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Japan's wartime brothels were wrong, says 91-year-old veteran
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Hashimoto regrets meeting cancelation; wants to apologize to U.S.
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All Japanese citizens to be issued ID number
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Tokyo Marui comes to play with replica sniper rifles, pistols and grenade launchers
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Hashimoto says S Korean troops guilty of wartime sex abuse
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CraigHicks
How stupid. In Winter, the sun would be going down at 3:00 pm, and people would be sleeping through the valuable sunshine hours. DUH ... why doesn't the stock exchange and those who are associated with it just change working hours and leave people who actually contribute to society in peace.
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CraigHicks
If you can't see, you must stop or slow down to a speed such that an accident won't occur.
Posted in: Truck driver arrested after hitting and killing girl at intersection
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CraigHicks
When I was a teenager in London 1973-1980, "Paki-bashing" (beating up Pakistanis) was a already a well established pastime for the yob crowd. Just an anecdote, but I remember meeting a real hard nut steel toecap type of yob in pub who claimed he'd deliberately hit a "Paki" with his car. He could have been lying but still, the mentality.
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CraigHicks
Judging from the polls, we can guess he appeals to 20-25% of the population; and he has made "Hashimoto" a brand name. Goal accomplished, career guaranteed.
Posted in: Hashimoto hits back at polls showing majority disagree with his comments
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CraigHicks
I don't think this article is giving a correct assessment of his strategy. His strategy is to "admit" that Japanese troops engaged with prostitutes. (Repentance achieved). Then to assert that prostitution is what the complaints are about. (Well, we all know it is a shady trade). Then he points out prostitution is not unique to Japan. (Checkmate).
As far as I know he has never admitted that any women were "impressed" into brothels, nor accused others of doing the same.
The facts matter.
Posted in: Restoration Party member ousted over Korean prostitution remarks
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CraigHicks
He is saying the same thing with a new phrasing only: "It was only regular professional prostitution, and the rest of the world doesn't understand that regular professional prostitution is 'normal'". He is evading the issue of what is nowadays called sex trafficking, i.e., not professional prostitution but coerced prostitution. (http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/law-enforcement-bulletin/march2011/humansex_trafficking). Hashimoto, forget about everything else except sex trafficking, it is the only issue to be concerned about. There is documentation about Dutch women being subject to sex trafficking directly by Japanese military = (http://www.awf.or.jp/e1/netherlands.html). They are a relatively small number, but it proves that it occurred.
Really horrible things occur in war. Different countries commit different kinds of atrocities. I'm American. I think America is great country. But America undeniably committed an atrocity poisoning Vietnam with Agent Orange; even now children are being born with birth defects because of Agent Orange. I would like to see America face up to its mistake, make a full apology with no expiration date, and do more to solve the problems Vietnam inherited from the war. It's just what I expect from a grown up country like the US.
I also think Japan is a great country. The people are hard working real people. Of course they are proud of their country. They are always thinking about self improvement, and this is why Hashimoto is popular, because he is not stuck in a rut and is willing to say things others won't say because they are worried about disturbing the status quo. He is willing to shake things up.
Example: When Hashimoto was governor of Osaka, he suggested moving some US Air Force from Okinawa to a money losing bubble era airport in Osaka. An obviously good idea when you consider that the Okinawan's are factually correct in saying that they are disproportionately burdened with hosting US troops.
Now I wish Hashimoto would just grow a little more. Bad stuff happened. One can debate forever about how much happened but it is all mizu-kake-ron (debate without end) at this point. Japan already issued an apology over this issue so just stick to it and don't try to attach "ifs" and "buts" to water it down.
History is filled with atrocities. Only the best countries can look back at what they did, reflect, apologize, and move forward. Ganbare Nippon.
Posted in: Hashimoto says he lacked sensitivity to U.S. perception of prostitution
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CraigHicks
Hashimoto has a large following. If he modifies his views and appears apologetic, it will influence those people.
Posted in: U.S. lawmakers urge Japan gov't to distance itself from Hashimoto
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CraigHicks
However, I think the article may be incorrect in concluding that Hashimoto meant to admit that comfort women included sex trafficked women.
Posted in: Hashimoto offers to meet 'comfort women' to apologize
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CraigHicks
When coercion is involved, it is sex trafficking. Sex trafficking is the 3rd largest criminal enterprise in the world (http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/law-enforcement-bulletin/march2011/humansex_trafficking). Not surprisingly, consumers are mostly in the richer developed countries.
If a large organization contracts with " individuals, gangs or businesses" to receive trafficked women, they bear a serious responsibility. Logically and emotionally, it is not qualitatively different from engaging in the initial coercion directly. Of course an apology would be appropriate.
However, it think the article may be incorrect in concluding that Hashimoto meant to admit that comfort women included sex trafficked women.
Posted in: Hashimoto offers to meet 'comfort women' to apologize
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CraigHicks
Not my cup of sake but I have to respect her.
Posted in: Pamyu invasion
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CraigHicks
It's difficult to believe they haven't thought of making illegal a class of chemicals. If they are only slightly altered then then the rest of the properties are the same.
Posted in: Japan gets tough on law-evading hallucinogenic herbs
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CraigHicks
You are telling Probie that if he is not supporting SS, then he is necessarily supporting the whalers. It's not a logically correct statement, it sounds like an aggressive insult to many of the people to whom you tell it, and it generates a lot of backlash support for the whalers.
Posted in: Anti-whalers ask supporters for cash to fund next campaign
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CraigHicks
Teenage kids often lack a moral compass and rely on their instincts. Through a long history of evolution bullying has also evolved as self replicating force in the gene pool. But so have respect and caring for others. Someone or some force at the top has to show the kids the right way. The best way is to get the kids to discuss it themselves in class, allow the students including the bullies the chance to say it is stupid behavior. Shame and repent is better than just punishment. That requires some pretty good teachers though.
Posted in: Yamanashi high school soccer club members assault younger students in shower
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CraigHicks
Well done!
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CraigHicks
It's not a given that old means not earthquake safe. Many old temples and other building from the Edo era and before were built with interlocking support beams instead of nails specifically to withstand earthquakes, and they are still standing. I don't know but I would guess these Doujunko were built with an idea that they should withstand earthquakes, considering and earthquake had just happened.
Posted in: Last 'dojunkai' apartments to be demolished in June
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CraigHicks
Pretty close to the price of other fishy foods. Special cuts may be more. Despite the "rarity" it is estimated up to 20% went unsold in 2004. Probably more now. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_meat Don't forget to read the section on TOXICITY. Bon appetit?
Posted in: Anti-whalers ask supporters for cash to fund next campaign
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CraigHicks
You'll never see at 100 yen sushiya. Some sushi places will sell it but they are expensive ones, they can afford it if nobody buys it and they throw it away. I saw it in a supermarket 3 times in 23 years. It looked like nobody was buying it. I can't remember the price but I did look and I remember the price didn't seem so high. I certainly didn't buy it but was interested it was there.
I don't know for certain, but I suspect the real reason the whale catches are small is that there is not much of a demand. The public and the middlemen are aware of the mercury. It's (reportedly) not a super taste like top class tuna.
Luckily for the whale catchers, SS provides them with sympathy because the violence turns it into a matter of principle about standing up to bullying. The whale catchers and SS are both enemies and and are dependent on each other to be able to continue their traditional lifestyles.
Experience proves once again the superiority of non-violence protest over violent protest.
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CraigHicks
Is this right? : This issue is her missing the meeting meeting of the environment committee without notification, which could easily have been done. The Prime Minister controls foreign policy, so there was no rule that the Diet must be informed about the change in schedule in China.
Posted in: Kawaguchi censured in upper house for extending China trip
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CraigHicks
You said it.
Posted in: China should reconsider who owns Okinawa: People's Daily
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CraigHicks
No, this is about the a rising powerful nation failing to engage with its neighbors, and indulging in dreams of a one sided foreign policy based on nationalistic feelings and unrealistic self-aggrandizement. Obviously it will provide no catalyst for solving the problem of the Senkaku's, quite the opposite in fact.
The ultimate irony is that China is/was? on a trajectory to be a true leader of Asia; a leader in the modern sense of business, trade, education, being a crossroads of the world. Certainly one key part, a crown jewel in fact, of that destiny would be a deep friendly and trusting friendship with Japan. In the 90's China was moving in that direction with Japan, but now they seem to be moving away.
There is a long history of powerful nations pandering to their own egos and squandering opportunity. Therefore I would say China's behavior is simply normal, just par for the world. Nevertheless, it's a shame to see such wasted potential.
Posted in: China should reconsider who owns Okinawa: People's Daily