An international soccer match is never a place for the faint of heart. But the insults aimed at the Japanese team during the Asian Cup soccer tournament, held in China this year, are being called the latest example of a strain of rising anti-Japanese nationalism among many younger Chinese that seems increasingly volatile. It’s interesting ...
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He has already applied for asylum in Japan and appealed against a decision to deport him to the US, where he faces a possible fine or even a jail term. I wonder if other countries often have people who attempt to renounce their citizenship as a political/other statement, or if that’s a uniquely American practice. ...
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In Soccer Loss, China’s Rising Ire at Japan
Aug
9
2004
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