Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Nobody Knows "Comfort Women".

 So-called "Comfort Women Problem" are now making new turbulence in Japan. I think  , there might be few people who know this issue Except east Asia.

 At the WW2, many brothels were utilized for military in many countries. Off course Japan imperial army administrated such a private contractor too. U.S Army asked for brothel service to
occupied country after the WW2 and it continued till Vietnam War.
 At the end of 80's, Japanese leading newspaper Asahi set off the campaign against Japanese government as follows" Japanese government kidnapped Korean Women, and forced them prostitution for Japanese soldiers".

 This was the beginning of serious conflicts between Japan and Korea. 
Over after 20 years, Asahi retracted the ground articles that consisted of would-be comfort women's testimonies. After all, Comfort Women problem have come  to be a fishy story. To say the fact, Japanese masterminds coaxed Korean aged women to claim apology and huge compensation to Japanese government, 
 And more, some Japanese female corespondents had spread critical article for a disgrace to Japanese for themselves in English. But Now, their ground has lost, and Class action are held against Korean government, and the reason of  action is as follows  "Korean government offered sex worker to U.S.military, at the time, it was a national policy and a sort of demand from U.S personnel. "

 I assure that this problem will go awry and cause many outrage from now too. I don't want to imagine it. 

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Flower Picnic Photo

April, 1 Cherry has fully bloomed. I took film camera, Pentax 67 to capture sight of flower picinc.




















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https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0dYQGH684JBQjJDUmQyZmNsN3c/edit

Friday, March 14, 2014

Ukrainian Musicians

My knowledge about Ukraine is scarce.  Ukraine and Crimea are gathering attentions of the people all over the world.

 Ukraine and Crimea are very famous for battle fields.  Especially, the biggest panzer battles around this area in WW 2. After the great tank battle in Kursk 1943, Kiev in Ukraine was the next key city which Stalin wanted to regain.

 But these don't so impressed  me as a Ukraine affair. By the way, looking up Ukrainian Musicians by  Wikipedia. I have been surprised to know great musicians Ukraine gave to the world. For example,

Vladimir Horowitz 1904-1989 piano

Sergei Prokofiev 1891-1953 composer

Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter  1915-1997 piano

 These famouse geniuses were Ukrainians. Nowadays, Jazz became to be well played in Ukraine. Kotebel Jazz Festival is one of the famous Jazz festivals in the world. Billy Cobham ,
drummer , has peformed as a host in this festival.