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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (631729)	10/14/2011 9:35:54 PM
From: joseffy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577883

The Chinese and the Koreans hate the Japanese for the atrocities committed against them in World War II by the Japanese. Start with the Rape of Nanking. The Nanking Massacre or Nanjing Massacre, also known as the Rape of Nanking, was a mass murder , genocide and war rape that occurred during the six-week period following the Japanese capture of the city of Nanjing (Nanking), the former capital of the Republic of China, on December 13, 1937 during the Second Sino-Japanese War. During this period hundreds of thousands of Chinese civilians and disarmed soldiers were murdered and 20,000–80,000 women were raped [1] by soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army. [2] [3] [4] The Genocide remains a contentious political issue, as various aspects of it have been disputed by some historical revisionists and Japanese nationalists, [3] who have claimed that the massacre has been either exaggerated or wholly fabricated for propaganda purposes. As a result of the nationalist efforts to deny or rationalize the war crimes, the controversy surrounding the massacre remains a stumbling block in Sino-Japanese relations, as well as Japanese relations with other Asia-Pacific nations such as South Korea and the Philippines. An accurate estimation of the death toll in the massacre has not been achieved because most of the Japanese military records on the killings were deliberately destroyed or kept secret shortly after the surrender of Japan in 1945. The International Military Tribunal of the Far East estimates more than 200,000 casualties in the incident; [5] China's official estimate is about 300,000 casualties, based on the evaluation of the Nanjing War Crimes Tribunal. Estimates from Japanese historians vary widely, in the vicinity of 40,000–200,000. Some historical revisionists even deny that a widespread, systematic massacre occurred at all, claiming that any deaths were either justified militarily, accidental or isolated incidents of unauthorized atrocities. These negationists claim that the characterization of the incident as a large-scale, systematic massacre was fabricated for the purpose of political propaganda. [6] [7] Although the Japanese government has admitted the acts of killing of a large number of noncombatants, looting and other violence committed by the Imperial Japanese Army after the fall of Nanking, [8] [9] some Japanese officials have argued that the death toll was military in nature and that no such crimes ever occurred. Denial of the massacre (and a divergent array of revisionist accounts of the killings) has become a staple of Japanese nationalism. [10] In Japan, public opinion of the massacres varies, and few deny the occurrence of the massacre outright. [10] Nonetheless, recurring attempts by negationists to promote a revisionist history of the incident have created controversy that periodically reverberates in the international media, particularly in China, South Korea, and other East Asian nations. [11] en.wikipedia.org

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (631729)	10/14/2011 9:41:08 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 1577883

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (631729)	10/15/2011 10:58:13 AM
From: Brumar89	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577883

I note the Obama WH served TEXAS Wagyu beef: sites.google.com About Wagyu The word Wagyu refers to all Japanese cattle ("Wa" means Japanese or Japanese-style and "gyu" means cattle). Wagyu are the cattle made famous by "Kobe Beef." Known for its extreme marbling and tenderness, Wagyu, until recent years, was not available outside of Japan. The breed has now established itself in many places around the world, and Wagyu now have a strong foothold in Texas! Kobe beef is named for the city in Japan where the cattle were first bred 170 years ago. The original import of these cattle to the U.S. in 1976 consisted of two Tottori Black Wagyu and two Kumanmoto Red Wagyu bulls. Wagyu were derived from native Asian cattle which were crossed with British and European breeds in the late 1800s. Although the breed was closed to outside bloodlines in 1910, regional isolation has produced a number of different lines with varying conformations: Tajiri (Tajima) cattle are the descendents of Tijiri, a sire born in Mikata District of the Hyogo Prefecture. The Tajiri line has outstanding genetic excellence with finely marbled beef in combination with a smaller frame and lower growth rates. This line is renowned for good temperament. Famous are the names Kobe Beef and Matsuzaka Beef, from herds produced in Hyogo Prefecture using Tajiri bloodlines. Fujiyoshi (Shimane) is a line of well-balanced cattle that produce calves with good growth rates and meat quality. They also have a quiet temperament and exhibit a strong maternal ability in dams, which consequently also have high fertility rates. The bloodline started in the Tomada district of the Okayama Prefecture. Kedaka (Tottori) cattle line formed in the Tottori Prefecture from the descendants of the sire Kedaka born in 1959. Typical characteristics of the line include good growth, larger frame type, good top line, and overall balance. They are known for their fine, loose skin. Kochi and Kumamoto are the red strains, and have been strongly influenced by Korean and European breeds, especially Simmental. Wagyu is a horned breed and can be either black or red. From the left, Rex Ralston, Burch Wallace, Brandi Murphree, Les Crane, Bruce Hemmingsen Ralph Lee, Bubba Kay, and Don Brown Texas Wagyu Association P.O. Box 9 Hamilton, TX 76531 President Bubba Kay Kay Ranch 15401 Decker Lake Rd. Manor, Texas 78653 Cell: (512) 801-1424 kayranch@gmail.com http://www.kayranchtexas.com Director Don Brown Triangle B Ranch, Inc. 2109 Triangle Road Valley View, Texas 76272 Cell: (940) 726-5785 don.brown@trianglebranch.net http://www.trianglebranch.net/ Dennis Kuempel Kuempel Wagyu 1001 Deer Pl. Pampa, TX 79065 Cell: (806) 433-8862 stateline420@yahoo.com Vice President Burch Wallace V Bar B Ranch P.O. Box 70 Paradise, Texas 76073 Cell: (940) 393-6620 info@vbarvwagyu.com http://www.vbarvwagyu.com/ Director Bruce Hemmingsen Ultimate Kobe Beef, LLC 5139 FM 2088 Winnsboro, Texas 75494 Cell: (903) 746-4871 brhemmingsen@yahoo.com Director Rex R. Ralston Ralston Land & Cattle Farwell Creek Wagyu P.O. Box 53 Gruver, Texas 79040 Cell: (806) 736-8923 farwellcreek@dishmail.net wagyutexas.com