Si vous pensez visiter le japon : Évitez le drapeau du soleil levant

par Neosilver Mar 23 Avr 2013 - 18:43

Si jamais vous aller visité le japon, évitez d'arborer votre amour pour la culture japonaise et leur nation en vous promenant avec le fameux drapeau du soleil levant (the rising sun flag).

Vous l'avez tous déjà vue un jour par le passer ce fameux ancien drapeau d'époque du japon. On peut le trouver stylé et très beau... il en reste pas moins que pour les japonais, ce drapeau rappel un passé lourd et douloureux et surtout humiliant pour eux du temps de l'impérialiste.

Principalement les gens de la corée du sud et de la chine qui se rappel toute les horreurs de la 2e guerre mondiale fait par les japonais chez eux.

Un article ici que j'ai lu vous démontre justement un exemple encore de nos jours de toute la controverse que ceci peut produire si vous l'utilisé (sans intention malsaine a la base) sans savoir renseigné au début sur le sujet.

Dans l'article, le monde explique que pour les japonais, on peut comparer le drapeau a celui du drapeau des confédérer pour les américains a l'époque..... un drapeau représentant l'esclavagiste et la mentalité du sud. Certains on même été jusqu'a dire de faire une comparaison pour le drapeau de la croix gammé des allemands. Un drapeau qui ne représente pas de belle chose pour le peuple pour les erreur du passé et qui pourrais encore de nos jours offenser bien du monde comme par exemple des juifs.

Voici l'article.

British
rockers Muse have a new music video out. It was shot in Tokyo, and it's
lighthearted and fun. Oh, except for the part that pissed people off.

On YouTube and 2ch, commenters are pointing out that the video briefly featured
Japan's Rising Sun Flag—something that angered people online. For many,
it symbolizes the country's imperialistic past and everything awful
associated with it.

After the
video debuted, some on YouTube began criticizing the imagery. Others
defended it. The comments section turned into a hot mess.

"To
the people who can't understand why some are mad, I guess you can
compare the Rising Sun flag with the Confederate flag," wrote commenter
Naenuu on YouTube. "Some people can go on and on about how the
Confederate flag is a symbol of Southern heritage, but come on now, you
know that's not what people associate it with. Same with the Rising Sun
flag. Both are rife with controversy and history."

A few YouTube users went further and compared the Japanese military flag to the Nazi swastika.

"Past is
not past, man. If you are Korean or Chinese, You can still feel anger in
your mind," wrote Michael Sanghyuk Jang on YouTube. "There are still
many war victims in Korea and China, especially old woman who had been
raped by Japanese troop during WWII. You should understand and respect
neighbor countries' sorrow abyss [SIC]."

On 2ch,
Japan's largest forum, some commenters pointed out that the flag is
still used by the Japanese Navy as its official ensign. What's more,
Asahi beer also uses the flag's imagery as does Asahi Shimbun and Asahi
taxicabs. "Asahi" (朝日) means "morning sun" in Japanese.

The flag, obviously, has a very different meaning in Japan. Some on 2ch
also pointed out that they think the Rising Sun Flag's design is better
than the current flag's, adding that this is probably why Westerners,
such as Muse, often seem to use the imagery.

The controversy over the Rising Sun imagery comes after Kyary Pamyu Pamyu,
one of Japan's most popular singers, posed with a Rising Sun Flag
earlier this year. These images were intended as New Year's greetings,
but angered Korean fans so much that Pamyu Pamyu had to cancel her South Korean tour last month.

Muse,
apparently, wanted to avoid any trouble. Hours after the YouTube
comments started to get heated, turning into a "Panic Station" of its
own, Muse apologized on Twitter and released a new version of the video, with the Rising Sun imagery edited out.