war."


I do not agree with boycotting Grave of the Fireflies though. First, political disputes and cultural exchange should be treated seperately. Second, it is one of the best anti-war anime of the history. In no way it glamourizes any side that participated in the great war. Rather, it condemns war, greed and selfishness through the sufferings of the two innocent children.


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bluechibi



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 2:18 pm Reply with quote
Yes I talked to my Japanese girlfriend about this (not the anime news), I think Japan should revise the text books instead of making excuses as to why they can't.

Thought I dont think innocent Japanese citizens should pay for what the Japanese goverment do or don't do regarding these text books that forget to mention some of the terrible things Japan did in the past.

Glad Howl's Moving Castle is doing well though Very Happy
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