Prime Minister Kan reportedly apologized his cabinet members at ministers meeting held on May 31 for his failure to consult Mr. Kaieda, Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry, etc. before making an announcement on planned installation of solar panels in 10 million households at G8 Summit. He made an apology in response to an advice made by Mr.Nakano, Chairman, National Public Safety Commission in which he pointed out that we should share information and thoughts prior to any important announcements.
After the ministers meeting was over, Mr. Nakano stated "I just can't stop the feeling that his announcement was rather abrupt." http://bit.ly/lPUvbA
This photo provided by a resident of Kunashiri Island shows Kang Chang Il (2nd from R), a lawmaker of South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party, and others visiting the island, one of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido claimed by Japan, on May 24, 2011. The visit went ahead despite concerns expressed by the Japanese government about the ramifications it would have on the long-standing territorial dispute. (Kyodo)
Those Koreans should have figured out what repercussions their visit to Japan's territory Kunashiri Island without Japan' formal approval would have on South Korean relations with Japan. Their visit has helped the general public realize that both Koreas have been hostile to Japan and her people despite the fact that Japan has shown them its friendly gestures in a number of ways for decades.
Foreign Minister Mr. Matsumoto strongly criticized their visit at the press conference held on May 24 that he would not accept the Korean lawmakers' behavior of supporting the Russian sovereignty over Kunashiri Island. He earlier expressed his regret during the meeting with the Korean counterpart Kim Seong Hwan that Japan would never find it acceptable if executed by the Korean lawmakers. Kim reportedly replied to Mr. Matsumoto that the planned visit to Kunashiri would have nothing to do with South Korean government. Mr. Matsumoto declined to comment whether he would bring it up during Japan-Russia Summit scheduled at G-8 Summit in France.
The Liberal Democratic Party held its foreign affairs committee with foreign ministry officials on May 24, at which many members of the party expressed their anger over the visit and strongly criticized the Foreign Ministry for failing to stop the visit when south korean president Lee was visiting Japan. Mr. Seiichi Goto, a member of the upper house of the national Diet shouted "Aren't you really trying to protect Japan's national interests?" and poured a glass of water over them.
His act of pouring a glass of water over the Foreign Ministry officials may not be welcome but it clearly demonstrates that Japan's patience seems to be running out. South Korean government and its people will have to take its consequences.
This photo is not directly related to this article. However, an act of destroying Japan's national flag is quite offending to Japan and her people. South Koreans often perform this uncivilized act to make irrational and groundless claims over how much they have been victimized by Japan and her people while failing to remember how much benefit they have received from Japan and her people.
Sankei News reports that Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) has arrested 39 leaders of the organizations established to stage anti-Japan demonstrations, thereby demanding Japan to pay compensations for damages they claim to be resulting from 36 years of annexation of the Korean peninsula to Japan. Those organizations are the Association for Pacific War Victims, formed by the families of Korea's World War II victims 太平洋戦争犠牲者遺族会and Civil Litigation Claim Group民間請求権訴訟団.
According to the news report, they deceived Koreans into believing that they would secure compensations from the Government of Japan on their behalf if the necessary expenses for lawyers, etc. were paid to the organizations. They collected 1.5 billion Won equivalent to JPY 120 million from more than 30,000 Koreans.
梁順任 Bo Sunseo Chaeg-im 보 순서 책임, aged 67, President of the Association for Pacific War Victims, well-known in Japan for his long involvement in anti-Japan activities has been reportedly one of the suspects for the swindling case, in which he organized those groups to secure Korean members by telling them that they would be entitled to receive compensations from the Government of Japan as long as they lived during the annexation period. He even paid allowances to those who had successfully recruited new members.
When Japan-South Korea Friendship soccer match was held in Seoul, he initiated a deception activity of mobilizing about 500 members to protest against Japan, waving banners demanding Japan to pay compensations with apologies.
As this food poisoning incidence involving the Korean restaurant chain in Japan is a developing story, "Voice of Japan via Tweeting Daily" will update it whenever necessary for the benefits of readers.
The following is a tentative translation of what TV reports on incidences of food-poisoning at Korean restaurants in Japan, killing two boys aged 6 and 10 respectively after they ate Korean Yukhoe( 肉膾、육회) and Korean barbecue. It is reported that more than 60 people have been hospitalized.
Translation:
There is another case of food-poisoning at Korean restaurant chain in Japan, in which one woman has been in a serious condition. Two boys earlier died of food-poisoning by eating Korean Yukhoe( 肉膾、육회) and barbecue served at the Korean restaurant of the same chain in Toyama Prefecture, Japan.
Japan has a very strict food safety and hygiene standard on raw meats applicable when consumed raw. President of the Korean restaurant chain angrily accepted the fact that no shipment and/or distribution of beef being edible raw out of slaughter houses situated in Japan has ever been made here in Japan at all.
In regards to two death cases in which two boys died after consuming Korean Yukhoe( 肉膾、육회) and barbecue served at the Korean restaurant, president expresses his anger by saying "Japan should ban serving Korean Yukhoe( 肉膾、육회) at the restaurants by laws", forgetting his own failure to oberve Japan's strict food safety and hygiene standard on raw meats. (逆切れ)
President says "In case that someone violates the laws prohibiting raw beef other than approved beef being edible raw from serving at restaurants, he or she should be immediately arrested over violation of laws."
This restaurant chain has been known for reasonably priced Korean Yukhoe( 肉膾、육회) and Korean barbecue. One of the boys, aged 6 who died of Hemolytic-uremic syndrome on April 21 (abbreviated HUS-see Hemolytic-uremic syndrome ), ate Korean Yukhoe( 肉膾、육회) at Korean restaurant in Tonami city, Toyoama Prefecture , which has been found contaminated with 0111. And the other boy aged 10 who died of HUS on April 27, ate the same food at Korean restaurant of the same restaurant chain in Fukui city, Fukui Prefecture.
When the incidences of food-poisoning became known to the people last Friday, president bowed with apology at the press conference. However, he has a little changed his attitude when interviewed today. He expresses his anger by saying "My company has received a countless number of e-mails blaming us for what happened and calling us Killers. There may be some faults of not observing food safety and hygiene standard and may be some negligence to fully recognize its importance. But I will have to say why there is no distribution of beef being edible raw in Japan." (逆切れ)
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, hygiene standard on meats being edible raw is as follows:
1. Coliform presence must be negative.
2. Tools and utensils must be prepared and used only for processing and cooking meats.
3. The meats that satisfy the above requirements must be identified with a tag "being edible raw".
4. The meats that don't satisfy the requirements must be consumed only after they are sufficiently heated.
Regarding the fact that there is no distribution of raw meats except horse meat and liver in Japan, president angrily admits that we have used the same meats as other Korean barbecue restaurants have throughout Japan and that we have caused this incidence due to some faults we and/or distributors we are dealing with are somehow responsible for. (逆切れ)
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