Japan says food diplomacy will keep Hong Kong sweet

Food Aug. 17, 2012 - 09:04PM JST ( 17 )

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AylerAug. 17, 2012 - 07:31AM JST

Oh, well that's alright then. Give the man a payrise, he's obviously doing his job well. Instead of worrying about the abduction issue maybe NK should send Japan a big tub of Kimchee.
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DaijobootsAug. 17, 2012 - 08:03AM JST

Instead of worrying about the abduction issue maybe NK should send Japan a big tub of Kimchee.

Oh I get it. Instead of waiting for North Korea to abduct the kimchee, the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister should just send it.
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CrazyJoeAug. 17, 2012 - 08:55AM JST

Japanese food has quality, Chinese food has quantity.
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ProbieAug. 17, 2012 - 09:06AM JST

“A large number of Hong Kong people have given very high ratings to Japanese cuisine, so this is the basis of the bilateral relationship between Japan and Hong Kong,”

Dey wil like us becoz dey like out fud.

Yeah, right. Bland food will make the Chinese forget about the islands. Some people are so optimistic it's sad.

Scores of people protested Thursday at the Japanese consulate in Hong Kong, demanding Japan release the detainees and give up its claim to the strategic archipelago, which is also claimed by Taiwan.

Why didn't the embassy staff give them some hiyayakko. That would have sorted everything out instantly.
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WakarimasenAug. 17, 2012 - 09:06AM JST

Obviously not the full shilling. But a grain of truth in what he says. Most people i know in HK LOVE Japan.
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cwhiteAug. 17, 2012 - 10:06AM JST

as if the people of HK could really care about the Diaoyu Islands
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Bob SneiderAug. 17, 2012 - 12:18PM JST

How arrogant of them to believe that their food is so good that it can prevent wars.
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TriumvereAug. 17, 2012 - 01:17PM JST

Soft power, indeed.
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DaijobootsAug. 17, 2012 - 04:04PM JST

How arrogant of them to believe that their food is so good that it can prevent wars.

Who said that? Anyway the Japanese pavillion at the Food Expo was planned a looong time before the latest activist boat excursion.
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hatsoffAug. 17, 2012 - 04:48PM JST

Don't confuse Hong Kong with mainland China. Hong Kongers themselves prefer to make the distinction by calling themselves "Hong Kong Chinese." The attitudes are generally far more sophisticated.

This report has only one quote from an elderly man who says the islands are China's, but how many others did they ask before they got to him. Most Hong Kong Chinese will likely be more concerned about not being able to vote in their own Chief Executive and the erosion of their freedoms by the mainland. The islands will be lower on their list of concerns than for mainlanders.

Hong Kong is different from China.
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TigersTokyoDomeAug. 17, 2012 - 06:29PM JST

“Regarding the Diaoyu Islands, we definitely have to acknowledge that it is Chinese territory,” said Wong Yuk-ching, 62, who is looking to open a Japanese restaurant.

So, you are happy to use the word 'Japanese' and to use Japanese food culture to make money. But in your mind you will back the Chinese right-wing outlook on territory around it's neighbours.
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AylerAug. 17, 2012 - 06:56PM JST

TigerTokyoDome, I agree the world needs idealists. You may be fooling yourself but at least you aren't trying to fool others. Leave that to the politicians
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TigersTokyoDomeAug. 17, 2012 - 08:47PM JST

How arrogant of them to believe that their food is so good that it can prevent wars.

All he is doing is trying to keep relations cordial and promote food.
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Thomas AndersonAug. 17, 2012 - 08:55PM JST

Well so many Japanese people also happen to love Chinese cuisine, but that doesn't ease the tension between Japan and China.
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blackrockAug. 17, 2012 - 11:13PM JST

^ food doesn't do politics
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CosAug. 17, 2012 - 11:50PM JST

Scores of people protested Thursday

Scores are 12 nationalist grandpas in HK. 12 in Tokyo. 12 in Seoul. 12 in Taipei. 12 in Beijing. And the rest of their countries just find the island quarrels pathetic and would like to know what is on the menu for dinner. The issue is some grandpas are in governments.
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Jackson LoAug. 20, 2012 - 05:40AM JST

...everybody under age 50 have no beef with each other--it's just a bunch of old blood people we're ALL WAITING for to die. It's their last hurrah. Father Time is undefeated, as well as GOOD FOOD. The fact about authentic Japanese food is true, globally...nobody messes when it's time to eat. The angry people are HUNGRY people, like the ones in Mainland China, North Koreans and so forth. I REALLY WISH more of the old-skool people would just collapse, en masse. The mentality of this political country-club shite is pretty much ignored in daily life, anyways. Only American, British and Australian expats ALWAYS make it about THEMSELVES and have no clue about what really goes on. And real feelings. YES, they have no clue.