Iwojima is officially renamed Iwoto

Posted by: Victor Smith

Iwojima is officially renamed Iwoto - 06/19/07 04:30 PM

Iwojima is officially renamed Iwoto

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070619a2.html
Posted by: ButterflyPalm

Re: Iwojima is officially renamed Iwoto - 06/22/07 01:56 PM

They, historically, seemed to have a national thing about names.

Singapore was renamed "Syonanto" when their Imperial Army invaded the island during WWII, and of course from "karate" to Karate.
Posted by: IExcalibui2

Re: Iwojima is officially renamed Iwoto - 08/19/07 03:21 AM

there were people living on that island?? geez...i guess i need to revisit the history books
Posted by: Alabama_Samurai

Re: Iwojima is officially renamed Iwoto - 08/19/07 03:24 AM

It's still "Iwo Jima" to me. Just like Myanmar is still "Burma". Never was much for being politically correct.
Posted by: Taison

Re: Iwojima is officially renamed Iwoto - 08/22/07 11:01 AM

Same here.

Don't care what people say, Burma is still Burma to me.

Same with Iwo Jima.

-Taison out
Posted by: ButterflyPalm

Re: Iwojima is officially renamed Iwoto - 09/23/07 10:07 AM

Why stop there?

The Kingdom of Thailand was?

Bombay went back to Mumbai, Ceylon went back (?) to Sri Lanka, Peking went back to Beijing and I think Japan itself should go back to Jomon.
Posted by: Taison

Re: Iwojima is officially renamed Iwoto - 09/30/07 03:12 AM

Thailand was Thailand,

Then a bunch of Frenchmen and some English came and said;

Frenchman: "Thailand. Thai. Land. Land of the Thai, so Thailand."
Englishman: What a bother. Come up with something easy, quick.
*Hokkien trader runs past the two men*
Chineseman: Siam, siam, get out of my way!
Frenchman: I got it! Siam!
Englishman: Siam it will be then.

-Taison out
Posted by: hedkikr

Re: Iwojima is officially renamed Iwoto - 10/02/07 12:12 PM

Japan is Nippon but Japanese don't get their knickers in a bunch when everybody else calls their country Japan.