http://www.froginawell.net/korea/2007/08/kim-dae-jung-the-pro-japanese-traitor/ The Korea History Group Blog Sun, 16 Oct 2011 01:29:23 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://www.froginawell.net/korea/2007/08/kim-dae-jung-the-pro-japanese-traitor/comment-page-1/#comment-36735 K. M. Lawson Sun, 19 Aug 2007 11:22:31 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/korea/2007/08/kim-dae-jung-the-pro-japanese-traitor/#comment-36735 Yes, that's almost right - he didn't go to the funeral as far as I know, but according to this leaflet, Kim paid a treasonous visit on the 9th to the Japanese embassy in South Korea, paying his respects to the "Japanese king" who, along with his more well-known crimes, apparently also "invaded Korea," which, if you think about it, is not bad for a 9-year old. Maybe he decided to spend his summer taking the country over while his grandpa, the Meiji emperor, was busy elsewhere. Yes, that’s almost right – he didn’t go to the funeral as far as I know, but according to this leaflet, Kim paid a treasonous visit on the 9th to the Japanese embassy in South Korea, paying his respects to the “Japanese king” who, along with his more well-known crimes, apparently also “invaded Korea,” which, if you think about it, is not bad for a 9-year old. Maybe he decided to spend his summer taking the country over while his grandpa, the Meiji emperor, was busy elsewhere.

]]> http://www.froginawell.net/korea/2007/08/kim-dae-jung-the-pro-japanese-traitor/comment-page-1/#comment-36314 Jonathan Dresner Thu, 16 Aug 2007 07:27:27 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/korea/2007/08/kim-dae-jung-the-pro-japanese-traitor/#comment-36314 I don't read Korean, but the date is interesting: is it because he went to Hirohito's funeral? I don’t read Korean, but the date is interesting: is it because he went to Hirohito’s funeral?

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