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As fires rage on in the streets of Lhasa, bloggers in another part of the world have been anxiously following developments in Tibet with open eyes and open ears. Over the weekend, as mainstream media [ja] in Japan presented what many criticized as toned-down coverage of ongoing events in Lhasa, the word “Tibet” climbed to number one on Japanese blog search engines with thousands of entries largely in support of the uprising. Meanwhile on the streets, groups of the Tibet Support Network Japan (TSNJ), members of the Tibetan community and other supporters hit the streets on March 8th to celebrate the anniversary of the Tibetan uprising in March, 1959, and a week later on March 16th to demonstrate at Tokyo's Yoyogi park.As events in Tibet have escalated over the past few days, these and other groups have come together to bring out the message. The TSNJ has put together a blog where they post news updates and messages in Japanese and English. Well-known podcaster [ja], DJ and blogger Morley Robertson has brought attention to Tibet with his project Tibetronica, and over the last few days his listeners have been getting involved through a project called Rave Tibet. [ja] One of the contributions is an embeddable “Tibet Clock” [ja] which, in addition to telling the time, also streams video content about Tibet. Another listener yayoi sent in the following map of China:
Listener
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Elsewhere in blogs, many were critical of politicians and the mass
media for not drawing enough attention to the uprising in Tibet. Blogger yula22 writes:æ-¥é ƒã€Œäººæ¨©ã€ã‚'å«ã¶æ"¿æ²»å®¶ã€ãƒžã‚¹ã‚³ãƒŸã€å„種組ç¹"・団ä½"ã«è¨€ã„ãŸã„ã§ã™ã€‚ãƒãƒ™ãƒƒãƒˆäººã«å¯¾ã™ã‚‹ä¸å…±ã®ã€ã"ã‚Œã»ã©ã®äººæ¨©å¼¾åœ§ã‚'é»™ã£ã¦è¦‹éŽã"ã-ã¦ã„ã‚‹ãªã‚‰ã€
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This is what I want to say to the politicians, mass media, and every kind of organization and group who cry every day for “human rights”.These people, who shut up and let the human rights oppression against Tibetans go on, what these people are [talking about] is nothing but “imitation” human rights.
Blogger é…"夢ing Voice points the finger squarely at the Japanese media:世界ä¸ã§ãƒãƒ™ãƒƒãƒˆã®æŠ-è°æ´»å‹•ã¨æ"¯é‚£ã®å¼¾åœ§ãŒå¤§ããªãƒ‹ãƒ¥ãƒ¼ã‚¹ã«ãªã£ã¦ã„ã‚‹ã®ã«ã€æ-¥æœ¬ã§ã¯ï¼®ï¼¨ï¼«ãŒæ-©æœã®ãƒ‹ãƒ¥ãƒ¼ã‚¹ã§ç"³ã-訳程度ã«æœ€ä½Žé™ã®æƒ…å ±ã‚'ä¼ãˆãŸã ã'。新èžã¯webã§å ±ã˜ã¦ã„ã‚‹ãŒã€é€Ÿå ±æ€§ãŒèº«ä¸Šã®ãƒ†ãƒ¬ãƒ"ã¯æƒ¨ã€…ãŸã‚‹ã‚‚ã®ã§ã€ãƒ†ãƒ¬ãƒ"å ±é"ã®åŠ£åŒ–ãŒè'-ã-ã„。ã-ã‹ã‚‚ã€ï¼®ï¼¨ï¼«ã®ã"ã®ãƒ‹ãƒ¥ãƒ¼ã‚¹ã¯æ–°è¯ç¤¾ãŒå指ã-ã-ã¦ãƒ€ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ»ãƒ©ãƒž14世ã‚'éžé›£ã™ã‚‹è¬€ç•¥å ±é"ã‚'ä¼ãˆã‚‹ä¸€æ–¹ã€ãƒ€ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ©ãƒž14世ãŒæ"¯é‚£ã‚'è¦å'Šã™ã‚‹ãƒªãƒªãƒ¼ã‚¹ã¯å ±é"ã-ã¦ã„ãªã„。一見ã€æ"¯é‚£å´ã‚'éžé›£ã™ã‚‹å ±é"ã«è¦‹ãˆãªãŒã‚‰ã€å·§ã¿ã«ãƒãƒ™ãƒƒãƒˆäººã‚„ダライラマå´ã®æƒ…å ±ã‚'éš è"½ã-ã¦ã„ã‚‹ã®ã§ã‚る。6;€ä½Žé™ã®æƒ…å ±ã‚'ä¼ãˆãŸã ã'。新èžã¯webã§å ±ã˜ã¦ã„ã‚‹ãŒã€é€Ÿå ±æ€§ãŒèº«ä¸Šã®ãƒ†ãƒ¬ãƒ"ã¯æƒ¨ã€…ãŸã‚‹ã‚‚ã®ã§ã€ãƒ†ãƒ¬ãƒ"å ±é"ã®åŠ£åŒ–ãŒè'-ã-ã„。ã-ã‹ã‚‚ã€ï¼®ï¼¨ï¼«ã®ã"ã®ãƒ‹ãƒ¥ãƒ¼ã‚¹ã¯æ–°è¯ç¤¾ãŒå指ã-ã-ã¦ãƒ€ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ»ãƒ©ãƒž14世ã‚'éžé›£ã™ã‚‹è¬€ç•¥å ±é"ã‚'ä¼ãˆã‚‹ä¸€æ–¹ã€ãƒ€ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ©ãƒž14世ãŒæ"¯é‚£ã‚'è¦å'Šã™ã‚‹ãƒªãƒªãƒ¼ã‚¹ã¯å ±é"ã-ã¦ã„ãªã„。一見ã€æ"¯é‚£å´ã‚'éžé›£ã™ã‚‹å ±é"ã«è¦‹ãˆãªãŒã‚‰ã€å·§ã¿ã«ãƒãƒ™ãƒƒãƒˆäººã‚„ダライラマå´ã®æƒ…å ±ã‚'éš è"½ã-ã¦ã„ã‚‹ã®ã§ã‚る。129;ＮＨＫã®ã"ã®ãƒ‹ãƒ¥ãƒ¼ã‚¹ã¯æ–°è¯ç¤¾ãŒå指ã-ã-ã¦ãƒ€ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ»ãƒ©ãƒž14世ã‚'éžé›£ã™ã‚‹è¬€ç•¥å ±é"ã‚'ä¼ãˆã‚‹ä¸€æ–¹ã€ãƒ€ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ©ãƒž14世ãŒæ"¯é‚£ã‚'è¦å'Šã™ã‚‹ãƒªãƒªãƒ¼ã‚¹ã¯å ±é"ã-ã¦ã„ãªã„。一見ã€æ"¯é‚£å´ã‚'éžé›£ã™ã‚‹å ±é"ã«è¦‹ãˆãªãŒã‚‰ã€å·§ã¿ã«ãƒãƒ™ãƒƒãƒˆäººã‚„ダライラマå´ã®æƒ…å ±ã‚'éš è"½ã-ã¦ã„ã‚‹ã®ã§ã‚る。;ースã¯å ±é"ã-ã¦ã„ãªã„。一見ã€æ"¯é‚£å´ã‚'éžé›£ã™ã‚‹å ±é"ã«è¦‹ãˆãªãŒã‚‰ã€å·§ã¿ã«ãƒãƒ™ãƒƒãƒˆäººã‚„ダライラマå´ã®æƒ…å ±ã‚'éš è"½ã-ã¦ã„ã‚‹ã®ã§ã‚る。#227;‚‹ã€‚
While in Shina [China] the Tibetan protests and Chinese oppression are big news, in Japan on NHK's early morning news there is only a token bare minimum
of information being transmitted. Newspapers are transmitting [the information] on the web, but TV news, whose speed is essential, has been terrible on this — it is remarkable how much TV
coverage has deteriorated. On top of this, while NHK news is transmitting propaganda from Xinhua that directly criticizes the 14th Dalai Lama, they have not reported the statement of the 14th Dalai
Lama cautioning China. It seems like, while coverage is critical of Shina [China], at the same time it is also cleverly concealing information about the Tibetan people and the Dalai Lama.
(Note: The word “Shina” (æ"¯é‚£) is a derogatory term meaning “China”.)Blogger and former journalist Hara Junjirou meanwhile considers the nature of the demonstration and questions how long the Chinese
government can hold on to Tibet:　暴動ã®æ˜ åƒã§ã¯ä¸å›½ç³»åœŸç"£ç‰©åº-やホテルãŒè¥²æ'ƒã®å¯¾è±¡ã«ãªã£ã¦ã„る。æ´å²ã‚‚文化もé•ã†å›½ã‚'ä¸å›½ã®ç‰ˆå›³ã«çµ„ã¿å…¥ã‚Œã‚‹ã"ã¨è‡ªä½"ã«ç„¡ç†ãŒã‚る。ãƒãƒ™ãƒƒãƒˆã¯åº‡è·ã™ã¹ãå°'æ•°æ°'æ-ã§ã¯ãªã„。ウズベã‚スタンã€ã‚«ã‚¶ãƒ•ã‚¹ã‚¿ãƒ³ã€ã‚ルギスタン。ã„ãšã‚Œã‚‚ãƒã‚·ã‚¢ã‹ã‚‰ç‹¬ç«‹ã-ãŸã€‚ä¸å›½æ"¿åºœã‚‚ãã‚ãã‚æ°-ã¥ãã¹ã時ã 。2;¡ç†ãŒã‚る。ãƒãƒ™ãƒƒãƒˆã¯åº‡è·ã™ã¹ãå°'æ•°æ°'æ-ã§ã¯ãªã„。ウズベã‚スタンã€ã‚«ã‚¶ãƒ•ã‚¹ã‚¿ãƒ³ã€ã‚ルギスタン。ã„ãšã‚Œã‚‚ãƒã‚·ã‚¢ã‹ã‚‰ç‹¬ç«‹ã-ãŸã€‚ä¸å›½æ"¿åºœã‚‚ãã‚ãã‚æ°-ã¥ãã¹ã時ã 。;-ãŸã€‚ä¸å›½æ"¿åºœã‚‚ãã‚ãã‚æ°-ã¥ãã¹ã時ã 。
In images of the uprising, it is the souvenir stores and hotels of Chinese that have become the target of attack. Incorporating a country with a different
history and culture into China's territory is really impossible. Tibetans are not a minority people that need to be given sanctuary. Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, they all declared
independence from Russia. It is time now for the Chinese government to also recognize this.
In the way that the Chinese government is treating the demonstration, blogger warabidaniyuukoku
sees similarities with the Japanese government:今回ã®ãƒãƒ™ãƒƒãƒˆäººãƒ‡ãƒ¢ã®ä¸ã«ã‚‚ä¸å…±æ"¿åºœã®ã‚¹ãƒ'イãŒå¤§é‡ã«é€ã‚Šè¾¼ã¾ã‚Œã¦ã„ãŸã€‚
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A large number of spies from the Chinese Communist party were sent to this Tibetan demonstration.
These guys put on a performance and made a disturbance, and the riot police were waiting to slaughter the demonstrators. Copying the tactics of the Japanese army, perhaps?
Many bloggers connected events in Tibet with the independence
movement in Taiwan. Blogger para1002n wonders what the effect will be on upcoming Taiwanese elections:These guys put on a performance and made a disturbance, and the riot police were waiting to slaughter the demonstrators. Copying the tactics of the Japanese army, perhaps?
今月22æ-¥ã«å°æ¹¾ç·çµ±é¸æŒ™ãŒè¡Œã‚れる。やãŒã¦ãƒãƒ™ãƒƒãƒˆæš´å‹•ã®è©±ã¨ã€ã"ã®é¸æŒ™ãŒçµã³ã¤ã„ã¦è¡¨é¢åŒ–ã™ã‚‹ã¨æ€ã†ã€‚å°æ¹¾ãŒç‹¬ç«‹ã-よã†ã¨ã™ã‚Œã°ã"ã‚"ãªç›®ã«éã†ãžã¨ã„ã†è„…ã-ã®ã‚ˆã†ãªã‚‚ã®ã 。ãƒãƒ™ãƒƒãƒˆã®è‡ªæ²»ã‚'訴ãˆã‚‹å‹¢åŠ›ãŒç›´æŽ¥å°æ¹¾é¸æŒ™ã‚'æ"¯æ´ã-ã¦ã„ã‚‹ã‚ã'ã§ã¯ãªã„ãŒã€åº•æµã§çµã³ã¤ãよã†ã«ä»•å'ã'られã¦ã-ã¾ã†ã€‚;™ã‚Œã°ã"ã‚"ãªç›®ã«éã†ãžã¨ã„ã†è„…ã-ã®ã‚ˆã†ãªã‚‚ã®ã 。ãƒãƒ™ãƒƒãƒˆã®è‡ªæ²»ã‚'訴ãˆã‚‹å‹¢åŠ›ãŒç›´æŽ¥å°æ¹¾é¸æŒ™ã‚'æ"¯æ´ã-ã¦ã„ã‚‹ã‚ã'ã§ã¯ãªã„ãŒã€åº•æµã§çµã³ã¤ãよã†ã«ä»•å'ã'られã¦ã-ã¾ã†ã€‚#149;æµã§çµã³ã¤ãよã†ã«ä»•å'ã'られã¦ã-ã¾ã†ã€‚
On the 22nd of this month, presidential elections will take place in Taiwan. The uprising in Tibet and the elections in Taiwan will soon join together and
come to a head. It is like a threat: if Taiwan tries to declare independence, this is the kind of thing that they will go through. Although the force of the appeal for self-government in Tibet is not
directly supporting the elections in Taiwan, through a [common] undercurrent they are induced to join together.
Others proposed a boycott of the Beijing Olympics. Blogger shibaken2 describes the boycott:独è£å…±ç"£å›½å®¶ã§ã®ã‚ªãƒªãƒ³ãƒ"ックã«å‚åŠ ã™ã‚‹ã"ã¨ã‚'å対ã-ã¾ã™ã€‚
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I am against participating in Olympics that are in a country that is a communist dictatorship.
Also let's not buy any goods that are manufactured in China.
I hesitate to buy things when I think that children and women were worked like slaves to make them.
Why do other countries flock around this kind of country?
Blogger
romery-chan considers the idea but doesn't think it's feasible:Also let's not buy any goods that are manufactured in China.
I hesitate to buy things when I think that children and women were worked like slaves to make them.
Why do other countries flock around this kind of country?
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I seriously understand people who want to boycott.
But in a country with more than a billion people, and corporations across the world inflating expectations of an influx of business opportunities, a boycott is impossible.I wonder, what do people from Taiwan think about this…?
Blogger asu-he wonders about the Olympics as well:But in a country with more than a billion people, and corporations across the world inflating expectations of an influx of business opportunities, a boycott is impossible.I wonder, what do people from Taiwan think about this…?
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It's warm today and the weather is nice. I feel good.
It feels like it's spring, and it's nice to have some peaceful time.
But then, the newspapers are talking about the “Tibetan uprising in China”.
I wonder, will they really be able to host the Olympics?
Blogger nakahitosi goes as far as to compare the Beijing Olympics to the Berlin Olympics under Hitler:It feels like it's spring, and it's nice to have some peaceful time.
But then, the newspapers are talking about the “Tibetan uprising in China”.
I wonder, will they really be able to host the Olympics?
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The Beijing Olympics, more so even than the Berlin Olympics under the Hitler administration, are smeared deep red with the blood of many many people.
Others responded to the blocking of YouTube by the Chinese government. Blogger blue_k_i comments:「安全上ã®æ‡¸å¿µã€ã§ãªã„ã"ã¨ã¯æ˜Žã‚‰ã‹ã§ã™ã€‚
ç¾åœ°ã®æƒ…å ±ãŒæµ·å¤–ã¸æµå‡ºã™ã‚‹ã"ã¨ã‚'防ã為ã®æŽªç½®ã§ã-ょã†ã€‚
ãã-ã¦ã€ç›®ã®å±Šã‹ãªã„所ã§å¼¾åœ§ãŒè¡Œã‚れる。
It's clear that it's not about “worries over safety”.
It's a measure to block on-the-scene information from flowing overseas.
Then they can crackdown [on people] without being watched.
Finally, one blogger pointed the finger at Japanese
peace groups, who they claim do not criticize China enough for human rights abuses:It's a measure to block on-the-scene information from flowing overseas.
Then they can crackdown [on people] without being watched.
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Japanese peace groups criticize Japan and America, but they don't criticize China at all.
For proof just go to the homepage of peace groups, there is nothing about the massacres and oppression in Tibet.
The Chinese government calls the massacres and oppression the “people's war”, and they have declared war against the Tibetan kingdom and against the Tibetan exile government — do these peace groups not know this?
For more Japanese views: hienkouhou comments on Bjork [ja], negaigoto writes
about their experience meeting the Dalai Lama [ja], and blogger Fukushima Kaori (ç¦å³¶é¦™ç¹") gets lots of comments on a piece about why the Olympics should not take place in Beijing [ja].
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For proof just go to the homepage of peace groups, there is nothing about the massacres and oppression in Tibet.
The Chinese government calls the massacres and oppression the “people's war”, and they have declared war against the Tibetan kingdom and against the Tibetan exile government — do these peace groups not know this?
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