By Well here was the lead story on KBS Global when I clicked over there:
The Foreign Ministry says a claim made by new Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto that South Korea’s Dokdo islets is inappropriate and unjustified.
South Korean Ministry spokesman Cho Byung-jae on Thursday told a news briefing that Dokdo is South Korea’s sovereign territory historically, geographically and in terms of international law.
The spokesman added that Seoul will deal sternly with such claims in the context of safeguarding the country’s territorial sovereignty.
In a new conference upon taking office, Matsumoto repeated Tokyo’s claim that Dokdo is Japanese territory. [KBS Global]
This is hardly news because what do people expect the new foreign minister is going to say? Of course when asked a Japanese foreign minister is going to say that. With Japan recent growing tensions with the Russians over the Kuril Islands the Japanese government is not going to budge on the Dokdo issue.
1:38 pm on March 10th, 2011 1
That's the last straw. Dunkin' Donuts is closing their stores and pulling out of Japan.
2:45 pm on March 10th, 2011 2
I really don't care anymore now that my kid is old enough to question the indoctrination.
4:56 pm on March 10th, 2011 3
So what are you indoctrinating your kid?
7:49 am on March 11th, 2011 4
I mentioned it HERE before, but this is what Seoul and Tokyo should do to put this behind themselves and move forward, with a bit of quid pro quo.
Japan should officially acknowledge South Korea’s claim on Tokto while South Korea tacitly acknowledges Japan’s EEZ claim around Okinotorishima.
When I wrote the link above, I said that this would tick off China, so it has to be done when Korea doesn’t care about ticking off China, or they need to tick them off as a tactical move (like in response to China rounding up North Koreans).
Since that time, China stood behind North Korea after the sinking of the Ch'ŏnan and then the shelling of Yŏnpyŏng-do, so have at it, Seoul and Tokyo.
8:29 am on March 11th, 2011 5
Here's a possible alternative idea: The U.S. obliterates the islets, tells the retarded school children to stop fighting over "who's ball it is" and go play in separate areas of the playground.
Extra credit assignment: Obliterate N. Korea, give the world and the media a break from it's 50+ year baby-sitting duties.
7:16 am on March 12th, 2011 6
Leon LaPorte wrote:
What does any of this have to do with DD?
10:08 am on March 12th, 2011 7
"Dokdo" sounds like a little kid trying to say "Dunkin Donuts". Maybe the UN could establish a mandate and appoint a high commissioner. Kushibo, when will you be available?
3:38 pm on March 12th, 2011 8
Kushibo,
http://rokdrop.com/2008/08/16/dunkin-donuts-offers-dokdo-t-shirts/
3:47 pm on March 12th, 2011 9
Thanks, CH.
I was under the impression that LLaP mistakenly believed Dunkin’ Donuts was a homegrown Korean chain, and I simply wanted to make sure.
10:42 am on April 23rd, 2011 10
Sure. My first act would be to put up a 24/7 McD's.