So the whole world offers a warm helping hand to Japan. That is true in Korea as well. However, Korea¡¯s actions are embroiled in controversy.
Korea and Japan have some problems, such as historical difficulties and Dok-do. On the Web, many Korean netizens have written about the ¡®Great Kanto Earthquake¡¯, and saying things like, ¡®why should we offer a warm helping hand to Japan?¡¯ The ¡®Great Kanto Earthquake¡¯ incident is a historical issue related to Korea and an earthquake. The incident occurred in 1923 and has been remembered as a massacre of innocent Koreans based on a groundless rumor like ¡®Koreans will kill Japanese.¡¯ But this groundless rumor is apparently afloat in Japan again.
Besides the ¡®Great Kanto Earthquake¡¯, the topic of Japan asking for an endowment, which is more money than is necessary for relief funds, from the United Nations Children¡¯s Fund (UNICEF), has been discussed on the Web. That has made Korean netizens angry. And they are saying, ¡®Why do we offer a warm helping hand to Japan? Instead of Japan, please offer your help to Koreans suffering from the difficult circumstances of poverty and hunger.¡¯
On the other hand, many other Koreans blame these people for writing these comments.
I do not know that which side is right. Extending a helping hand to Japan is not wrong. But the writings of these netizens is not wrong either. Some deeds that are usually right may sometimes be wrong. So, I think, ¡°All acts need to be mulled over. When you plan to do something, you must think it over prior to acting.¡±
by Ryu Seung-bong, Editor-in-Chief
Ryu Seung-bong nawow100@changwon.ac.kr
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