Today's report is, as usual, the ugly South Korean News first. Hahaha
You know FIFA soccer world cup is being held in Brazil now? South Korean did a dirty foul play again.
See the picture 1 attached below.
South Korean is attacking Belgian player "Vanden Borre". The South Korean was not chasing after the ball at all but was directly kicking at the shin of Belgian player.
Vanden is suffering a crack in his shin bone, reported after X-ray test.
Dirty foul play is typical South Korean character. It really doesn't matter whether it is sports or business. South Korean always play dirty.
Anyway, there was an interesting TV program last week. It was a really good true story about WW2 so I will share that with you.
On February 27th 1942, the battle of the Java Sea began. It was a battle between Japan and UN(USA,UK,Australia,and Netherlands)
Four countries versus only one country Japan. And Japan won this battle.
Battle of the Java Sea
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Java_Sea
On March 1st 1942, only after two days from the beginning of Java Sea battle, Japanese Navy vessel "Ikazuchi" found hundreds of British Navy soldiers drifting in the sea.
They were holding onto the pieces of wreckages, and were helplessly drifting in the sea.
The captain of Ikazuchi was Shunsaku Kudo. When Kudo found the enemies of British soldiers drifting in the sea, he did something what all British soldiers could never imagine of.
Captain Kudo decided to help save the British Navy soldiers. Those soldiers were from Royal Navy vessel "HMS Exter".
Even though there was an opposition against the idea of rescuing all British soldiers due to running out of the fuel for the war, Kudo ordered the crew members to rescue all the British soldiers from the sea.
The total number of rescued soldiers was 376. It was way more than the number of Japanese crew members aboard
Kudo gave foods and water to all British soldiers and even saluted with his highest respect. This was "Bushi-do", a Samurai spirit paying respect to the opponents.
You find this Japanese character when you see sports. Japanese pay respect to their opponent. Whereas South Korean insult opponents with dirty slurs and do every dirty cheats and tricks. Japanese and Korean are totally different people and races as you can see. Hahaha
Japanese don't hold grudge. Korean hold grudge forever and make one lie after another persistently to harass you. You see? Totally opposite Japanese and Korean are. Hahaha.
On March 2nd 1942, very next day from rescuing British soldiers, Kudo's ship found another group of British Navy soldiers drifting in the sea. There were 422 soldiers from Royal Navy vessel"HMS Encounter". They had bee drifting in the sea for more than 20 hours.
Captain Kudo ordered the crew members to rescue all of them again! The all British soldiers were given foods and water and were taken good care of.
Right next day, the all British soldiers were released to Netherlands hospital ship anchoring near by.
Now, this true story has never been told until recently. Why? Because Kudo asked the all British soldiers to never tell anyone about rescuing them. Why? Because this was right in the middle of WW2. Okay? And Japan was fighting against USA and UK. If Japanese government found Kudo was saving the lives of British soldiers, he could get sentenced to a severe punishment at a war trial.
Just like Chiune Sugihara, Kudo did what he believed in a right thing risking his own life.
It was a very dangerous act Kudo took. Although in the retrospect, what Kudo did was a humanitarian act with full of compassion,but it would be difficult for
people back then to perceive it as a good act.
The fact his vessel "Ikazuchi" was attacked and sunk by the US submarine later on and his crew members were killed would have added another reason to make himself silent about rescuing British Navy.
Kudo never told about this incident, not even to his wife.
After WW2, Kudo kept avoiding war friends also. He was going to take it to his grave.
Shunsaku Kudo died in 1979 at the age of 78. He really did take it to his grave.
However, this secret story was to be revealed after 29 years from Kudo's death in an unexpected way.
Sir Sam Falle, the former British Navy soldier and later British diplomat, had been seeking after Kudo for years hoping to express his appreciation.
Sam was one of 422 British Navy soldiers from HMS Encounter.
But when he found where Kudo was, his savior was already dead decades ago. Yet Sam wanted to express his appreciation to Kudo's family. Then he made a first time travel to Japan in 2003. But he couldn't see Kodo's family.
Then in December 2008 finally with British consulate member, Sam could see Kudo's family members and express his appreciation before Kudo's grave and his family members.
The long time hidden secret truth was unraveled before Kudo's family. And none of Kudo's family members knew and heard about what Sam explained.
What Sam explained about Kudo's rescuing British Navy was astonishing truth for everyone. And this true story became a big news in Japan.
Sir Sam Falle died in February 2014 after completing his life time mission.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/somerset/7790968.stm
