Where cultures collide, misunderstandings and foolhardy assumptions happen. Just about one week in, these Winter Olympics already have showcased some choice cultural gaffes. Here's hoping this post doesn't require multiple updates. The Japan-Korea "cluelessness" To this day, Japan's 1910-1945 occupation of Korea strains the relationship between the Japanese and Koreans. So when NBC commentator Joshua Cooper Ramo decided to riff on this history when Japan's athletes were introduced, he sparked a furor and instant online petitions. He said this: "Every Korean will tell you that Japan is a cultural and technological and economic example that has been so important to their own transformation." Cue outrage. "The scars of colonialism linger deeply in the collective psyche of Koreans. So it was amazing to me that the NBC commentator decided it was just the right time to remind everybody," said Jeff Kingston, Asia studies director at Tokyo's Temple University. "First of all, it's untrue. And
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