百度Baidu(a Chinese search engine for websites) allows Chinese internet users to open web forums for such topics as "Will China win against Japan if the war breaks out between Japan and China? , "What will you do if we win the war against Japan?", etc.
Typical responses found in the thread "What will you do if we win the war against Japan?" are as shown below.
1. Tokyo massacre
2. We kill every man, leaving girls alive so that we can solve our shortage of marriagealbe aged women.
3. We force every Japanese to work in the concentration camp until they die.
4. We enslave every Japanese and force them to work for the Great Western Development Strategy (The policy covers 6 provinces (Gansu, Guizhou, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan), 5 autonomous regions (Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Tibet, and Xinjiang), and 1 municipality (Chongqing). This region contains 71.4% of mainland China's area, but only 28.8% of its population, as of the end of 2002, and 19.9% of its total economic output, as of 2009.)
5. We force Japanese to work at our coal mines, so that nobody will pay attention to the accidents that may occur in our coal mines in the future.
6. We force every Japanese girl to engage in the sacred work of producing our off-springs.
Although the above is only a few of the responses to the initial message posting, it shows that China instigates anti-Japan moves by reporting on its false claim that Japan has been tilting toward extreme nationalism and that the war against Japan is imminent.
Here in Japan, almost all Japanese do not entertain even the slightest idea that there exists the possibile breakout of the war between Japan and China over Senkaku islands.
According to The Sankei Shinbun, Professor Zhu Jianrong of Toyo Gaguen University (Japanese university) who is considered modest in his political thinking has been arrested on the suspicion of spying as he often publicly discussed Senkaku islands.
Below is a video in which Professor Zhu Jianrong of Toyo Gaguen University discusses realities in China at the press conference held on December 6, 2012.
China has arrested more than 100 Chinese scholars, journalists, etc. for disclosure of sensitive information (information China claims to be sensitive) by September 15 this year.
Those arrests are believed to be closely related to the policy China has recently outlined to tightly control information by purging anyone who leaks information to Japan sharing the same values (human rights, etc.) with the Western nations. It is said that those intellectuals are considered obstructive to the Xi Jinping regime.
Senior executives of the Communist Party lament that Xi Jinping will not gain any support from people even if he tries to revive the Mao Zedong regime.
Deeply impressed with well-defined analysis of U.S. anti-Japan maneuvering in Asia before and after the Greater East Asia War (or the World War II or the Pacific War called in the Western Hemisphere; read The Greater East Asia War" VS. "The Pacific War" ) in the blog post I was recently exposed to, I have decided to devote my time and effort to writing a brief English summary of the post whose title is "Why the Republic of Korea has turned against Japan? 韓国が「反日」になったわけ ".
Syngman Rhee (born on March 26, 1875 and died on July 19, 1965) had forced the Korean population to deny anything Japanese by nurturing hatred toward Japan among the Korean population as soon as he became the first president of the Republic of Korea in 1948 ( Read When S. Korea Gained Independence? August 15, 1945 or August 13, 1948? ).
He was actively involved in fabricating a story that Korea before Japan-Korean annexation in 1910 was the most ideal state in the East whereas denouncing falsely Japan as the most barbaric nation and in spreading it throughout U.S. via such mass media as newspapers published by William Randolph Hearst, thereby trying to seek and secure assistance from U.S. (Read Koreans Return Evil for Good ).
His fabricated story of Japan as "evil" undoubtedly served as a basis for U.S. to determine its political intervention in the Far East. A majority of Koreans who actually lived happily during the 35 years of annexation had to accept his fictitious story, knowing it was untrue because anyone who publicly stated "The Great Imperial Japan was good or Rhee's government was bad" was arrested, jailed, tortured, and executed by Rhee.
He further strengthened his anti-Japan policy, so as to detruct people's attention from the serious crimes he committed soon after he sworn in as the first president. Just to list a few of his atrocities in South Korea, Rhee was responsible for Bodo League massacre of 1950 (South Korean civilian organizations believe there might have been up to 1,140,000 victims,representing 6% of the 1950 population of South Korea. ), Jeju Uprising of 1948 in which 14,000 to 60,000 individuals were killed in fighting or execution, and National Defense Corps Incident of 1950 in which some 50,000to 90,000 soldiers starved to death or died of disease on the march and in the training camps because the National Defense Corps Commander Kim Yungun (Kim Yun-keun) (Kim Yoon-keun), son-in-law of Defence minister Shin Sung-mo embezzled funds allocated to foods for the recruited soldiers.
Thus, the direction of Japan-South Korean relationship was basically determined when Rhee became the first president of the Republic of Korea, well assisted by the U.S. government. His anti-Japan policy has been uninterruptedly handed down, one after another, to the current president.
A Japanese fisherman abducted and tortured by South Korea in 1950s. No information on his whereabouts has been given to Japan by South Korea.
A Brief History - Takeshima Invasion by ROK: During the period of January 18, 1952 (date of unilateral establishment of Syngman Rhee Line) to June 22, 1965 (signing date of Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea), 328 Japanese fishing vessels were captured and 3,929 fishermen were abducted by South Korea. And,44 Japanese fishermen were brutally murdered by South Korea. Besides, South Korea used abducted fishermen as a bargaining chip for negotiating with Japan on the Treaty.
Too late now but if you meet at least the following condtions:
1. Deep apology to His Majesty the Emperor of Japan;
2. Return of Takeshima Island with compensation for the illegal occupation;
3. Accpeting Koreans (citizens of the Republic of Korea and of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea who illegally sneaked into Japan) to be repatriated by Japan;
4. Compensation for the damages incurred when the Republic of Korea invaded Takeshima;
5. Necessary punishment for those involved in repeated defamation of Japan and her people and apologies to Japan and her people;
6. Apologies to Japan and her people for having insulted the brave souls of the fallen soldiers enshrined at Yasukuni Shrine, ensuring that the Republic of Korea will never let anyone repeat insulting them;
7. Immediate reimbursement of Yen loans.
The above tweet has been selected as it well represents the general feelings Japanese people share towards the Republic of Korea.
The Republic of Korea must face history and must teach its people un-erasable history that Japan-Korea annexation in 1910 was properly executed with full recognition by the international community as it was done in accordance with international law.
Besides, no battles were fought between Japan and Korea in relation to the annexation except the fact that the 1st Prime Minister of Japan Ito was assassinated by a Korean terrorist named An Jung-geun, thereby realizing Japan-Korea annexation. Japan-Korea annexation of 1910 wouldn't have happened unless Prime Minister Ito regarded as a major obstacle to the annexation was assassinated.
The assassinated Prime Minister Ito, one of those well acquainted with the history of Korea and its culture had always opposed the annexation and also had insisted that Korea would no doubt be well controlled by Koreans themselves in view of its past when they once exhibited their talent.
Hirobumi Ito, four time Prime Minister of Japan (the 1st, 5th, 7th and 10th)
An Jung-geun, Korean terrorist who assassinated Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito in 1909.
Korea had been so miserable and uncivilized before Japan saved it from brutal China
Japan's newest and largest aircraft carrier has been named Izumo
at the launching ceremony attended by Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Aso.
248 meters long
Full-load displacement: 19,500 tons
Designed to carry helicopters for the purpose of defending Japan's remote islands and for the rescue operations. Another aircraft carrier similar to Izumo will be launched soon.
A Japanese expert says, "Izumo will play an important role in carrying out integrated operation of air, sea and land forces Japan's Defense Forces aims to achieve in the future."
Izumo will be needed as one of the pillars to support Japan's amphibious function, so as to defend or re-take any of Japan's thousands of remote islands from a hostile force as already demonstrated in amphibious warfare training with U.S. Marines on San Clemente Island, Calif., in July this year.
The Ministry of Defense states that Izumo is not offensive and is expected to chiefly perform functions required to deal with natural disasters. However, the expert says, "Depending upon security situation surrounding Japan, Japan may add offensive power to Izumo, so that Japanese Navy will cooperate with US Navy in maintaining peace and security in the region."
Mr. Nariaki Nakayama, graduated from Faculty of Law, Tokyo University.
Currently serving as a member of the Lower House, the Diet (Japan's national legislature).
Ex-government official of the Ministry of Finance.
Ex-Minister for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
I regret that recently I've kept tweeting on South Korea. But Ms. Park! I have seen your recent meeting with President Obama as a slander about Japan. What wicked character are you? Is it only me who saw it that way? Japan's involvement in the issue of nuclear aresenal development by North Korea will produce nothing since North Korea will never give up nukes, anyway. We should look at this situation as the best chance for Japan to deal with our own defense issues, thereby helping us improve our diplomacy.
At the Budget Committee of the Upper House, the Diet (Japan's national legislature) held on April 25, the Democratic Party of Japan, better known as so-called "Anti-Japan Political Party" or "A group of leftist operatives" or "A group of traitors" among many Japanese cybercitizens has failed a surprise attack on Prime Minister of Japan Mr. Abe Shinzo and Mr. Furuya Keiji, State Minister in charge of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals over the Abe Cabinet members' visit to Yasukuni Shrine where 2.4 million brave souls of the fallen soldiers are enshrined at for remembering and honoring their dedicated services to Japan and her people.
Ms. Tokunaga Eri, representing the Democratic Party of Japan clearly stated in her question that families of abductees (those abducted by North Korea) have lost all hope (of rescuing the victims) due to the Abe Cabinet members' visit to Yasukuni Shrine, subsequently raising a question of whether the Abe Cabinet will further address the abduction issue or not.
Her story came as a bolt from the blue. Mr. Furuya Keiji then immediately returned a question to her "Can you tell us which one of the families of abduction victims has actually criticized our visit to Yasukuni Shrine? I just can't overlook your accusation. So, give us their names if it is true?."
Without clarifying the accusation she just made against Mr. Furuya Keiji, she suddenly started firing words of accusation at PM Abe Shinzo as she seemed having been cornered, facing a question of who has criticized the visit to Yasukuni Shrine. Although she seemed to have lost her confidence in winning her battle, she asked PM Abe what he thinks of their visit to Yasukuni Shrine she believes undeniable in having negatively impacted South Korea and China.
Before replying her question, PM Abe asked her to answer the question raised by Mr. Furuya Keiji as he believes it extremely essential in view of the importance attached to the functions of the Budget Committee. PM Abe further stated that not only she as a questioner will lose her credibility but also she will damage credibility of her party if she can't produce evidence to substantiate her claim.
PM Abe emphatically reminded her that in the area of diplomacy, there exist a number of attempts to repudiate truths, for example, Chinese denial of a truth that Senkaku has long been historically and internationally recognized as being an integral part of Japan.
As for the visits to Yasukuni Shrine, PM Abe introduced her to the historical account that no South Korean president had ever criticized Japan until Roh Moo-hyun became the ninth president of South Korea (2003–2008). PM Abe believes it important to look into why South Korea has all of a sudden posed in such a manner as to show its current stance toward our visit to Yasukuni Shrine.
He further emphasized that even China had never protested Japan against ex-Prime Ministers' visit to Yasukuni Shrine when and after 14 Japanese, so-called war criminals (Note: no war criminals legally acknowledged in Japan. They were either executed=murdered by US or died in jail.) were enshrined together with other brave souls in 1978. He said it was just recently that Chinese criticism came out of the blue.
He continued to say that similarly China had never protested Japan against her sovereignty over Senkaku Islands during the period from 1895 to 1971. PM Abe believes it necessary to fully recognize these facts, so that we will properly deal with China and at the same time he believes it natural to express a sense of reverence for those who devoted their lives to our country. He believes that his cabinet members will not accept any threats whatsoever.
Concluding her question over Yasukuni Shrine, Ms. Tokunaga Eri asked PM Abe how he will deal with unpleasant feelings expressed by China and South Korea.
PM Abe said that Yasukuni Shrine is here in Japan and just nearby here, and that he strongly questions those who accept their criticism of our visit to Yasukuni Shrine for praying for the brave souls without feeling unjustified pain and that he believes it wrong for them to condemn our visits. PM Abe continued to say he believes it is his duty to defend our national interests and to preserve pride of our history and tradition. He finally said he would like to make it clear that we will not compromise our pride just for the sake of harmonizing.
Ms. Tokunaga said feebly she has some sentiments about this matter; therefore, she will discuss them with PM Abe whenever possible in the future. She sounded like she was learning an important lesson by this failed attack.
Member of the House of Representatives, The Diet (Japan's national legislature)
LDP Policy Chief commented on Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on April 24 as follows;
I believe that Japan-China relation is extremely important, however, it is none of their business how we Japanese honor and remember our soldiers who lost their lives during their services to our country. We decide on how we appreciate their services, therefore, I question why our visit to Yasukuni Shrine develops into a diplomatic issue.
(The above translation of her comment is provisional)
A Chinese digital newspaper Southern Metropolis Daily reports on China's first luxury liner for Parcel Islands in Quần đảo Hoàng Sa ( or South China Sea), starting on April 28.
According to the paper, a travel agent in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, China, responsible for organizing the first tour to Parcel Islands has been recruiting the healthy Chinese tourists aged between 18 and 60, excluding foreigners, and Chinese residing in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao.
This outrageous action initiated by China will certainly invite harsh criticism from the international community and particularly from VietNam as the tour is obviously designed to strengthen Chinese territorial claim over Parcel Islands in defiance of the serious concern over the Chinese invasion into its neighbors, now being shared by the international community.
Tweets as follows; Calmly putting my hands together, I paid the fullest respect and the highest tribute to the souls of the war dead enshrined at Yasukuni Shrine with other 212 members of the Diet (Japan's National Legislature). Compared with the last years, the number of politicians who visit Yasukuni Shrine has considerably increased. I regard this increase as a clear indication of the public will, well evidenced in the general election held in the last December. Obviously, we must stay vigilant of the Chinese movements including the Chinese government ships.
Hu Jintao masterminded massacres of Tibetians while Xi Jinping masterminded massacres of Uyghurs. China finds them qualified to preside over its government only because they masterminded a number of atrocities while we find it quite absurd to know that China harshly condemns "Rape of Nanking" , which has been conveniently fabricated by themselves.
The following two Professors discuss "Who's stirring up anti-Japan sentiments in Japan" in the video below.
Dr. Shoichi Watanabe, Professor Emeritus, Sophia University ( http://bit.ly/eJPYQn )
Dr. Hiroaki Kobayashi, Professor Emeritus, Nippon University ( http://bit.ly/f7iIXI )
Dr. Shoichi Watanabe said: I have spent a few decades, wondering why we have such politicians as acting against the interests of Japan and why we have such editors as preferring to publish the articles damaging to Japan. I finally concluded that we had those leftists bearing a grudge against Japan who were inevitably purged in the prewar era because they were financially supported and directed by Коминтерн=Comintern short for Communist International. They lived in darkness, hating the era they lived through.
Dr. Hiroaki Kobayashi said: Yes, I think the treatment they received was inevitable.
Dr. Shoichi Watanabe said: During the occupation era, they and their supporters had rapidly risen to dominance in the press and the field of academics,well assisted by General Headquarters of U.S. Occupation Troops. As a matter of fact, the well-disciplinedJapanese leftistslike Mr. Manabu Sano ( 佐野学http://bit.ly/enTGgU ) and Mr. Kiyoharu Tanaka (田中清玄http://bit.ly/f0OYeS ) all left the communist movement as soon as they received an order from Comintern to start an attempt to abolish Japan's Imperial System. However, those who fanatically believed that everything about Japan was bad, remained to be leftists. They were very weird. And, they were mostly ethnic Koreans. They had no reason to give up the idea of abolishing Japan's Imperial System.
I am not saying those people are still working at Asahi Shinbun but journalists much influenced by those Korean leftists have been writing and publishing the articles very critical of Japan, thereby stirring up anti-Japan sentiments in Japan and having Japan say anything against her interests. That is my conclusion.
Dr. Hiroaki Kobayashi said: Oh, that is something I have never noticed because I wasn't looking at those things that way. I feel that those people who are in fact believers in totalitarianism perhaps tend to have such a thought. The fact that they were financially supported and directed by Starlin clearly indicates what I feel is right. Because of their influence, we observed emergence of the radical leftist students in the 1960s and 1970s.
Dr. Shoichi Watanabe said: Hitler and Mussolini were not only believers in totalitarianism but also patriots. Regardless of what Starlin said, he was in fact a patriot. However, it is very strange that those who believe in totalitarianism seem to dislike Japan.
Dr. Hiroaki Kobayashi said: Well, I think so. They are anti-Japan journalists and politicians. But I didn't notice what you have just said.
Dr. Shoichi Watanabe said: It is not a matter of whether they are ethnically Koreans or not butthey still harbor the Korean leftist ideology that condemns Japan as being bad.
Dr. Hiroaki Kobayashi said: Well, that is something I haven't noticed.
Dr. Shoichi Watanabe said: I say that because they are the Japanese nationals, I will have to be patient with them only if they are just totalitarians. In fact, they are not just totalitarians but they hate everything about Japan.
Dr. Hiroaki Kobayashi said: A week ago, I received a mission of 100 Korean members. They are ex-politicians, retired military men, press people, etc. I was requested to discuss East Asian security and Japan-China relations. I emphasized that Japan and Korea have shared common values such as democracy and freedom and that Korea should not be value-neutral when considering Japan and China, as practiced by Korea either placing equidistantly Japan and China or being sided with China while criticising Japan. I feel that their reasoning gets to be obscured by emotions.
Dr. Shoichi Watanabe said: South Korea has not reached the level of civilization that makes them understand what treaty is because they keep bringing up the same old storieseven if we have a good and effective treaty called Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea.
Dr. Hiroaki Kobayashi said: That is a good and effective treaty. I really feel that I find it extremely difficult to discuss something with them because they asked me a question of whether Japan advanced into or invaded the Korean peninsula and China even after all I had to say to them. I told them to remember what I have already said to you. Since I am specialized in international laws, I am a kind of reluctant to use the terms "Advance" or "Invade" at all. I told them not to expect any words like advance or invade from me. I may discuss it from the perspective of "colonization" and "Imperialism". I told them that I have nothing to do with what our politicians have said.
Notes:
1. I try to be accurate when translating all the discourses I came across in preparing for this presentation. 2. I try to be concise enough to point out the aspects when translating all the discourses I came across in preparing for this presentation. 3. Whatever discourses I translate will remain tentative until I get satisfied with their accuracy.4. I reserve the right to decide which discourses I choose for this presentation.
5. The Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea (Japanese: 日韓基本条約 (Nikkan Kihon Jōyaku?); Korean: 한일기본조약, 韓日基本條約, Hanil Gibon Joyak) was signed on June 22, 1965 to establish basic relation between Japan and the Republic of Korea (South Korea). For details, access http://bit.ly/g9xhE8
We have learned a lot of history (see Note 1. below) from south korea, haven't we? Just remember how often korea invaded Japan even before The Mongol invasions of Japan (元寇, Genkō?) of 1274 and 1281 (see Note 2. below). Japan should demand south korea to apologize to Japan for having invaded Japan in 813, 871, 880, 894, 906, 943, 998, 999, 1014, 1019, and 1097.
Note 1: A south korean Assistant Professor Ms. Kim appeared on Japanese TV just a few days ago (March 4, 2013) and stated that south korea will never forget a history of Japanese invasion into korea even for 1,000 years. Japanese commentators strongly dismissed her statement as being false and further demanded her to remember the korean brutal invasions into Japan in the last 1,000 years. They are two invasions generally called "The Mongol invasions of Japan.
Note 2.:The Mongol invasions of Japan (元寇, Genkō?) of 1274 and 1281 was in fact brutally and mercilessly executed by koreans as korea was a vassal state of The Mongolian empire.
Japan has never educated her people in such a manner as to defame South Koreans (Note: in fact not only South Koreans but also any nationalities) in the history of Japan. Rather, Japan's education is extremely biased toward always denouncing any acts even in defending Japan by simply denying anything related to "war". However, South Korea across the Sea of Japan has been steadfastly and eagerly promoting anti-Japan education (Note: usually based on fabricated stories and twisted historical facts) among its young generations.
The government of south korea warns that south korea will take retailatory measures against Japan if Ms. Aiko Shimajiri, Parliamentary Secretary of Cabinet Office (access her blog at 台所から政治を変える ) attends "Takeshima Day" ceremony to be held in Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
The Chief Cabinet Secretary Mr. Suga indicated Japan's position that Japan would not make any concessions to south korea despite south korean threat to retaliate against Japan. He further stated that as Takeshima is intrinsically part of Japan, nothing and nobody will stop Parliamentary Secretary of Cabinet Office from attending Takeshima Day ceremony on February 22.
Mr. Ichita Yamamoto, Minister in charge of Territorial issues emphasized at the press "The Government of Japan is fully responsible for making it known to the world that Takeshima is 100% Japan's territory by sending its representative to the Takeshima Day ceremony.
Who's been militaristic? Who's invaded Japan? Takeshima, Japan was invaded by ROK in 1952 when Japan was still occupied by US. Takeshima remains occupied by ROK. Japan's enemy! Now, China is trying to invade Japan. :
China blames Senkaku dispute on Japan's failure to end militarism | Kyodo News http://bit.ly/WpzXlV
Watch this video at 41:55 saying that a Japanese woman allegedly raped by two US servicemen in Okinawa is a naturalized Chinese working as an operative trying to damage Japan-US relations.
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It is reported that US Secretary of State Dulles had repeatedly threatened Japan over territorial issues while Japan was trying to straighten out the entangled territorial issues intentionally created by U.S. government, thereby keeping those irritants effectively damaging to Japan's relations with China, Taiwan, ROK, and the Soviet Union (now Russia).
The photo below shows Awarding ceremony in which certificate of commendation has been awarded to a U.S. Marine by the Fire Department Headquarters in Okinawa for appreciating his act of saving a Japanese woman from being choked to death at Yakiniku Restaurant where he happened to be sitting near the woman at the time of the incident. However, two major Okinawan newspapers have not only ignored this news but also have concealed it from the public eyes. This kind of biased reporting activities are nothing new as Chinese are actively engaged in plotting to control the Okinawan mass media.
日本国沖縄県石垣市登野城- Tonoshiro, Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
The Japan Coast Guard rescued 64 Chinese crew of a Chinese cargo ship (12,703 tons) named "Ming Yang" 150 km southwest of Okinawa Islands on October 21 as The Japan Coast Guard noticed heavy smoke coming out of stern of the Chinese cargo ship. The Japan Coast Guard Patrol ship named "Awagumo" then rushed to rescue all of them. Only three Chinese have reportedly suffered minor burns. The Japan Coast Guard has been questioning the Chinese crew over the causes of fire.
However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People’s Republic of China repeatedly emphasized at its regular press conference that we coordinated with the Japanese side and took the necessary measures to rescue them. No appreciation has been expressed over Japan's rescue efforts extended from the humanitarian viewpoint despite the fact that Chinese are trying to invade Japan.
Related story in Japanese: No appreciation expressed over Japan's rescue efforts of the Chinese crew シナ外務省、日本側に謝意示さず 海保のシナ人救助で
ROK pres. Lee's visit to Takeshima is just a bluff, trying to distract his people's attention from domestic issues such as arrest of his brother and aides, high unemployment rate, growing economic divide, declining support rate, etc.
One thing Japan is sure about is that Japan and her people will never forgive Lee for his insulting remarks made when he illegally landed on Takeshima, Japan.
A red banner says "AUDI in China has decided to kill every single Japanese no matter what happens to us! We will not let them take over Senkaku islands! "
日本国沖縄県石垣市登野城- Tonoshiro, Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Over 70,000 Chinese (possibly instigated by the Chinese operatives) engaged in anti-Japan protests in 28 cities across China have been vandalizing and looting Japanese supermarkets, restaurants, factories, etc.
Japan has extended to China the full-scale official and private assistance to help China secure freedom from poverty in the last decades since Japan's decision to normalize diplomatic relation with China on September 29, 1972. Japan has continued to assist China in the name of Official Development Assistance even after China surpassed Japan in terms of GDP last year.
Chinese government has upheld a policy of not fully disclosing and publicizing those facts, so that the public has been largely ignorant of Japan's contribution in modernizing China while spreading and emphasizing fabricated stories of the past historical events before, during, and after the Greater East Asia War. It is said that a majority of Chinese population does not even know "Senkaku islands" in the East China Sea. Some young Chinese, although limited in its number, are beginning to realize that their vandalism has thus reduced their job opportunities.
Mr.Tetsuya Watanabe, a novelist, economic critic, and CEO of a company (whose name is not disclosed) says on Twitter that "Japan fully recognizes them as being a Chinese domestic issue; therefore, it is not an issue Japan should interfere with. However, as the Japanese enterprises have been vandalized and looted, we expect that China will arrest criminal suspects urgently and then will compensate the Japanese victims for the tangible and intangible losses they have suffered.
Photos below show Chinese protesters (possibly agitated by Chinese operatives) vandalizing and looting Japanese factories, supermarkets, restaurants, etc.
A Japanese factory under attack by Chinese protesters
Chinese attackers clapping their hands, watching a Japanese factory being engulfed in flames.
Chinese attacking a Japanese supermarket. Just a bunch of vandals and looters.
Unrest has spread to Qingdao Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone.
Chinese attackers demanding a hotel to surrender Japanese guests to them.
A huge mall built by Japan in Changsha under attack. It's almost like a war zone.
Japanese restaurants vandalized by Chinese attackers.
日本国沖縄県石垣市登野城- Tonoshiro, Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Amid mounting tensions between Japan and China due to Chinese greed for its territorial expansion into Japan, Japan has been wondering why Chinese officials and state media have remained silent on the status of Xi Jinping, China's would-be leader for 12 days.
When NHK World (an international news program of Japan's broadcasting corporation) was trying to report on Xi Jinping last night in China, TV broadcasting was blacked out for the unknown reason. However, TV viewers saw the headline shown on TV for a second, from which they could easily guess what happened.
When NHK was about to report on his mysterious disappearance from public view, considered quite attractive to China watchers in the world, NHK international TV broadcasting suddenly became blacked out. That was a second after a headline beginning with his name had appeared on TV.
In China, any information related to death or health condition of its leaders is designated as a national secret. “Black-out” has only fueled speculation about his health condition.
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