Japanese Reaction to Recent Anti-Japan Protests in China II
Chinese Anti-Japan Protests, a Japanese perspective from Joi Ito.
"As a Japanese who has a great deal of sympathy and empathy for China, what I find difficult is trying to understand the various threads and how Japanese people can try to make a difference. In particular, the hateful and extreme actions of some of the Chinese make it difficult, if not scary to even try to open a dialog. At the same time, the extremes in China are fueling the nationalists in Japan and not helping the cause for the more moderate voices. I believe hate will never help communications.
One of the biggest problems is that most Japanese don't understand the issues. Another point is that most Japanese are not great supporters of the military...Read more."
