tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post2184953467274824566..comments2023-06-25T18:01:34.208+09:00Comments on Busan Mike / 부산 마이크: Battlefield EarthMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349691823513127693noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post-22069912131428551882007-06-04T16:48:00.000+09:002007-06-04T16:48:00.000+09:00Hello Anonymous - the Wikipedia article I linked t...Hello Anonymous - the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideyoshi%27s_invasions_of_Korea" REL="nofollow">Wikipedia article I linked to</A> states:<BR/><BR/><I>"An estimated 100,000 Koreans were eventually sold as slaves to Portuguese traders and dispersed to various European colonies around the world."</I><BR/><BR/>The citations following that sentence reveal some further reading on the subject.<BR/><BR/>As far as Japan's cultural dividend from the war is concerned, I read through a few articles while writing up the blog, so there's information out there, but now I see that I didn't link them in to what I wrote. Still, a brief search today for something a little more authoritative found a different article in no less than the Encyclopaedia Britannica which details <A HREF="http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-73917/pottery" REL="nofollow">captured Koreans contribution to the Japanese pottery industry.</A>Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349691823513127693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post-1486980165843057052007-06-04T12:14:00.000+09:002007-06-04T12:14:00.000+09:00Interesting. I'd love to see some actual sources ...Interesting. I'd love to see some actual sources that back up the claims of the korean slave trade with the portugese and the amazing cultural advancement made in Japan on behalf of the captured Koreans. Actual primary and secondary sources that talk about the contributions of the captured Koreans that advanced Japanese culture would be quite a find.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post-85186286026268548722007-06-04T09:46:00.000+09:002007-06-04T09:46:00.000+09:00Hello Caliboy,While they are indeed the 12 animals...Hello Caliboy,<BR/><BR/>While they are indeed the 12 animals, I am informed that in this pattern they represent 12 gods protecting you from all directions. For some people, and Korean Buddhists maybe, the concept of these gods seems to pre-date their depiction as animals which came later. Then again, it could just be down to the semantics of what is a God, what is a spirit, and what is the meaning behind a animal in the Chinese zodiac for Korean Buddhists.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349691823513127693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post-26503323537704032092007-06-04T02:42:00.000+09:002007-06-04T02:42:00.000+09:00Interesting post.The 12 "gods" on your plate are a...Interesting post.<BR/><BR/>The 12 "gods" on your plate are actually the 12 animals that make up the Chinese zodiac.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com