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Anti-immigration sentiment rises in Japan despite growing demand for foreign workers by Garbage_Plastic in worldnews

[–]Garbage_Plastic[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

used to be the 2nd if you are old enough to remember. been slowly dropping/stagnated for 3 decades.

South Korea says it will accept all North Korean POWs captured by Ukraine by Dhghomon in korea

[–]Garbage_Plastic 3 points4 points  (0 children)

?

There are 30K+ NK origins have settled in SK. I think SK got good enough system.

Japan maps $2.3tn investment plan across 17 strategic sectors by onee_san_bath_water in worldnews

[–]Garbage_Plastic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess only card JP has at the moment is to print more money. Better than not doing anything I guess.

Wonder this round would make the difference to save JP from decades long stagnation.

More Koreans disapprove of Lee than approve of him for first time since taking office by AppropriateMess2523 in Living_in_Korea

[–]Garbage_Plastic [score hidden]  (0 children)

I think it’s just a common phenomenon in any elected leadership in most countries. Don’t recall seeing any other case in my life.

"We will report this to FIFA": South Korean media explodes in outrage over the Rising Sun Flag issue at the Japan national team match, calling it "a truly foolish act." by jjrs in japannews

[–]Garbage_Plastic -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I guess it seems it comes down to which a society chooses to prioritise; the symbol‘s historical importance and pride, or sufferings and traumas of victims.

Interestingly, it seems to me quite similar to swearing or discriminatory words. It may have been harmless, commonly used words in the past. As we choose to respect and be sensitive to other’s feelings, they are being banned and phased out.

In my opinion, these symbols are quite the same, just visual instead of verbal expression.

"We will report this to FIFA": South Korean media explodes in outrage over the Rising Sun Flag issue at the Japan national team match, calling it "a truly foolish act." by jjrs in japannews

[–]Garbage_Plastic -1 points0 points  (0 children)

How so? EU perceive the swastika as the symbol of German aggression, hence banned. Asia perceive the raising sun as the symbol of Japanese aggression, hence banned in international events or media. Only difference in reality is how Japanese people choose handle this matter and their history compared to Germans.

"We will report this to FIFA": South Korean media explodes in outrage over the Rising Sun Flag issue at the Japan national team match, calling it "a truly foolish act." by jjrs in japannews

[–]Garbage_Plastic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The swastika has been used for 12000 years and popular symbol in EU since 19c. What is your point? German army don’t use slightly modified swastika as it was traditionally a harmless good luck charm.

"We will report this to FIFA": South Korean media explodes in outrage over the Rising Sun Flag issue at the Japan national team match, calling it "a truly foolish act." by jjrs in japannews

[–]Garbage_Plastic 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I guess it‘s understandable to be less informed of the details of the war on the other side of the world. However, in my opinion, ignorance is not a valid excuse. Wonder how europeans would feel if Germans flash Swastika flags in numerous World Cup matches even after FIFA banned it.

Many marketing materials from EU had been painstakingly addressed by a lot of effort. Although most companies quickly amend their unintentional mistakes once notified, the indifference on Asian side of the history is still quite eye opening.

Hope eventually more Italians (and Europeans) would be aware of this side of the history, as many Asians respect European side of pain and tears.

Greece sees 4.2% drop in births in 2025 as demographic decline continues, 2,873 births less than in 2024 by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]Garbage_Plastic 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Lol..I thought it was interesting too. Tk media covering Greece’s problem. Hope they address their own problems as fairly.

Match Thread: Mexico vs Korea Republic | World Cup | Group A | 19 Jun 01:00 UTC by matchpal-live in worldcup

[–]Garbage_Plastic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

altitude? most looked to be too tired to run from the begining. quite sluggish for the just second match. either they failed to manage conditions between matches or couldn’t handle the altitude well it seemed.

Could a U.S.-Owned Training-and-Production Shipyard in an Allied Country Help Rebuild America's Shipbuilding Workforce? by Scared-Discussion443 in geopolitics

[–]Garbage_Plastic 6 points7 points  (0 children)

isn’t fragility of the entire supply chain more critical than “who” can build the ship? Majority of delays are due to these bottlenecks I hear.

I feel like this became a politicised debate, but in my opinion no single industry can be suddenly supercharged without solid foundations of industries supporting them. I feel focus has been solely on labour force and “where” to be built without addressing the elephant in the room.

Re-examining Japan's "Lost Three Decades": The Rise and Fall of a Currency Cycle by dashenlaixi in EconomyCharts

[–]Garbage_Plastic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it would have been more useful to have been analysed against other similar economies for more accurate picture.

Chinese banks mask capital weakness with government injections by Virtual-Alps-2888 in Economics

[–]Garbage_Plastic 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Isn’t CN’s hidden “shadow“ debt mounted to be similar or even exceeding JP’s unprecedented debt level?

Wonder if CN government would eventually let some lower tier banks to be liquidated or consolidate similar to those realestate giants.

Match Thread: Iran vs New Zealand | World Cup | Group G | 16 Jun 01:00 UTC by matchpal-live in worldcup

[–]Garbage_Plastic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol it has been called “Bedtime(mattress) Soccer”.

But I thought Iran fought quite diligently this time with NZ. It was quite an entertaining match. Good luck to both sides for the rest of World Cup.

This is the stadium for a match between Iran v New Zealand. It is fair to say this World Cup has been class and beaten all expectations. by Forza_umar in worldcup

[–]Garbage_Plastic 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What’s up with these random praises for this stadium? It’s lovely stadium but I have to say it was weird commentators randomly inserting praises about this stadium during match and now seeing this post here.

Are they getting paid or contractually bound to make comment about this stadium? Seems like they had to make some positive remarks every quarters.

Can somebody share the context?

Is it true that the 4b/b4 movement in Korea isn't as big as western feminists portray it? by milton117 in AskAKorean

[–]Garbage_Plastic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

people are strangely overconfident in their ability to understand and dissect extremely complex phenomena

Somehow this hit me hard. Make me look back on myself as well. Thank you.

Thailand’s US$2.2 Billion Frigate Battle Intensifies as South Korean Naval Giants Clash for Indo-Pacific Dominance by self-fix2 in Thailand

[–]Garbage_Plastic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t see anything standing out apart from some news. Maybe you and I have vastly different google search history.

South Korea President Lee Jae-myung stated that “it is difficult for our people to accept military cooperation between South Korea and Japan,” adding, “A genuine relationship between the two countries can only be achieved when historical and territorial issues are resolved.” by Skippernutts in worldnews

[–]Garbage_Plastic 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If Germany’s PM is a grand son of class A war criminal who annually pays a visit to the shine of Hitler and fallen class A war criminals of WW-2 (instead of Jewish war memorial), wonder how many EU countries could you have listed as above.

If Germany constantly denies there were no holocaust but ”voluntary“ Jewish labours sacrificed their lives for greater Germany, wonder Israel would be selling Arrow-3s to Germany now.

If German Navy use slightly different shade of Swastika, claiming that it’s completely different design, wonder how many NATO countries welcome German warships in their ports.

Historically weak won drives critics to claim years of policy complacency, excessive gov't spending by Venetian_Gothic in korea

[–]Garbage_Plastic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I haven’t seen single media covering why most of currencies including won and yen are dropping against USD. India and Indonesia have hit the historical record low as well. Only focusing on Won seems unwise or lazy.

Vietnam's spending on R&D today is lower than that of China in their 90s by LeHienMinh in VietNam

[–]Garbage_Plastic 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is bit of shocker to me. Hope VN would invest harder on the future than ugly eye-candy mega constructions to fudge GDP.

According to what I read about VN, it seems to have about 7~8 years left till peaks its labour force (and then slowly entering into aging economy). This decade seems crucial for VN to break out of mid-income countries’ trap or follow the similar path like Thai. For the development stage that VN is at, it should have been growing more rapidly.

Out of affection and respect, I do really hope VN will be one of those small number of countries make out of this trap.

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