2020hindsight said...

2020hindsight at 10:57 AM JST - 9th October

KallyPygous

If people take Japanese citizenship they should have the right to vote. If they don't, if they are just permanent residents, they shouldn't. Simple.

What's simple about that? Any Tom, Dick and Harry can get Citizenship after 5 years, but it takes 10 years (without a spouse) to get…

Posted in Haraguchi positive on granting foreigners local voting rights at 10:57 AM JST - 9th October
2020hindsight at 10:44 AM JST - 9th October

Disillusioned

"So, so" and "long time no see" are the two most annoying Jangrish phrases I hear. And, of course, the ever present, "Kowaiiii

Those are both English expressions; nothing to do with Japan. And I think you meant Kawaii (unless that was a joke).

I think I agree with…

Posted in Which words or expressions annoy you the most when you hear them repeatedly used by other people in conversation? at 10:44 AM JST - 9th October
2020hindsight at 11:23 AM JST - 8th October

sabiwabi

Iran weren't forced into the treaty, but seem to be breaking their promise.

They are not breaking the treaty, they are respecting it. They even go beyond the requirements of the treaty.

Oh come on. They were caught out with a secret nuclear plant. That's a violation of the…

Posted in Should some countries have the right to tell other countries whether they can or cannot have nuclear weapons? at 11:23 AM JST - 8th October
2020hindsight at 10:09 AM JST - 6th October

I think everyone is forgetting something here. And that is the Non Proliferation Treaty. Countries who are vulnerable and do not have nuclear arms agree not to create them. Iran and North Korea are both members. Israel is not. If you are a member you promise not to make nuclear…

Posted in Should some countries have the right to tell other countries whether they can or cannot have nuclear weapons? at 10:09 AM JST - 6th October
2020hindsight at 09:08 AM JST - 6th October

hakujinsensei

And just how would you propose to 'spread the yen around'? In some ways Kamei has a point, businesses are to blame. But it's not the abandonment of 'lifetime employment', but instead the way that Japanese companies expect/demand that employees devote themselves to the company rather than their families.

Posted in Kamei blames Keidanren for increase in family murders at 09:08 AM JST - 6th October
2020hindsight at 11:19 AM JST - 1st October

smartacus

Ishihara is the biggest proponent of the Olympics in Tokyo. Not sure why but I would guess it's a lot to do with his oversized ego. Fully 60% of Japanese polled don't support the 2016 Olympics in Tokyo, so that must certainly hurt it's bid.

Posted in Tension mounts, tempers fly ahead of 2016 Olympic host city vote at 11:19 AM JST - 1st October
2020hindsight at 02:30 PM JST - 29th September

nevarezga

After reading about all these stories, I have wondered if there have been cases where women were accused of groping men, Does anyone knows about reported cases like this? And in such case, is the sentence the same

Um, I think this is a bit more serious than a…

Posted in 18-year-old university wrestler arrested for rape in Yokohama at 02:30 PM JST - 29th September
2020hindsight at 11:09 AM JST - 25th September

Japan doesn't have the tag "51st state". It never did.

Posted in For Japan to shake off its tag as 'the 51st' state of America, a certain number of tiffs are likely to occur between the two countries. at 11:09 AM JST - 25th September
2020hindsight at 11:04 AM JST - 14th September

It's fine. I would say that they both get something that they wouldn't get with same age relationships, which is the reason for entering into it. It's not just one way. People wouldn't enter into such relationships if it wasn't.

Posted in What are your views on relationships in which one partner is at least 20 years older than the other? at 11:04 AM JST - 14th September
2020hindsight at 09:53 AM JST - 31st August

BurakuminDes

"This kid is technically better than Hendrix, I swear - Ive seen him on youtube"

Well not fair since you haven't seen Hendrix on You Tube. (OK, look him up now). Hendrix will be remembered as the guy who invented feedback and used it to musical effect.

Haven't seen…

Posted in 9-year-old Japanese guitar whiz dazzles U.S. audiences at 09:53 AM JST - 31st August