» by GI Korea April 14th, 2009 at 12:49 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="432" caption="Civic group rallies against Japanese history textbook April 10, SEOUL, South Korea -- Members of the Asian Peace and History Education Network, a Seoul-based civic group, ...more »

» by GI Korea March 17th, 2009 at 5:50 pm » Comments (8)

This is not the first time I have heard about old World War II war trophies being returned to their Japanese owners, but it is still always good to see happen: A lot of ...more »

» by GI Korea March 8th, 2009 at 11:47 am » Comments (8)

It looks like the Japanese government has yet another World War II related lawsuit they are going to have to answer for: Shin Jin-tae says he lives in the unluckiest town ...more »

» by GI Korea February 16th, 2009 at 1:25 pm » Comments (2)

This picture from Japan Probe shows what wheel chairs were like in 19th century Japan.  It makes me wonder if Chosun dynasy Koreans used the same thing? more »

» by USinKorea December 28th, 2008 at 6:11 pm » Comments (3)

Russians Fear Fall of Fortress Soon With the confirmation of news that the Japanese have occupied 203-Meter Hill and the report that the Russians unsuccessfully attempted its recapture, officials ...more »

» by GI Korea November 1st, 2008 at 12:08 pm » Comments (42)

This General is just repeating a belief that I have personally had Japanese people express to me: JAPAN was not the aggressor in World War II, according to the country's air ...more »

» by GI Korea August 8th, 2008 at 8:36 am » Comments (1)

Today is the 63rd anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Nagasaki that played a critical role in eventually ending World War II.  I highly recommend everyone read my prior posting ...more »

» by GI Korea August 6th, 2008 at 8:32 am » Comments (1)

Today is the 63rd anniversary of the nuclear bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima.  I recommend everyone read my prior posting where I trace how the bomb went from ...more »

» by GI Korea March 25th, 2008 at 9:00 pm » Comments (11)

Another Korean textbook controversy is happening again: A conservative high school history textbook is igniting a fresh round of ideological conflicts as it acknowledges Japanese colonial rule's ...more »

» by GI Korea August 10th, 2007 at 12:43 pm » Comments (95)

In what would become the final days of World War II, the two Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, were destroyed by atomic bombs dropped by the US Air Force, ...more »

» by GI Korea August 8th, 2007 at 5:46 pm » Comments (12)

The atomic bombing of Nagasaki The city of Nagasaki during World War II was one of the largest sea ports on the southern island of Kyushu. Along with the seaports the ...more »

» by GI Korea August 6th, 2007 at 5:00 pm » Comments (10)

Today is the anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima. There is much controversy centering around whether the US should of dropped the atomic bomb ...more »