Korea-Japan Postings That Mattered

Dokto Madness (1)(2)(3): The madness over Dokto continued in full force in 2005. It continued enough that even I got in on it as well.

Yasukuni Nonsense Continues (1)(2): Prime Minister Koizumi continues to aggravate his childish neighbors by visiting the highly biased memorial that honors war criminals and white washes history. How do I know this? I visited the shrine myself.

International Tug of War (1): The dispute over an illegal Korean fishing vessel shows how childish Korean and Japanese relations have become.

Remembering Hiroshima (1)(2): This year was the 50th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Japan.

Textbook Flap (): The controversy over Japanese textbooks whitewashing history continued.