Awatemono's past comments

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  AwatemonoNov. 14, 2012 - 04:15PM JST

  Having been in several chugakku schools, the message I get from JETs, ALTs etc is that much of Japanese education is "colouring in maps". The national honour does not allow non-Japanese teachers to run the English program so much of it is done by teachers who struggle in it themselves. The fact that most adults can't offer a basic conversation in English after 6 years of study is witness to that.

  Posted in: Osaka to reintroduce Saturday classes for elementary schools

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  AwatemonoNov. 08, 2012 - 04:20AM JST

  The ongoing deceit that this is "for science" reflects very poorly - and unfairly - on the Japanese people who have little say on its cessation. Just who is making the money to support these expeditions of death?

  Posted in: Activists begin annual campaign against Japanese whalers

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  AwatemonoOct. 31, 2012 - 05:17PM JST

  The de Lorean was an 'interesting' design but slower than most modern family cars. A bit of show but little go and certainly NOT a 'vintage car'. How about the Honda S600 or the Toyota GT?

  Posted in: Classic Car Festival to be held in Tokyo on Dec 1

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  AwatemonoOct. 06, 2012 - 06:32PM JST

  The level of anti-whaling feeling in Australia is considerable. It is the single most intense basis that anti-Japanese feeling exists in Australia. Without that, there is widespread respect for the Japanese since few know about the Taiji cove clubbing of dolphins.

  Posted in: Australia hits out at Japan at whale tracking tech launch

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  AwatemonoSep. 06, 2012 - 11:20AM JST

  "Mere teething problems" I'm sure. But you don't need them at 50 000 feet above ground.

  Posted in: Engine fumes halt ANA Dreamliner's takeoff

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  AwatemonoAug. 20, 2012 - 08:31PM JST

  Don't confuse the artists with the thug. Bushido is a more noble body of skills and the accountability to match. The mind is the last 'weapon' to be mastered.

  Posted in: 63-year-old engineer may be Japan's last ninja

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  AwatemonoAug. 12, 2012 - 06:09PM JST

  Young women of independent spirit have no need of complicating relationships. Those who have the income would prefer to go to 'host clubs' where pretty boys will massage their ego needs while sipping expensive drinks bought for them by the girls.

  In some places, there is the option of paying a little more for sexual attention later.

  Posted in: Young Japanese women becoming less interested in sex, survey says

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  AwatemonoAug. 10, 2012 - 07:18PM JST

  You were expecting quality where??

  Posted in: McDonald's Japan recalls giveaway glass tumblers after 78 injuries reported

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  AwatemonoAug. 06, 2012 - 08:37PM JST

  If the bombing of Hiroshima was "to accelerate the end of the war" (a moot point), the bombing of Nagasaki WAS a war crime. The first was a uranium bomb, the second a plutonium bomb. The latter was a scientific experiment using the Japanese people as 'guinea pigs'. But what about the 100 000 almost entirely non-combatants that were incinerated in the ten months before, in and around Tokyo? Incendiary bombs, bamboo and rice-paper walls are not a good combination with human flesh - less so with the frail elderly and pre-schoolers.

  Posted in: 50,000 mark 67th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing

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  AwatemonoAug. 01, 2012 - 07:26PM JST

  If push came to shove, it would be no contest with Nth Korea or China. It's a question of scale in most battles. I have no doubt that most would maintain the bushido spirit, even if some lack the soul. It's a question of training. Grt that right, get the battle right.

  Posted in: Japan's military: well-armed but untested in battle

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  AwatemonoJul. 19, 2012 - 10:34AM JST

  I have seen kyudo conducted in large groups in Himeji without a teacher - would never happen in Australia. Japanese students tend to be more dependable. But in a university?! "Oops" just doesn't cover it.

  Posted in: Schoolgirl speared in head by javelin at Hiroshima university

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  AwatemonoJul. 19, 2012 - 10:27AM JST

  Good thing they don't live in Australia where a string of days over 40 happens a few times each summer. And that includes on the south coast, not the tropical north. "Toughen up, people." And don't do dumb stuff when it's that hot.

  Posted in: Nearly 2,500 taken to hospital for heatstroke in week to July 15

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  AwatemonoApr. 22, 2012 - 04:01PM JST

  If only the activists were so protective of under-aged girls in men's 'clubs'.

  Posted in: Uncertain future for Japan's cat cafes

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  AwatemonoApr. 22, 2012 - 03:58PM JST

  Anyone ever see cats wandering during the hours of darkness? Yes. Why is an 8p.m. curfew in their interest? Seems like they are ready to party by then.

  Posted in: Uncertain future for Japan's cat cafes

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  AwatemonoApr. 03, 2012 - 10:07AM JST

  In a society - anywhere - where you 'mind your own business' and disregard others, everyone loses. What happens when your car breaks down and no one will stop? A multitude of minor acts of civility and care for others costs so little and humanises a community. I was told that Nihonjin were aloof and didn't talk to strangers. Because I had a smattering of Nihongo, I have chatted to dozens of strangers and often left them behind, chatting to one another, something they wouldn't have done had I not 'broken the ice' for them.

  Posted in: Man’s skeletonized body found in Saitama apartment

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  AwatemonoMar. 21, 2012 - 01:47PM JST

  Sorry: .38 REVOLVER.
  Yes, there are .38 semi-autos.

  Posted in: Police recruit shoots himself in head at police koban

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  AwatemonoMar. 21, 2012 - 01:45PM JST

  I have no idea about this case but I have worked with young soldiers who were happy to 'play with guns' even if outside of regulations. Strong probability it was a .38 and, as such, has no safety. Hard to construe this as an accidental discharge, though.

  Posted in: Police recruit shoots himself in head at police koban

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  AwatemonoMar. 01, 2012 - 10:08AM JST

  Someone once said, "Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem." I had a uni mate suicide in second year. I saw what it did to his loving parents. I could never do that to anyone. Tragic then - and now.

  Posted in: 12-year-old girl killed after lying down on railway tracks

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  AwatemonoFeb. 21, 2012 - 10:19AM JST

  With an increasing proportion of educated Japanese having some skill in spoken English, maybe they could find some middle ground. Could they not employ these applicants in hospitals serving tourists and expats?

  Posted in: 417 foreigners sit for Japan nursing exam

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  AwatemonoFeb. 19, 2012 - 12:59PM JST

  I think not. But the important question is "Where does He live now?" I can't be sure but, as the judges say, "I am satisfied"- enough to believe.

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