The recent protest against Akihabara shops selling to Chinese tourists has incited something of a backlash against the protesters, who have been roundly condemned as being akin to bunch of yakuza thugs attempting to shake down retailers.
The video:
Alternative source:
For those wondering, the mob’s screeching is more than a little reminiscent of the sort of speech associated with low level yakuza thugs.
Most commenters do not seem sympathetic at all:
What a bunch of crazies.
Japan’s garbage!
This is just criminal obstruction.
These guys are just a bunch of school dropout crazies, no doubt about it.
I wonder if they’re deliberately trying to worsen their own image…
They’re just a pack of racists who wanted to cause a scene.
They have Korean accents…
Why don’t they protest China directly?
Sea Shepherd…
There aren’t very many of them at all.
However you look at it they are speaking Japanese with Korean accents.
Their pronunciation is a bit strange.
This is the same level as the Chinese.
They’re just like yakuza… aren’t they ashamed to be seen like this?
This is just group onanism.
If comments about their supposed Korean accents proved true it would be an interesting revelation – in Japan ethnic Koreans are well represented in the yakuza, and even in some of the extreme right-wing groups. Whatever the truth of this, that they were a coarse bunch of hoodlums is beyond dispute.
Since (in Japan at least) such a demonstration would only serve to discredit the demonstrators seems so obvious as to cast doubt on the motives of the people organising the rally – either they are even crazier than previously thought, or they had an ulterior motive.
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Damnit Artefact, you had me fooled...
I can barely imagine the sagacious smile on Artefact face when he's wrinting these titles
I do believe Artefact has cried wolf too many times. He's been doing these kinds of headers ever since this site started. I've been following since the Valkyria Chronicles blog entries and yeah, this guy does it right. Right up there with some of the better Destructoid troll headers. XD
We can together enact that here
*fap* *fap* *fap*
To be fair the chinese protested in a racist fashion first, and im well aware of the idea that doing the same as your enemy makes you just as bad but Japanese have supreme right here, we are talking about China trying to make Japan grovel publically, which would outrage any patriot.
No, the Japanese do not have the supreme right. China would never have harassed Japan if Japan proved they made a clean arrest in the first place because it would completely backfire. All the affiliate countries would get involved and side with Japan. This is not the wisest thing to do.
Lol spot-on headline xD
Group onanism? Certainly explains the media blackout. Fapping for peace. lulz
Group onanism? Oh pliz let me join!
I had a wtf moment when I read the title.
Just who is that guy they're talking to?
Representative?
He should have thrown that letter back at them, or burn it for good measure.
I feel as though the 2ch guys are too ashamed to admit their people are doing this. And so they call them Koreans.
Lol, THE TRUE IDENTITY OF UYOKU DANTAI!! Can't help but laugh every time I see this on the internet.
Japan, don't try to push your own problems onto Koreans. Uyoku are your own damn trash. Deal with it.
You weren't there, for all you know it could've been unless you know what a korean-japanese accent is.
I do actually.
What were you getting at again?
these ppl dun look like a particularly educated bunch..
+1 for kyosak
-2 testicles for Anon 09:35
prove it?
I think they only "suspects" they are Koreans.
But it is compreensible. They are bringing images of neonazi to all the right wings!
Maybe I said wrongly my english.
"They are bringing images of neonazi to all the right wings!"
The "they" I refer on it is not the Koreans.
It's that ones who made protests at Sofmap.
If you've been around Koreans, you know how they inflect their speech when they talk. It's evident from the way they speak.
0:04-0:50 i think i heard real Korean accents in the background.
So many Korean-accent experts here.
So that's why japanese media wasn't showing the protests at all... It's embarassing.
That one is embarrassing, the other two made by Channel Sakura is not.
About showing it....
This one is a embarrassing one for right wings, so CERTANLY THEY WILL SHOW IT.
Sheesh, they can't even respect the tourists...
And why should tourists be respected?
To gain global respect for future prospects of world domination the legit way.
Tourists are the ultimate bosses of tourism industry, especially vital to Japan that's promoting tourism. Otherwise try being tough to your boss and see what happens.
Because of $$$$
Yes, until he respect the law, yes.
Tourists like me know well what dumbass does to image of origin country when don't act with education.
tourists= Money
Ever take a stroll outside the usual tourist traps and routes? Doesn't matter what color your skin is, majority of Japanese range from uncomfortable to downright fucking hostile toward gaijin.
wow shit is flying everywhere!! i wonder how this conflict will end.
With people in fire.. I think
On fire you mean.
Yeah.. Sorry. Bad english..
misleading title is misleading!
The plot thickens! (maybe)
Foreigners in a group against foreigners! As an American I am completely blindsided by this concept and oh who the fuck am I kidding, but either way this whole mess is definitely getting bigger and It's really not seaming like this issue is just going to just be solved and be done with...
Yep, we will be probably hearing about this stuff for quite a while.
East Asians are all the same people, it's government that sets up borders. In the end they all are yellow.
Why these people so rascit we are all humain we are same race stupid some japanaise there need study histoiry
Studying history only makes you hate more... and believe your hate to be justified
sup korean
lol they all look so weak
good luck doing anything but getting your asses kicked in any country
lol i guess everybody hates anybody
people these days dont fucking know how to protest
I thought 2ch was going to support them.
who is that one guy anyway, that protest leader in the beige suit? I've seen him in a couple of other videos already (yamanote halloween train protest for example)...
I guess it sucks when businesses don't give a shit about racist idiots,huh? Oh well, ultra-nationalism always attracts stupid people, so this should be expected.
omg! is that mean no more One piece for china
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/10/19/130668119/violation-of-secret-deal-may-be-at-root-of-china-japan-dispute
deal with it faggpots.
You weaboos are just being a tool of the LDP and their cleverly laid political trap for the Democrats.
You have been fooled and set-up by them. Enjoy being sheeps.
Hey, let's downgrade someone telling the truth, you bunch of faggots.
Fuck YES!
finally who's posting something intelligent.
good read. politics are dirty ahit. japanese politics, with their OVER 9000 PM's in some month, is even more so.
just pure shitstorm, and weaboo-faggots are getting mobilized as stupid foot-soldiers in this...
You're linking NPR?
Dude, Why the fuck are you on this site?