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usaexpat said...

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  usaexpat at 11:57 PM JST - 26th August

  Blilderberg666 wrong, the US sees them as disputed but returned the Geological Survey to the name Dokdo as that was the status quo until about 1 month ago. The US has told Korea and Japan to settle the dispute themselves.

  Posted in Islet row keeps Japan, S Korea apart on setting talks with China at 11:57 PM JST - 26th August

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  usaexpat at 11:55 PM JST - 26th August

  Well maybe South Korea won't bother to respond and then the summit will be between only China and Japan. That's fine too you know Korea will only be hurting itself if it's a no show.

  Posted in Islet row keeps Japan, S Korea apart on setting talks with China at 11:55 PM JST - 26th August

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  usaexpat at 11:53 PM JST - 26th August

  sorry above should read "should they choose to be in the western sphere of influence"

  Posted in Diplomatic roulette breaks out after Russian vote on separatists at 11:53 PM JST - 26th August

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  usaexpat at 11:51 PM JST - 26th August

  Well Mother Russia is flexing her muscles and she's all drunk on oil revenue. What can you expect when the country is run by an ex KGB agent? Unless you believed Bush' amatuer assesment of Putin back a few years ago ("I looked into his eyes and saw a good…

  Posted in Diplomatic roulette breaks out after Russian vote on separatists at 11:51 PM JST - 26th August

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  usaexpat at 06:55 AM JST - 26th August

  loljapan, Are you arguing that Koreans have always called it the East Sea but under the occupation the Japanese demanded the name change? It has always been the Sea of Japan in Japan so it's not a term they used starting with the occupation. It's an internationally recognized body of…

  Posted in S Korea to complain over use of 'Sea of Japan' in Olympic closing ceremony at 06:55 AM JST - 26th August

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  usaexpat at 06:44 AM JST - 26th August

  One more just for good measure. Why does South Korea consistantly play the "we can't get a fair shake against the much more wealthy and powerful Japan in world affairs" card? You can't have it both ways, if the Koreans are proud of their country's progress and wealth which they…

  Posted in S Korea to complain over use of 'Sea of Japan' in Olympic closing ceremony at 06:44 AM JST - 26th August

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  usaexpat at 06:41 AM JST - 26th August

  Well I thought I would check in this morning and much as I suspected we are still at it. Once again let me say that TAMAGAWABOAT is correct in his assertion that the name Sea of Japan dates back to 1602 as far as known maps can be found. Korean…

  Posted in S Korea to complain over use of 'Sea of Japan' in Olympic closing ceremony at 06:41 AM JST - 26th August

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  usaexpat at 12:18 AM JST - 26th August

  The name has stood for 400 years and Japan would not be the bigger party by accepting the name change they would merely prove their weakness to the world by accepting a foregn ultra-nationalist demand.

  Posted in S Korea to complain over use of 'Sea of Japan' in Olympic closing ceremony at 12:18 AM JST - 26th August

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  usaexpat at 12:04 AM JST - 26th August

  It sounds like conspiracy theory to me but than again NK is so secretive and Kim Jong Il has such a personality cult that it could just be true. At the end of the day it doesn't matter becuase the country is running the same way and is still a…

  Posted in N Korea's Kim died in 2003; replaced by lookalike, says Waseda professor at 12:04 AM JST - 26th August

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  usaexpat at 12:00 AM JST - 26th August

  Is the SDF a lot softer than the US armed forces or what? I can picture some US army drill sargents coming over here and seeing a massive spike in suicides. This is the culture of the armed forces anywhere folks, apparently this sailor wasn't strong enough to cut it.

  Posted in Court rules superior's insulting remarks resulted in sailor's suicide at 12:00 AM JST - 26th August