<1005th Wednesday> You Owe Us An Apology!
天皇は謝罪せよ！(Dennowa Shajaiseyo) You Owe Us An Apology! AsiaN made a graphic image of ‘ You Owe Us an Apology!’ urging the Japanese government and Emperor to apologise. We will continue the ‘Apology Campaign’ until the old ladies actually hear their apologies for what they have done to them during colonial rules. news@theasian.asia
Nepal Former Minister Arrested for Kidnapping
Police in Nepal arrested a Member of Parliament and former Minister for Supplies Shyam Sundar Gupta on suspicion of organising the kidnap of a prominent businessman in December. According to police, Mr. Gupta ordered the kidnap of Pawan Sanghai at a temple in December and then released him, reportedly after a ransom was paid. Mr. […]
Park Jong-chul “Scent of Jasmine 25 Years ago”
On 14 January 1987, a 22-year-old young man who was taken to the Namyoung Police Department and interrogated died.His name was Park Jong-chul, the third year linguist of Seoul National University. The police announced his death as natural since he suddenly died surprised by a thump. However, with a doctor’s testimony, it was disclosed that he died of […]
Lee Hee-ho and Hyun Jeong-eun to Pave the Way Again
Lee Hee-ho, Chairwoman of the Kim Dae-jung Peace Center and Hyun Jeong-eun, Chairwoman of Hyundai Group travelled to North Korea on 26 and offered condolences over Kim Jong-il’s death in Kumsusan Memorial Palace, Pyongyang. These two ladies actually met Kim Jong-un and paid respects. On 19, North Korea announced its decision not to welcome foreign […]
What a Coincidence to Pass Away Together
Kim Il-sung and Moon Ik-hwan died in 1994 Kim Jong-il and Park Yong-gil died in 2011 Kim Il-sung embracing Pastor Moon in 1989 Kim Jong-il and Elder Park photographed in 1995 South Korea’s notable unification activists Pastor Moon Ik-hwan and his wife Elder Park Yong-gil were greeted by Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il respectively. Pastor […]
Bloodshed in Kazakhstan? Shush please
“Silence against the death of 16 people in Kazakhstan” Russian media criticised the Western ones <Source: hello.news352.lu> “You probably won’t hear many meaningful calls for action from Washington, London or Brussels… Imagine that a tragedy like this had occurred in a Russian city just across the border from Kazakhstan. Can you imagine the field […]
Profile of Kim Jong-un
Kim Jong-un is the youngest son of Kim Jong-il and his third wife Ko Young-hee born in 1983(or 1984, sources vary). At first, he was not at the centre of attention. North Korea watchers focused on his half-brother Kim Jong-nam and full brother Kim Jong-hol rather than him. Then in 2009, speculations came that his […]
Four Survival Rules for a Young Dictator
So, Marshal Kim Jong Il, the lodestar of the 21st century, is dead, and his impoverished country is going to be run by his son Kim Jong Un, who might be the world’s youngest four-star general. This sudden power transfer produced much speculation about North Korea’s future. Will the country survive? If so, what will […]
South Korea President’s Mourning
Whether to mourn or not the passing of Chairman Kim Jong-il of North Korea is a controversial issue in South Korea but the government seems have a rather flexible approach. In 1994, the head of the opposition party Lee Bu-young suggested official mourning in regard to the death of Kim Il-sung and this caused a […]
Mom’s power against nuclear power
Japan’s nuclear power industry, which once boasted of the world-class safety, now finds its existence threatened by women angered by the government’s opaqueness on radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant after it was struck by an earthquake-driven tsunami in March. Aileen Miyoko Smith, head of Green Action said in an interview with IPS, “Mothers […]
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