Badtz_Proper said...

Badtz_Proper at 12:10 PM JST - 20th September

This is definitely to be expected, Japan has done an excellent job in promoting its culture overseas and it will pay off in the future.

Posted in Temple Japan’s undergraduate student numbers double since 2001 at 12:10 PM JST - 20th September
Badtz_Proper at 11:00 AM JST - 17th September

The death penalty is abhorrent and ineffective and should be banned immediately. It is a national disgrace that Japan maintains this horrific practice, and a great shame that it is almost never a matter of debate amongst Japanese people ("shoganai" prevails, alas). Presented with the facts and rational, reasoned arguments…

Posted in Amnesty International Tokyo English Network helps foreigners fight injustice at 11:00 AM JST - 17th September
Badtz_Proper at 08:58 PM JST - 25th August

The Japanese need to allow refugees into their country and fullfill their obligations to the UN. Diversity widens varity. The more foreigners, the better.

Do explain to me how diversity will improve this country. Do you honestly believe that accepting people from impoverished crime ridden societies is beneficial?

Posted in Japan to introduce 3rd-country refugee resettlement program at 08:58 PM JST - 25th August
Badtz_Proper at 03:33 PM JST - 25th August

What is happening to the Ainu has already happened to my peeps. Do you really think we can some day accept one another and live peacefully? Or is that all just a pipe dream? Are we ultimately much too aggressive for such cooperation? The people of the earth are all…

Posted in Ainu rise up from the margins of Japanese society at 03:33 PM JST - 25th August
Badtz_Proper at 03:28 PM JST - 25th August

And thank you for being less of a dick than I was ;)

Internet arguments get nasty sometimes :D

First of all most the modern Japan we see today is mainly do to the reset button which took place after WWII. After the Americans came in, they were leap frogged…

Posted in Ainu rise up from the margins of Japanese society at 03:28 PM JST - 25th August
Badtz_Proper at 03:12 PM JST - 25th August

TPOJ, here ya go

By who?

http://www.forbes.com/technology/feeds/afx/2007/05/16/afx3725835.html http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mihb5716/is200707/ain23752956 http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi0199-6755312/Japan-most-innovative-country-study.html

I have more, while your at it look at the roads of America and count how many japanese cars you see. I dont see diverse countries churning out cars like the Prius.

Actually, that stuff really took off when they went…

Posted in Luring foreign talent gives Singapore edge over Japan at 03:12 PM JST - 25th August
Badtz_Proper at 04:59 AM JST - 23rd August

Badtz Proper, you need to stop smoking that bud...your ideals are lacking.

Its not a bud its a cigar and see no lacking ideals my friend.

Creating a more level playing field between communities is what civilized countries are supposed to do, so others around the world can follow by…

Posted in Ainu rise up from the margins of Japanese society at 04:59 AM JST - 23rd August
Badtz_Proper at 04:37 AM JST - 23rd August

No, we're not. The difference being that there's no need to "defend" our culture. Our culture is the dominant one. When you "defend" something that doesn't need defending, it reads as a superiority trip. Sorry, that's the price of being the majority. Fair? Maybe not. Too bad.

Actually in some…

Posted in Ainu rise up from the margins of Japanese society at 04:37 AM JST - 23rd August
Badtz_Proper at 10:45 AM JST - 22nd August

This article really changed my view of what makes someone Japanese. The only problem I have with it is that instead of highlighting differences maybe they should focus on what makes them all Japanese, whether they are of Brazilian-Japanese, Korean, or Ainu they should focus on what makes them similar.…

Posted in Ainu rise up from the margins of Japanese society at 10:45 AM JST - 22nd August
Badtz_Proper at 04:01 PM JST - 18th August

which closes Japan to innovation and will (like the above mentioned reason) erode their ability to compete on a world class level.

Need I remind everyone of you which country has been voted most innovative several times, which country produces top of the line products and brand names such as…

Posted in Luring foreign talent gives Singapore edge over Japan at 04:01 PM JST - 18th August