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Anti-Japan Tribalism
''Anti-Japan Tribalism'' (반일종족주의, 反日種族主義) is a book written by Lee Young-hoon, Joung An-ki, Kim Nak-nyeon, Kim Yong-sam, Ju Ik-jong, and Lee Woo-yeon. It was published by Miraesa on July 10, 2019. It was subtitled ''"The Root of the Korean Crisis"'' (대한민국 위기의 근원). The Japanese version, published on November 14, 2019, is subtitled "''The Root of Japan-South Korea Crisis"'' (日韓危機の根源). The book is based on a series of lectures delivered on the web-based Rhee Syngman TV, of which Lee is the host. The Japanese version was published by Bungeishunjū Ltd. in November 2019 and immediately became a bestseller (No. 1 at Amazon on the day of publication). Bungeishunjū announced it had sold 200,000 copies within a week. Content Described as "anti-Japan tribalism," the book posits that there is a shamanistic mentality in a small minority of South Korean people who regard Japan as their primary enemy. Such a mentality, the authors ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Young-hoon
Lee Young-hoon (이영훈, 李榮薰, born 1951 in Daegu, South Korea), Lee Yong-hoon, Rhee Yong-hoon, or Yi Yŏnghun is a former professor of economics at Seoul National University and the president of the Naksungdae Institute of Economic Research (낙성대경제연구소). He is a member and co-representative of the Textbook Forum of the New Right (South Korea), New Right Party. He is known for undertaking new Positivism, positivistic research on the Economy of Joseon. Career Lee graduated from Department of Economics, Seoul National University, Seoul University, and attained Doctor of Economics. He was an associate professor of economics at Hanshin University and a professor of Sungkyunkwan University. He was also the winner of the Kyung-Ahm Prize in 2013. He challenged a common belief in Korea that Japanese colonial rule and development had mistreated Korea, by arguing that the number of comfort women, regarded in South Korea as sex slaves, and forced laborers is exagger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Japan
The also known as the Japanese Empire or Imperial Japan, was a historical nation-state and great power that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the post-World War II 1947 constitution and subsequent formation of modern Japan. It encompassed the Japanese archipelago and several colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories. Under the slogans of and following the Boshin War and restoration of power to the Emperor from the Shogun, Japan underwent a period of industrialization and militarization, the Meiji Restoration, which is often regarded as the fastest modernisation of any country to date. All of these aspects contributed to Japan's emergence as a great power and the establishment of a colonial empire following the First Sino-Japanese War, the Boxer Rebellion, the Russo-Japanese War, and World War I. Economic and political turmoil in the 1920s, including the Great Depression, led to the rise of militarism, nationalism and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Sonfa
O Sonfa (呉 善花, Japanese: , born 15 September 1956), commonly known as her Korean name Oh Seon-hwa ( ko, 오선화), is a professor in the School of International Relations at Takushoku University in Tokyo, she is also active as an author and journalist in Japan. She is a critic in many fields such as current issues, history, and culture, particularly in East Asian Countries. Originally from Jeju-do, South Korea, she left for Japan in 1983 and received a BA degree from Daito Bunka University and an MA degree from the Graduate School of North American Studies at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. She went on to naturalise as a Japanese citizen. In 1998, she lost her South Korean nationality as she had acquired Japanese nationality in 1991(Korean-Japanese). In 2007 and 2013, she was refused entry to South Korea. Publications *Getting Over It! Why Korea Needs to Stop Bashing Japan (). Tachibana Publishing: 2015 *What Makes Korea Insult Japan: Truth Behind Korea's Resentm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
