I'm asking this because I think Japan didn't have any bad feelings about Korea back then.

pretty sure japan hated or disliked korea just not as much as now

Who are you asking about, the government or the people?

Why do people like you care what others think of others?

But I'm pretty sure most of japanese people in these days hate our guts.

And the obsession continues

I highly doubt normal citizens of Japan really give a crap about Tokto/Takeshima...

The Japanese probably didn't care about Korea at all.

Some Japanese (especially the younger generation) have expressed admiration or interest in Korean culture, mainly from things like music and K-drama especially Winter Sonata. I know that Tsuyoshi Kusanagi of SMAP has some respect and admiration to Korean culture (he even speaks it fluently from what I've seen), but overall these people are generally the minority and don't count much as a voice for Japan. Back during the World Baseball Classic, it seemed that Korea and Japan are still obsessed with dominating the other for the sake of nationalist pride. Ichiro didn't help with his comments about Korea either...
Basically, Koreans aren't that much liked in or outside of Japan, but there are a few exceptions. There's quite a bit of Zainichi Koreans in Japan that have gained popularity despite ethinic background like the current WBC super flyweight champion Masamori Tokuayama (he's actually a 3rd generation North Korean, but was born and raised in Japan). Akira Maeda (promoter of K-1 Heros and the now-defunct RINGS) once mentioned that he had to take a lot of flak for being Korean while he was growing up in Japan before entering pro-wrestling and becoming popular.

I remember during WBC some random person on the mlb message boards said that soccer star Nakata and mlb player Matsui were Koreans as well... I won't believe it until I see some proof. I think that's bull but I guess it's a possibility.

I saw someone posted that WIlliam Hung was a Korean too... :/

Probably because bunch of chinese feel so embarrased the fact that he is a chinese.

i heard he od'ed on cocaine
boy am i glad that william hung is not korean...

William Hung used to play Pokemon cards

haha, does anyone remember when william hung visited Hong Kong and some HK celebrities were pissed off and were like, "WTF!"

i think andy lau was one of the few who was nice to him.

no body cares if William Hung is korean or not, at least not in the west. They only see him as an Asian dude. As we all know it, Asia=China and Asians=Chinese in white people's mind. 2

japan's view on Korea is generally improving. I must say, Japan was pretty racist towards the koreans historically, therefore waging wars and trying to conquer Korea in the 16th century (Imjin Wars) and annexing them during the Sino Japanese wars.
in the 60s Korea was one of the poorest in asia. however now they have the best tech infrastructure...
pple are generally speaking a bunch of dirty a$$ snubs. Therefore the wealthier u become the more repect u gain.

Good thing that one person doesn't represent 1.3+ billion people right?

Dumbass.

William Hung is an embarrassment for all asian people, not just the Chinese. Does anyone think that Americans will think of the Chinese when they see William Hung? No, they're thinking about the Koreans, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, and the list goes on! They're thinking about Asians! So, to everyone who isn't Chinese, don't try to downplay it by disclaiming him. To all Americans, we're all ORIENTALS.

Not really. Americans do differentiate between Asians, especially Chinese and Japanese. And they are starting to differentiate between Chinese and Koreans now too since koreans are becoming more noticed.

I dun think so, you'll be surprised to see that majority of Americans are not in touch with foreign relations (meaning different cultures).

Mainly due to the wave of Japanophiles

there are sinophiles now too due to the popularity of chinese wuxia films and art house directors like wong kar wai. i notice most sinophiles are educated people whereas a lot of japanophiles are made up of immature losers.

lol cause most japanophiles just watch anime and think anime = japan
then they start using random japanese words they got from the anime in english sentences..........its like really.........wtf are you doing...........

hmm never met any actual japanophiles. but i know this white guy who works at a japanese restaurant and he can speak basic japanese pretty fluently. he has a chinese girlfriend.

Met a few, in the US and Jp though........mainly annoying.......

well at least the japanophiles actually went to japan. a lot of them in the US don't seem to have the means to do so, either they lack the willpower to learn japanese or they dont have the money.

how do japanese view these japanophiles? i suspect the guys must hate them

Doesnt cost that much to get there from the US I dont think, does from the UK though.

Not particularly more so than the girls I dont think

it still costs a heckuvalot. and living in japan is expensive as hell. and its not like you can get a parttime job there to help support yourself during your stay.

Airfare is a lot cheaper from the US though but yeah its not exactly cheap to stay there

i prefer cities like HK and Singapore. Modern and yet living costs are much lower. I can shop like mad. Even Japanese people love to shop in HK. They go on spending sprees there.

I still end up spending quite a bit on hotels in HK, generally do on holidays. But shopping in HK =
Got a few nice suits made for me there, some nice girls as well. Singapore lacks on the girls front.

i dont know what the hell happened to the chinese who moved to singapore. its like they got uglified or something. all the hot girls there are recent arrivals from china. as well as a lot of pretty japanese and korean expats.

lol so true

i think its the climate. singapore is right on the equator. but HK is pretty hot too but the girls there are . and they're pale too. but the girls in singapore are really tanned.

the climate cant make them ugly.......................

well after a long time of staying there, it can. notice how sichuan girls are very pretty? its cause the climate in that province is like foggy and lots of moisture. so their skin turns out to be pale and smooth looking.

lol
sichuan girls are cute, generally prefer my women more sexy........shanghai girls

yah the girls beside the sea are usually hot. like in shandong province.

havent been to shandong province

they're supposed to be really pale

what about height? tall?

A shang DONG DONG DONG

they're the tallest chinese on average

I may have to drop in then

i only spent 3 days there and all i saw was mountains cause we were on the tour bus the whole time. but qingdao is a cool city.