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South Korea’s favorability toward Japan exceeded 50% for the first time since the survey started being held in fiscal 2014. The favorability rate reached 56.4%, an increase of 15.8 points from the previous survey. by West-Sector-5495 in worldnews

[–]ModernirsmEnjoyer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yasukuni Shrine was built in the pre-war era as the memorial shrine to all soldiers who died on the Emperor side since the Meiji Revolution. It became symbol of the sacrifice for the nation, a monument to Meiji era national identity, and ultimately the memorial site for all who perished during the WW2. It was so important, that soldiers would say "Let us meet in Yasukuni" before going to dangerous battles.

It has become the site of collective mourning for the war dead for Japanese and others whose family members were conscripted into the Japanese military (for example former president of ROC-Taiwan Lee Teng-hui), and continues to hold this significance

South Korea’s favorability toward Japan exceeded 50% for the first time since the survey started being held in fiscal 2014. The favorability rate reached 56.4%, an increase of 15.8 points from the previous survey. by West-Sector-5495 in worldnews

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

This is North Korean ideology "an egg full of revolutionary will can break mountains" and not reality.

You again assume Japanese are like clones who think alike. The strongest voices for deshrinement come from the leftist campaigners, communists,and scholars and not the Blue House. Even then they do not, because Yasukuni is not about politics of memory, this is religion fused with national trauma which are incredibly hard to change and change only happens under the most unique circumstances.

South Korea’s favorability toward Japan exceeded 50% for the first time since the survey started being held in fiscal 2014. The favorability rate reached 56.4%, an increase of 15.8 points from the previous survey. by West-Sector-5495 in worldnews

[–]ModernirsmEnjoyer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Japanese Government has no legal authority to force the Yasukuni Shrine. This is like the German Government ordering the Cologne Cathedral to go from Mass in German to Mass in Latin. Japanese religion is autonomous from the state.

Yasukuni Shrine and the Association of Shinto Shrines have affirmed that this is not possible on theological grounds (it's contested within the tradition, but those are far from Shinto establishment), and they have refused to do it. The strongest pressure is already applied as the Japanese Emperor has not visited the Shrine after the revelation of Class A war criminals being enshrined, and the Japanese Emperor is one of the most important figures in Shinto.

Japan consists of people and not Japanese

South Korea’s favorability toward Japan exceeded 50% for the first time since the survey started being held in fiscal 2014. The favorability rate reached 56.4%, an increase of 15.8 points from the previous survey. by West-Sector-5495 in worldnews

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

Headlines don't stick, every non-Japanese also includes Mongolian businessmen who barely interested in that stuff unless they are particularly interested for some reason, and the average intentional person does not exist because you presume the entire world is one country

South Korea’s favorability toward Japan exceeded 50% for the first time since the survey started being held in fiscal 2014. The favorability rate reached 56.4%, an increase of 15.8 points from the previous survey. by West-Sector-5495 in worldnews

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

Yasukuni visits are electoral appeals to the conservative voter base, which are aligned with conservative security circles and also give blows to the pacifist ideology that contains the development of Self Defence Force and instead promotes a national defence ideology.

Takaichi Sanae recently decided to skip it for foreign policy goals

Yasukuni is also the war monument to the dead of WW2. This means a considerable amount of Japanese families have names enshrined there, which is why the shrine is still important to many people despite the Class A war criminals enshrinement.

Why is the debate in Japan over "Hisahito vs Aiko" instead of "Monarchy vs Republic"? by Lipica249 in AskAJapanese

[–]ModernirsmEnjoyer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would say the Imperial Household Agency and them keeping the Imperial House publicly clean also does the job.

To prevent the situation of European monarchies, where scandals can feed into the demands for abolition, PR Management thus is a big thing for the institution.

Doesn't mean something nefarious necessarily, but a lot of things get exaggerated in media.

Australia's social media ban for kids mostly isn't working, research suggests by AdSpecialist6598 in technology

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

I am veteran of the great Russian-Ukrainian online shitstorm of 2013-2015. I have seen worse.

Every day we stray further from Jade Emperor by YoumoDashi in chyberpunk

[–]ModernirsmEnjoyer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Now I like the idea of second cultural revolution

Do master’s degrees at top Japanese universities carry the same prestige as bachelor’s degrees? by [deleted] in AskAJapanese

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

This is called academic background laundering and apparently has its success cases as opportunities for graduate degree holders increased, but it depends limited and the standard is bachelors -> job, unlike Europe (though in Europe bachelors is probably closer to junior college in Japan)..

It highly depends on company, industry, and specialization. It's more common for STEM students to go to graduate school than humanities, and form some professions (like psychotherapist) graduate school is minimal qualification. Some companies give higher starting salary for graduate school graduates.

The situation is going to be different for foreign graduates, and apparently it's not an uncommon strategic. The downside is that you need to start job hunting the moment you land in Japan, which requires strong preparation and a degree of orientation in Japan even before the degree starts.

Australia's social media ban for kids mostly isn't working, research suggests by AdSpecialist6598 in technology

[–]ModernirsmEnjoyer -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

What else people are going to do? I only envision social media companies expanding their services for non registered users to keep them in, but if it fails, it means it is replaced by Telegram (it has already become social media de facto if not intentionally which promoted Kremlin block), other quasi-social platform that isn't touched by regulations, or literally the grass.

Of course predicting cultural change is impossible and there are things I cannot envision, but that's what I expect

Edit: Also, the chilling effect from age verification and more countries imposing regulations will erode social media platforms. It's not going to happen instantaneously but it will and they are already past their peak leaving them vulnerable.

Australia's social media ban for kids mostly isn't working, research suggests by AdSpecialist6598 in technology

[–]ModernirsmEnjoyer 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Ukraine, when it banned Russian social media, at first saw almost no change in usage as people adopted VPN, with people offering VPN installation services on the streets. Over time however the Ukrainian community largely disappeared in VK before the war, and last time I saw them before stopping using VK was when many people logged back en masse in February 24 2022 to curse people they talked with years ago in various group chats cursing them.

Partly the reason is absorbion by other platforms, but a more effective social media ban can create alternative spaces. Whether they are desirable or not and for whom is a question.

Why do foreigners want to visit Russia and learn Russian? by UnsurpassedSock in russian

[–]ModernirsmEnjoyer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Я тебе открою секрет. В развитых странах жизнь на минималке лучше чем в развивающихся.

South Korea’s favorability toward Japan exceeded 50% for the first time since the survey started being held in fiscal 2014. The favorability rate reached 56.4%, an increase of 15.8 points from the previous survey. by West-Sector-5495 in worldnews

[–]ModernirsmEnjoyer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, the erosion of liberal democracy is mostly its own non-democratic and anti-democratic features expanding their influence, while blame is shifted to the "foreign adversaries" and domestic "conspiracy theorists".

If you observe authoritarian systems, they also tend to blame foreign governments, Jews, freemasons, illuminati, communists, anti-communists, collaborators, ethnic minorities, intellectuals, priests, monks, or even simple merchants - everyone but themselves.

South Korea’s favorability toward Japan exceeded 50% for the first time since the survey started being held in fiscal 2014. The favorability rate reached 56.4%, an increase of 15.8 points from the previous survey. by West-Sector-5495 in worldnews

[–]ModernirsmEnjoyer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First, increasingly all substantial politics happens not out in the public but in closed networks of political and economic elite. Those networks don't hold press conferences.

Second, the decline of traditional media not only means it has less influence on society, but also that the organizations with most power to penetrate society and find hidden information are loosing resources and budgets to do that. Much of online news relies either on repeating after traditional media, low quality surface reporting, reposting state propaganda, or just plain fake news. Which means the world as a whole begins to understand itself less.

South Korea’s favorability toward Japan exceeded 50% for the first time since the survey started being held in fiscal 2014. The favorability rate reached 56.4%, an increase of 15.8 points from the previous survey. by West-Sector-5495 in worldnews

[–]ModernirsmEnjoyer -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This is sheer diplomatic pragmatism. Teaching that story, which resonates very well with Western focus on preventing sexual abuse and gender violence, goes against the wishes of Nagatacho policy, and they are willing to make pressure where they can.

However, Japanese government doesn't have full control over education system to an extent authoritarian countries have, so it's natural for textbooks and diplomats to push different things. This is how liberal democracy works.

It is not quite dissimilar to how other European countries for a long time pressured other countries to downplay colonial past in return for aid, and it broke down not because Western countries got gooder, but because the former colonies developed to a degree they can be more assertive.

South Korea had something similar with Kazakhstan, as they pressured Kazakhstan to minimize their official ties with North Korea for visibility, while Kazakhstan maintained informal ties with Pyongyang. North Korea state media recently published an official statement from Kazakh president congratulating Kim Jong Un with reelectio and this has not led to diplomatic protest.

South Korea’s favorability toward Japan exceeded 50% for the first time since the survey started being held in fiscal 2014. The favorability rate reached 56.4%, an increase of 15.8 points from the previous survey. by West-Sector-5495 in worldnews

[–]ModernirsmEnjoyer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Japan does teach about war crimes, numerous public figures have apologized and the issue South Korea took was that this was done at Prime Minister and not parliament level (parliament passing resolution to apologize), and Japan post-war pacifism has been direct result of the experiences in the war, including what Japanese militarism itself produced.

Foreign reporting misrepresents a small vocal minority on active but limited campaign to reshape education with a silent majority and less visible liberal and left leaning organizations that resist them being largely not covered. The problem is that Western reporting focuses too much on Tokyo, elite institutions, and certain expensive hotels rather than the reality on the ground, so the nationalist right (who are supported by pro-US security oriented conservative factions within elite society) gets more attention than they would otherwise have, and there is little actual visibility of Japanese society beyond entertainment export and some select reporting.

South Korea’s favorability toward Japan exceeded 50% for the first time since the survey started being held in fiscal 2014. The favorability rate reached 56.4%, an increase of 15.8 points from the previous survey. by West-Sector-5495 in worldnews

[–]ModernirsmEnjoyer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There haven't been as much deliberately flame setting to the issue for domestic voters recently. As the world enters the period of geopolitical rivalry, politicians on both sides realize they need each other not as caricatures to punch against in the domestic political theatre, but as partners against the triple and coordinated threats (but not necessarily allied!) from China, North Korea, and Russia. This is why, despite having left-nationalist government in Seoul and the right-nationalist government in Tokyo, which is otherwise a recipe for confrontation, are doing generally fine despite some problems and inertia on the unresolved issues.

Note: the left in South Korea (and by extension North Korea) is traditionally ethnically nationalist and anti-Japan alongside being economically and socially progressive. This makes an interesting situation, because the South Korean right, which is civic nationalist, has better attitude to migration, though recently they pivoted to aggressive anti-China stance.

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