Comments on: New Mural Going Up in Brightwood

By: Ray Milefsky

Ray Milefsky — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:15:13 +0000

Both countries think the rocks accrue an exclusive economic zone and would place a maritime boundary on either side of them, depending upon who ends up getting them. Some folks think the area is rich in methane hydrates, an alternative energy source. Note that Korea promptly occupied Liancourt Rocks in 1954, when the U.S. gave up using them for target practice (after killing several Korean fishermen). Japan was (and still is) in no position to kick the Koreans out. Hope you all have seen the Dokdo dry cleaning bags, signs in Dallas, LA and and animated video sign in Times Square, and little armbands given out for the Boston Marathon, so runners could remember Dokdo. Koreans hold weddings on Dokdo, shown the “Light of Einstein” there in 2005, made a full length feature movie, and publish reams about these rocks.

By: textdoc

textdoc — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:21:52 +0000

And Wikipedia mentions some practical concerns as well: “The islets lie in rich fishing grounds which could also contain large gas deposits.[9]”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liancourt_Rocks

By: textdoc

textdoc — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:20:58 +0000

See the article that PoP linked to: http://the-diplomat.com/new-leaders-forum/2011/08/17/why-dokdo-matters-to-korea/

“The emotional potency of the ‘Dokdo’ issue in South Korea reveals just how powerful historical memory is. This issue brings together all Koreans, no matter what their political inclination – a rare occurrence in a country that is itself deeply ideologically and politically divided. [. . .] From the South Korean perspective, losing ‘Dokdo’ would be akin to the post-facto legitimization of Japanese colonial rule.”

By: Chuck

Chuck — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:50:57 +0000

It’s a couple of friggin’ rocks. Why do they even care who owns them?

By: 4:15

4:15 — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:50:07 +0000

That’s a good place to get your car washed too.

By: Ray Milefsky

Ray Milefsky — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:45:28 +0000

Japan’s “East Sea,” by the way, is the off-shore Pacific Ocean.

By: Ray Milefsky

Ray Milefsky — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:42:38 +0000

…and the U.S. Board on Geographic Names identifies the waterbody between Japan and Korea as the Sea of Japan. The Koreans call it the “East Sea” in Korean, just as the Chinese (East China Sea), Vietnamese (South China Sea), Germans/Danes (Baltic Sea) each call the waterbodies off their east coasts the “East Sea” in their respective languages. The famous “Tokaido” woodblock prints by Hiroshige reference the road along Japan’s “East Sea” coast.

By: DCster

DCster — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:18:08 +0000

Hopefully this mural won’t become the victim of vigilante Japanese taggers.

By: Bloomingdude

Bloomingdude — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:02:25 +0000

Looks intriguing, and I can’t wait to see how it turns out. I’m also glad that the mural is a seascape (landscape?)… not something you typically see in murals around here. It’s good to bring diversity to murals and make them more sophisticated.

By: Ray Milefsky

Ray Milefsky — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:52:43 +0000

Ask the owner if he’s painting a map of Take-shima (that’s what Japan, who also claims the islands, calls them). BTW, the U.S. Government calls them Liancourt Rocks.