Comments on: Reuters give Ulleung-do to Japan

By: Flashpoint Dokdo at The Marmot’s Hole

Flashpoint Dokdo at The Marmot’s Hole — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 15:31:01 +0000

[...] As if the backing of the CIA, Reuters and Canada wasn’t enough, the Japanese have enlisted in yet another ally in their nefarious scheme to steal Dokdo—the British government! According to the Japanese Coast Guard, the Japanese and British governments signed a deal April 17 to sell Japan’s English-language maritime maps through the United Kingdom’s overseas sales network. The Coast Guard said that with the help of the Brits, their English nautical maps, which are currently sold in 10 stores in nine countries, would be sold in 139 stores in 52 nations. Remember, last time the Japanese and British formed an alliance, Tokyo followed it up by blockading Port Arthur and relocating the Russian Baltic Fleet to the bottom of the Korea Strait. The Japanese will start with 14 maps of Tokyo Bay from July. No decision has been made on whether Japan will start selling nautical maps of the Dokdo area through the British sales network, but a Japan Coast Guard official told the Kyunghyang Shinmun that a decision would be reached through negotiations with the British. The United Kingdom has used maps produced by the Japan Coast Guard to produce its own maps of Japan’s major ports and bays and Pacific waters, including Dokdo and the East Sea. With the agreement, Britain plans to affix the seals of both the Japanese and British governments on maps produced by Japan. The problem, of course, is that Japanese maps mark the Dokdo islets as “Takeshima,” and the East Sea as the “Sea of Japan.” And British maritime maps are globally quite influential. According to the National Oceanographic Research Institute, Korea produces its own maritime maps, but sells them only domestically. This is because Japan was selected by the International Hydrographic Organization as the country that draws up the nautical maps for Region K, which includes Korea. This means Japanese-produced maps marked “Takeshima” are getting international recognition. The National Oceanographic Research Institute has been working its butt off ahead of the IHO general meeting to convene in Germany this June on getting Dokdo marked, well, Dokdo. [...]

By: Tora, tora, tora! at The Marmot’s Hole

Tora, tora, tora! at The Marmot’s Hole — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 17:01:10 +0000

[...] The Japanese warmongers will likely be escorted by officials from Reuters, the CIA and the U.S. State Department. Oh yeah, and the Canadians. In an editorial, the Chosun Ilbo, likening the Japanese move to the Unyo-maru Incidenct of 1875 (a rather interesting historical tidbit in itself, mirroring as it did Japan’s own experience with the Black Ships), laid the blame for this latest flare-up squarely at the feet of–you guessed it–the Roh administration: President Roh Moo-hyun, around this time last year, vowed to put an end to Japan’s hegemonic ambitions. Since then, the only measure the government has taken was to cancel all further bilateral summits. That Tokyo continues with its stealth campaign to take the islets suggests the absence of a summit is causing no great inconvenience or regret there. The U.S. has usually offered opportunities to resolve such disputes behind the scenes whenever South Korea and Japan became mired in them. Not this time. Because the bilateral alliance between Korea and the U.S. is shaky, the cooperative framework among South Korea, the U.S. and Japan has collapsed. The public must wonder what action Seoul has in mind as Japan carries on its campaign to seize Dokdo. [...]

By: kwandongbrian

kwandongbrian — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 23:07:48 +0000

Perhaps Korea could accept the water being named ‘Sea of Japan’ in exchange for uncontested ownership of Ulleungdo and Dokdo

By: Wedge

Wedge — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:35:26 +0000

The meter has yet to be invented that can measure how little I give a shit. But hey, good luck WANK.

By: Curzon

Curzon — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 16:04:57 +0000

echowind: I believe gbevers made that statement in jest.

By: echowind

echowind — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 15:41:55 +0000

just tried to check out the reuters map on their site and apparently they are suspending the service while they investigate the incorrect information. apprently, folks have already reported it.

gbevers, japan doesn’t claim ulleungdo, by the way.

By: random guy

random guy — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:57:41 +0000

michael-

Just get a red crayon and fill in the island.

but then it’d just turn it orange and then it’d belong to Uzbekistan!!111

By: Iceberg

Iceberg — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:32:53 +0000

Sounds like the name of an Asian gangsta rapper.

“DJ Dynamic U-Korea”

By: michael

michael — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:26:48 +0000

Last night on the news the gov’t announced a new initiative, “Dynamic U-Korea” (I’m not making this up). The U stands for “ubiquitous,” so Korea will not only be dynamic, it will be everywhere. Or something.

Hee hee hee, boo hoo hoo, sheeesh!

By: judge judy

judge judy — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 12:48:28 +0000

i see that some of you refuse to take such issues seriously. VANK’s homeland security threat level was set to Severe earlier today after the Reuter’s/CIA plot was discovered. in order to combat such threats, VANK has issued the following on its official website:

“Why don’t you be a Friend of Korea?

Now, we are also launching this “Friends of Korea Club,” a worldwide promotion to attract
the visits of people from all over the world, letting them know about Korea’s dynamic charm and friendly korean.”