Stuff
Saw this at The Big Picture:
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/02/dokdo_or_takeshima.html
http://dokdo-or-takeshima.blogspot.com/
Isolated, tiny and desolate, The Liancourt Rocks are the center of an international dispute that dates back to the 15th century. Koreans claim sovereignty over what they call "Dokdo", while the Japanese maintain that the islets are theirs, calling them "Takeshima".
...South Korean citizens have staged numerous protests against Japan over the past few years, some with extreme demonstrations, including a woman and her son who cut off a finger each, and one man who attempted to set himself on fire.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan%E2%80%93Korea_disputes
A long long long list of Japan-Korea disputes.
Random abductions of Japanese and South Koreans by North Korea
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korean_abductions_of_Japanese
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korean_abductions_of_South_Koreans
One of the most famous cases of abduction was that of actress Choi Eun-hee and her husband, film director Shin Sang-ok, who were kidnapped by North Korean intelligence in Hong Kong in 1978. They were abducted on the orders of Kim Jong-il, son of the "Great Leader" Kim Il-sung, who wanted to use them to improve the North Korean film industry.
Wah like that also can.
Sometimes the world makes no sense at all.
Hmm, actually I might have posted about this before!
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/02/dokdo_or_takeshima.html
http://dokdo-or-takeshima.blogspot.com/
Isolated, tiny and desolate, The Liancourt Rocks are the center of an international dispute that dates back to the 15th century. Koreans claim sovereignty over what they call "Dokdo", while the Japanese maintain that the islets are theirs, calling them "Takeshima".
...South Korean citizens have staged numerous protests against Japan over the past few years, some with extreme demonstrations, including a woman and her son who cut off a finger each, and one man who attempted to set himself on fire.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan%E2%80%93Korea_disputes
A long long long list of Japan-Korea disputes.
Random abductions of Japanese and South Koreans by North Korea
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korean_abductions_of_Japanese
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korean_abductions_of_South_Koreans
One of the most famous cases of abduction was that of actress Choi Eun-hee and her husband, film director Shin Sang-ok, who were kidnapped by North Korean intelligence in Hong Kong in 1978. They were abducted on the orders of Kim Jong-il, son of the "Great Leader" Kim Il-sung, who wanted to use them to improve the North Korean film industry.
Wah like that also can.
Sometimes the world makes no sense at all.
Hmm, actually I might have posted about this before!