Sarah H. J. Lee comments

Why do people believe there are any remains at the Yasukuni Shrine?

No, the remains are kept elsewhere, along with their ancestral tablets. Their names, however, are enshrined at Yasukuni.

Oh I see, I must not mention actual facts if it interferes with your agenda. And what qualification do you have to speak on behalf of the majority of South Korean nationals?

Well, being Korean for one might allow me to speak on behalf of many of my friends and acquaintances who are of the same mind (and before you accuse me of being a Japan hater, which seems to be your go-to response whenever someone disagrees with you, I voted for Yoon). And what's your qualification, since you're frequently here speaking on behalf of Japan's right-wingers?

They are enshrined together with 2,466,532 souls starting from 1867. Of which 21,181 are Koreans.

Don't bring up Koreans whenever it suits your agenda. Most Koreans want that shrine gone and for their ancestors' remains to be returned to their homeland.

Maybe countries should stop tourists from Japan since the infection rate is the second highest in the world.

Does Japan have the 2nd highest infection rate, though? Right now, I'm not trusting the numbers from the US as well. It appears infected people aren't bothering to get tested, although maybe someone can chime in and elaborate on this. And countries like the UK, Italy, and Spain haven't given proper updates in weeks.

Transparency is important. This applies not only to China but to other nations, too.

They played one of my favourite songs at Scott and Charlene's wedding -- "Suddenly" by Angry Anderson. Still love the song to this day ...

A serious writer/editor/translator would have a home office. Sitting in a cafe with a laptop smacks of amateurism.

Hmm ... not necessarily. A serious writer/editor can have a home office and still frequent cafes for a change of pace and scenery. For example, Bong Joon-Ho (who wrote and directed "Parasite") has a reputation of doing a lot of his writing in coffee shops.

"And I suppose the anti Korean crowd can relax now that Japan won something/equalled the success of Parasite."

Well, I'll probably get down-voted for stating the following, but no, it's not equal to the success of Parasite. Parasite won Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture, and Best International Feature Film. Not to mention all the attention it got prior to the Oscars.

That said, Drive My Car definitely sounds interesting. I'll be checking it out soon.