We have contradictory attitude toward Japan. Historicaly we have reason to hate her, but there are a lot of things to lean from Japan. ....I can't respect Korea, despite the fact she is influenced by China and Japan, she is ultranationalistic, .... arrogant.
2008年02月27日
少子化問題とエンターテインメントを織り交ぜた作品が公開される。出生率が日本一高い架空の村の謎を描いた映画「世界で一番美しい夜」（５月公開予定、天願大介監督）で、見どころは２５組５０人のセックスシーン。これまでにないユニークな視点に注目だ。主演は田口トモロヲ（５０）。文化庁が支援する。
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A new entertainment film trying to stop the low birth rate will come out. The most beautiful night in the world is it;it is about the mysterious Japanese village where the birth rate is highest. The hightlight is the scene where 25 cuples are making love. This is unique perspective that we've never known. The ministry of Cultural Affairs supports it
People working for preservation of Himeji castle are raising funds for Namdaemun, a national treasure of Korea, which was burnt down by arson, saying that as one who feel obligation to preserve national treasure, it is not someone else's affair.
韓国：南大門焼失 復興募金を 姫路城登閣口に支援箱 ／兵庫
韓国・ソウル中心部の観光名所「南大門」（崇礼門＝韓国国宝１号）の全焼を受け、世界遺産で国宝・姫路城（姫路市本町）の保存活動に取り組んでいる市民団体「姫路城を守る会」（会長＝米田徳夫・ヤマトヤシキ会長）などが１５日から、南大門復興募金を集める。５月末までで、集まった募金は韓国に送ることにしている。
同会は６８年に設立され、市民ら約６００人が城の清掃活動などを行っている。火災を知り、「国を代表する文化財を守る者として、他人事ではない。復興の手助けになれば」と募金活動に乗り出すことにした。
姫路城管理事務所の協力で１４日夕、登閣口に募金箱を設置。火災を伝える新聞記事なども掲示し、１５日の開門時から観光客らに募金を呼び掛ける。受け付け時間は午前９時～午後４時。【久野洋】
〔播磨・姫路版〕
毎日新聞 2008年2月15日
Mainichi
Japan beat hosts China in East Asian football
Japanese flag was set on fire while the plastic bottles and booing were aimed at the visitors.
The excessive anti-Japan movement that took place on March 2005 in Korea has died down now. Shimane prefecture established "the day of Takeshima that year.
Mr. Gerry Beaver, a teacher of English at the University near Seoul, who studies the history of Takeshima analyzes the change as follows.
" I think part of the reason for that is that many Koreans have turned their
attention toward China and the historical disagreements that exist between
China and Korea, but I also think that the Korean government has realized
that talking about the history of Takeshima (Dokdo) has done more harm than
good since the history supports Japan's claims on Takeshima."
He posted articles on the Internet about the Korean old documents and maps that were not in favor of Korean claim, which led him to get fired from the university last year.
" I now have a teaching job at another Korean university that I am very
satisfied with. I enjoy living in Korea because Koreans are very friendly
people, but the problem is that Koreans seem to think that anyone who
disagrees with them on Dokdo (Takeshima) are anti-Korean. That is simply not
true."
Lee Myung-bak will take office as new President on 25th of the next February. He
will place more importance upon the relation with Japan.
" I think Lee Myung-bak is a pragmatic politician that wants to improve
relations with Japan, and will, therefore, try to avoid making Takeshima
(Dokdo) an issue by continuing to pretend that there is no dispute with
Japan over the islets. However, there are still anti-Japanese groups in
Korea that he may sometimes have to appease in someway, so the issue may
still come up."
While anti-Japan movement has died down, Korea still seems to assert her claims on
Takeshima by doing such things as sitting up polling booths,
. On the other hand, Japanese government hasn't done anything to speak of.
"There are hardcore anti-Japan advocates in Korea.
Old documents and maps clearly support Japan’s historical claims on
Takeshima, so the Japanese government needs to stop being so passive about
this issue and start translating and writing the books and brochures that
will prove their claims to the world because I am almost positive that
Korean historians will continue to distort the facts to support their false
claims. However, telling the truth about the history and settling the
dispute are two different things."
Gerry has studied the history of takehsima for 3 years since he felt something wrong with anti-Japan sentiments in Korea.
He is confident that there is no evidence that Takeshima belongs Korean territory.
" I have pretty much answered all the questions I had about the
Takeshima-Dokdo issue, so I am not really doing any new research right now.
What I want to do now is to review and organize the information I do have
because I am thinking about writing a book. I think I have learned the truth
about Takeshima, and I want others to know it, too. "
Lakeland, FL (AHN) - Shards of metal were discovered in about 20 lollipops at a local elementary school in Lakeland, Florida.AHN魚拓
The metal, found inside Pokemon valentine lollipops purchased at a Dollar General, was discovered at the Kathleen Elementary School Thursday afternoon.
According to ABC News, the blades were first found by a mother whose child was eating the lollipop discovered the metal inside her child's candy. According to the woman, she bought the candy from the Dollar General Store a week ago.
The candy was turned over to local detectives Wednesday. The metal was found in only one of the entire bag of lollipops.
The additional tainted candies found in the elementary school were discovered the day after.
Dollar General announced Thursday that they have removed all "Pokemon 10 Valentine Cards and Pops" from the store shelves all over the country.
The Orlando Sentinel reported that the product was imported from China by Sherwood Brands in Maryland.
Arrests made in death of sumo wrestler
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Masanori Fujii, one of three arrested wrestlers, enters Inuyama Police Station in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Thursday.
NAGOYA--A former sumo stablemaster was arrested Thursday on suspicion of assault resulting in the death of a 17-year-old wrestler in June, police said.
The former Tokitsukaze stablemaster, whose real name is Junichi Yamamoto, was arrested along with three wrestlers from the stable over the death of Tokitaizan, whose real name was Takashi Saito, after apparent hazing. The three wrestlers are Yuichiro Izuka, 25 (known as Doto), Masanori Fujii, 22 (Tokiomaru), Masakazu Kimura, 24 (Akiyutaka).
Yamamoto, 57, became the first person to be arrested over a sumo-related incident that took place when he was a stablemaster.
According to the Aichi prefectural police and Inuyama Police Station, Yamamoto, the three arrested wrestlers and four others assaulted Saito during training sessions between 12:40 p.m. on June 25 and 11:30 a.m. on June 26 at the stable's temporary lodgings in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, where they were staying ahead of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. Saito collapsed after full-contact practice called butsukarigeiko on June 26. He was sent to the hospital but died later the same day.
Yamamoto allegedly hit Saito over the head with a beer bottle on June 25 after the wrestler tried to flee the stable's lodgings. Yamamoto also allegedly told the three wrestlers to assault Saito. During the butsukarigeiko, he allegedly hit Saito with a wooden stick.
According to the police, Yamamoto admitted to hitting Saito with a beer bottle, but he denied it was because Saito had tried to escape. Yamamoto also denied having instructed the wrestlers to assault Saito.
Izuka and Fujii basically admitted to the allegations, but Kimura said he believed he was disciplining Saito.
The police plan to send papers on four other wrestlers suspected of taking part in the assault.
The police initially said Saito died from illness, but an autopsy at Niigata University found he died from traumatic shock. Later, an examination by Nagoya University specialists of Saito's body tissue also found a connection between the assault and his death.
Butsukarigeiko involves a wrestler repeatedly pushing an inert opponent, who is in a brace position, across the ring. It is designed to build stamina and usually occurs at the end of training sessions. Normally lasting for a maximum of five minutes, it is not uncommon for wrestlers to vomit after such training. Police say Saito was forced to undergo the training for about 30 minutes.
Yamamoto was dismissed by the Japan Sumo Association in October over the scandal.
JSA Chairman Kitanoumi lamented the arrest of Yamamoto and the three others Thursday night. "It's so regrettable that sumo wrestlers have been arrested," Kitanoumi said at a press conference held at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
The chairman said he hoped the four would cooperate with the police investigation. Referring to a possible punishment by the JSA on the four, he said, "We'll take measures that we think necessary while looking at a future judicial judgment."
He added that the JSA committee set up after the incident to examine ways to prevent a recurrence will take measures to handle the case.
(Feb. 8, 2008)
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力士傷害致死、元時津風親方と兄弟子３人を逮捕
大相撲の時津風部屋の序ノ口力士だった斉藤俊(たかし)さん（当時１７歳）＝しこ名・時太山(ときたいざん)＝が急死した事件で、愛知県警捜査１課と犬山署は７日、制裁目的で２日間にわたって暴行を繰り返して斉藤さんを死亡させたとして、元時津風親方の山本順一容疑者（５７）（元小結双津竜）と兄弟子３人を傷害致死容疑で逮捕した。また、県警は同署に特別捜査本部を設置した。大相撲にかかわる事件で当時の親方が逮捕されたのは初めて。
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逮捕された兄弟子３人は、伊塚雄一郎（２５）（しこ名・怒濤(どとう)）、藤居正憲(まさのり)（２２）（時王丸(ときおうまる)）、木村正和（２４）（明義豊(あきゆたか)）の３容疑者。県警は、暴行に加わったほかの４人の兄弟子も同容疑で書類送検する方針だ。
調べによると、山本容疑者と兄弟子３人は、ほかの兄弟子４人と共謀し、昨年６月２５日午後０時４０分ごろから死亡当日の２６日午前１１時半ごろにかけて、愛知県犬山市の宿舎裏やけいこ場で、制裁しようと企て金属バットや木の棒で斉藤さんを殴打するなど、複数回にわたって暴行を繰り返し、外傷性ショックで死亡させた疑い。
山本容疑者は２５日夕、食事の席で斉藤さんの額をビール瓶で殴打したうえ、兄弟子らに「お前らも教えてやれ」「鉄砲柱に縛りつけとけ」などと指示。２６日午前も、通常５分程度が限界とされる「ぶつかりげいこ」を約３０分続け、兄弟子たちはこの中でも殴るけるの暴行を加えたほか、山本容疑者が木の棒で殴った。
調べに対し、山本容疑者はビール瓶で殴ったことは認めたが、「脱走したから殴ったわけではない」と供述。伊塚容疑者らに自らが指示したことなども否認している。兄弟子３人のうち、伊塚、藤居両容疑者は容疑をほぼ認め、木村容疑者は「しつけと教育のつもりだった」と犯意を否認している。
当初、斉藤さんの死因は病死とされたが、出身地にある新潟大の組織検査で外傷性ショック死と判明。さらに名古屋大での再検査結果や兄弟子らのこれまでの証言などから、県警は２日間にわたる暴行と死亡の因果関係が立証できると判断した。
（2008年2月7日23時38分 読売新聞）（2008年2月7日23時38分 読売新聞
