Takeshima's Day

On Mar 1716 2005, Shimane prefectural assembly almost unanimously adopted "Takeshima's Day" as Feb 22 every year.

This did not please some "patriotic" Koreans: Choi Jae-ik, a member of the municipal assembly of Seoul, who was visiting Japan to stop "Takeshima's Day" from being enacted, attempted to break into the prefectural congress of Shimane, with a knife in his hand.

A fanatic Korean woman cuts off her fingers to display protest to "Takeshima's Day".

One of the leaders of "Hwal-bin-dan", a Korean right-wing activist group, is biting away Japan's national flag into pieces.

Maybe it's a Korean custom to enjoy eating flags when they find something frustrating. :p

See also: Takeshima

Tags: "Dokdo" Japan Korea Takeshima