The development and significance of anti-Japanism in Korean sport

The Rising Sun Flag at the Olympics: Determining South Koreans’ Perspectives Using Semantic Network Analysis

“…He released a video called “FIFA took actions, but why not IOC?” and campaigned that both the RSF and swastika are symbols of the tragedies of WWII and war criminals (Ahn, 2019), and this received much attention from the public and the media. These results are supported by Ok and Park (2015), who said that Koreans have a strong political and historical consciousness that continues to generate anti-Japanese sentiment, and the origin of this perception is the Japanese invasion of Korea. The people of China, and those of other countries that endured a Japanese military invasion, have the same negative perceptions about the RSF (Gries, 2005).…”

“…Another example is when the Koreans win, and Japan loses, the joy of the victory calms their humiliation from Japan's mistreatment (J. W. Lee & Maguire, 2013). Ok and Park (2015) argue that sports matches between Korea and Japan create a cultural space where strong nationalism and negative feelings are exhibited toward each other. The origin of their anti-sentiments at sporting is their unresolved history.…”

“…W. Lee & Maguire, 2013). Ok and Park (2015) argue that sports matches between Korea and Japan create a cultural space where strong nationalism and negative feelings are exhibited toward each other. The origin of their anti-sentiments at sporting is their unresolved history.…”

Sport and the politics of national identity in the Two Chinas

“…Although Japanese colonial rule which was introduced in 1895 met with some initial resistance, over time there emerged widespread acquiescence amongst the Holo, Hakka and aboriginal populations. Indeed, there remains a large measure of admiration for what Japanese colonialism bequeathed to Taiwan in marked contrast to attitudes in both Korea and mainland China to their former imperial overlords (Ok and Park, 2015). Rule by the incoming KMT was never accepted to the same extent.…”

“…Although analyses of international relations in East Asia often focus on rivalries and tensions involving China, Japan and the two Koreas (Sun, 2013;Lee and Maguire, 2011;Ok and Park, 2015;Bridges, 2015), in terms of the relationship between sport and national identity politics the issue of the Two Chinas has been and remains particularly problematic. The Republic of China (Taiwan) and the People's Republic of China (PRC) have a difficult relationship which can be traced back over centuries depending upon what one considers to be the key contributory factors.…”