Effigies of Abe Burned During Anti-Japan Demos In Korea

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Chinese media outlet Xinhua reports anti-Japan demonstrations by Korean protesters outside the Japanese embassy in Seoul.

When the article was reposted online in Japan, netizens took to 2ch and Twitter to express their outrage.

From Xinhua:

Demonstrations In South Korea, Effigies of Prime Minister Abe and Japanese Flag Burned — Chinese Media Reports

On April 25, demonstrations opposing Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s remarks involving history, and his acceptance of the cabinet’s visits to the Yasukuni Shrine, were held outside the Japanese embassy in Seoul.

The participants burned effigies that resembled Prime Minister Abe, and strongly opposed Prime Minister Abe’s denial of Japan’s history of invasion, and the fact that he supported the cabinet’s visit to the Yasukuni Shrine

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Comments from Itai News:

名無しさん@13周年:

Their actions are the very definition of barbarian.

名無しさん@13周年:

That’s hwabyeong for you.

名無しさん@13周年:

We need to exercise some restraint in travelling to South Korea…

名無しさん@13周年:

The more the do it, the more it has the opposite effect.

名無しさん@13周年:

A daily scene for the Koreans.

名無しさん@13周年:

Hey, Shit Back Crew, here’s your chance~

名無しさん@13周年:

I’m sorry, did you say you were a civilised, first-world country?

名無しさん@13周年:

The right-wing shift in South Korea is pretty extreme. Has been since the old days, though.

名無しさん@13周年:

Why the hell do we have to make friends with a barbaric people who kick off every time something doesn’t go the way they wanted? Tell me that, Mr. Shit Media.

名無しさん@13周年:

Don’t they sell more Japanese flags in Korea than they do in Japan.

名無しさん@13周年:

They really are an aboriginal people.
Don’t they have any shame?

名無しさん@13周年:

They do shit like this all year round. They’re just idiots.

名無しさん@13周年:

This is dangerous. Better issue a ban on going overseas quickly.

名無しさん@13周年:

They do this kind of thing, but they can still say “oh that’s discrimination, that’s racist”. All that can be said is that they have “no concept of shame”.

名無しさん@13周年:

When compared with this, anti-Korea demos in Japan are pretty docile.

名無しさん@13周年:

Demos where they burn effigies of the Prime Minister are unforgivable.
Doesn’t the Shit Back Crew have something to say about this?

名無しさん@13周年:

Before relations between Japan and Korea get even worse than this, the zainichi had better go home.

名無しさん@13周年:

Let’s spread this news, Japanese who go to Korea are in a dangerous situation.

名無しさん@13周年:

They really are barbarians. A textbook example of narrow-minded nationalism. Japanese media, report this!

名無しさん@13周年:

Yeah, carry on doing stuff like this. Expose more and more of your bad behaviour to the world.

Comments from Twitter:

じゃびっと@台東くん:

I wonder what the Shit Back Crew will think when they see this?

西村幸祐:

This is amazing…I mean, this is the racism and the hateful actions of Koreans that we’ve become used to seeing. If anyone is surprised by this, please learn the reality of South Korea. In Korea, there are demonstrations, and they burn effigies of Prime Minister Abe and the Japanese flag.

ペニー:

Travelling to Korea for Golden Week is dangerous~ Feels like even our lives may be in danger.

こげんたちゃん:

This is a strong protest against Abe’s denial of the history of Japanese invasion, and because he supported the cabinet when they went to the Yasukuni Shrine.

Hideyuki Nishi 西 秀進:

Here it goes again….

hiro:

They’re doing it again today. I don’t agree with either side [Japanese or Korean]. But the issue should also be dealt with from both sides.

beatmedias:

So are the Japanese people who are crazy about Korea just going to keep quiet?

マンボウ:

Citizens of Japan, please do not, under any circumstances, imitate this country, and do things like burn Korean or Chinese flags. The whole world is watching.

いちは:

It’s probably only “one group”, but still, Koreans tend to do this kind of stuff.

週末千円風来坊:

This is awful. What the hell do they mean, racist this and that, this is the true face of that country. They should watch out.

山田 太郎:

So are the Japanese going to still continue to have diplomatic relations with such a country? There’s nothing in it for us, not culturally, in terms of economic development, or anything.

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