Alphaape said...

Alphaape at 08:53 AM JST - 12th May

I am not sure if Japan has "Imminent Domain" laws like in the US that allows the gov't to take your land for the use of public projects (highways, rails, and other public right of way issues). Of course they have to pay a fair market value for the property.…

Posted in Narita airport to send letters asking landowners to sell plots at 08:53 AM JST - 12th May
Alphaape at 04:07 PM JST - 10th May

Let's not forget the golden classics like a knife to the abdomen, maybe then all the knife shops I have seen around here would stop selling them.

I think the gov't needs to do like the US did back in the 80's with Nacy Reagan's "Just Say No to Drugs"…

Posted in Drugstores to remove sulfur product in response to suicide attempts at 04:07 PM JST - 10th May
Alphaape at 01:51 PM JST - 10th May

TPOJ, Not trying to pass on the "poor misunderstood American" argument at all. I am just going on what I saw and read while I was working the tsunami relief back in 2004. The popular press was "Bush and America only sent a small amount of money compared to other…

Posted in Myanmar OKs some cyclone aid flights, but Americans still barred at 01:51 PM JST - 10th May
Alphaape at 10:29 AM JST - 10th May

NO to sound too cynical, but the US is in a no win situation here. They do not want our support. So if we just turn the blind eye, then the anti-US crowd will begin to sing the song that "Bush doesn't care since there is no oil there" or…

Posted in Myanmar OKs some cyclone aid flights, but Americans still barred at 10:29 AM JST - 10th May
Alphaape at 10:20 AM JST - 10th May

Nyein, The Indonesian gov't and people does have serious issues against the US and it's gov't. In fact, we were amazed, on the military end, that we were allowed such access to help out. Remember, they were still smarting from our support of East Timor, and the support we were…

Posted in U.N. halts aid to Myanmar after junta seizes supplies at 10:20 AM JST - 10th May
Alphaape at 03:57 AM JST - 10th May

nukefree83, One more thing, the reason that US ships don't visit NZ is not because they are nuclear powered, but because of the US policy to not inform other nations if the vessels are carrying nuclear weapons. The offical policy is that the "U.S. will not confirm or deny the…

Posted in Yokosuka residents call for referendum on nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at 03:57 AM JST - 10th May
Alphaape at 03:41 AM JST - 10th May

nukefree83,

I think if you have been on this forum long enough, you will see that Japan has benefitted a lot from the US presence here. They do pay a fair share to keep us here, and it is a lot less than keeping a larger military to fend off…

Posted in Yokosuka residents call for referendum on nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at 03:41 AM JST - 10th May
Alphaape at 03:30 AM JST - 10th May

Nyein, As someone who knows how military operations occur, a 3 ship Amphbious Group is not enough to get the population moving to start a revolt. With the war in Iraq and Afg, the US is not looking to take on another "liberation job.'

After the tsunami in 2004, US…

Posted in U.N. halts aid to Myanmar after junta seizes supplies at 03:30 AM JST - 10th May
Alphaape at 01:41 AM JST - 9th May

Back in the 60's & 70's, the Japanese maritime industry did have a nuclear powered cargo vessel. The Mutsu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutsu_%28ship%29) was the name of the vessel and it was developed in the 70's and made a few voyages in the 90's. So this whole idea that Japan doesn't want any…

Posted in Yokosuka residents call for referendum on nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at 01:41 AM JST - 9th May
Alphaape at 08:31 AM JST - 8th May

Glad to hear that they were safe. I wonder did they make them "convert to Islam" while they were held captive like they did to the South Koreans that were captured in Afghanistan a few years back.

I hope there will not be any "blame the victim" as rjd mentioned.…

Posted in 2 Japanese women kidnapped in Yemen freed at 08:31 AM JST - 8th May