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    DP812

    They are whining at mr Hashimoto for a simple reason. They angered that Japan is becoming free from the US- imposed political influence . This is a good sign. I believe someday Japan will wake up and clean a japanese territory off american invaders, kicking them back to their side of Pacific.

    No, we're angered that people like Hashimoto, Ishihara and others are trying to rewrite history and take Japan on a backwards path to the road of imperialistic nationalism, which was what led to the Pacific War in the first place. These are dangerous, evil men who care nothing about the rights of other people. They have proven that already, such as when Ishihara wanted to round up foreigners in the event of a natural disaster or when Hashimoto said that public servants shouldn't expect any rights.

    Posted in: Defiant Hashimoto says U.S. troops abused women during occupation

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    DP812

    CH3CHO, you're trying to distract from the issue.

    Here is what you said:

    Forced sex is called rape. Japan had fair share of rapes during WW2. I feel sorry for that just as you feel sorry for your share. But we are talking about "comfort women", aren't we? "Comfort women" was a system of paid sex or prostitution run mostly by brothel owners licensed by the army. Prostitution is different from rapes.

    Human trafficking, since you are obviously clueless on its meaning, is the use of forcibly conscripting people into slavery. These days, it is primarily sexual slavery, for them to be used in prostitution.

    If you truly believe that the sex trade in Japan, either in the past or in the present, doesn't rely on slavery for its workers, then you are either ludicrously naive or disgustingly and willfully ignorant.

    Posted in: Hashimoto offers to meet 'comfort women' to apologize

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    DP812

    Most of the commenters who against Mayor Hashimoto, dont understand what he meant or don't see the fact and just respond whatever superficial things emotionally or hypocritically because what he is saying is reasonable enough.

    No, we do understand it. You're pettifogging. Hashimoto is saying that men can't control themselves and need outlets for those sexual frustrations. He's perpetuating a culture of misogyny and by extension, perpetuating an environment that enables rape and sexual slavery to continue to thrive.

    Posted in: Defiant Hashimoto says U.S. troops abused women during occupation

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    DP812

    You should know the book "The Rape of Nanking" has so many errors and incorrect statements. It is too naive to believe it is an evidence of Japanese atrocity.

    And you should know that The Rape of Nanking is not the only source documenting that tragedy.

    Posted in: Abe defends right to visit Yasukuni Shrine

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    DP812

    Really, Abe? What, were you jealous of all the attention Hashimoto was getting?

    Posted in: Abe defends right to visit Yasukuni Shrine

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    DP812

    Exactly, lincolnman. Ignore the comfort women for a moment and just look at what he's saying in general—men can't control their urges and women are nothing more than objects for men's sexual gratification. It's misogynistic crap.

    Posted in: Defiant Hashimoto says U.S. troops abused women during occupation

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    DP812

    Assuming that Americans are the ones mainly responsible for said crimes........ Whats wrong with wanting to reduce sex crimes?

    First off, rape is more often than not about power, not sex. So providing brothels wouldn't necessarily reduce sex crimes. Have soaplands, delivery health, and the like stopped rape in Japan? Absolutely not. It's still a massive problem.

    Second, why do you think Japan is a major destination for human trafficking? Where do you think those victims end up? Forced prostitution.

    Third, it's blatantly misogynist, because it suggests that women are nothing more than objects for men to vent their sexual frustrations. Instead, we need to stop brushing this kind of thinking as "boys will be boys" and that includes changing the horribly sexist culture that exists within the military. If you can't find a consensual sexual partner, then you were born with two hands—pick one.

    Posted in: Restoration Party member ousted over Korean prostitution remarks

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    DP812

    You clearly miss the point here. Germans had an identical system during WWII and they used Polish, Ukrainian and Russian women. South Korea was securing a similar brothels for US Army until 1990. Not to mention Vietnam where it even became a subject which you could see in almost every film about that war. So more or less each war saw prostitutes doing 'favors' for soldiers.

    Moral equivalency is not an excuse.

    Forced sex is called rape. Japan had fair share of rapes during WW2. I feel sorry for that just as you feel sorry for your share. But we are talking about "comfort women", aren't we? "Comfort women" was a system of paid sex or prostitution run mostly by brothel owners licensed by the army. Prostitution is different from rapes.

    Ever hear of human trafficking? To believe that all prostitution is a willful choice shows either extreme naivety or willful ignorance. Yes, there were and still are women who choose to be prostitutes (mostly out of desperation), but there are also ones who forced into prostitution against their will. This is called human trafficking. It was a problem for Japan back then and it's a problem that still exists today.

    Posted in: Hashimoto offers to meet 'comfort women' to apologize

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    DP812

    You can tell by this comment that Hashimoto was not trying to talk about prostitution, but rather Japanese sex industry or "fuzoku", which is quite different from the American definition of sex industry. This was the misunderstanding that he was apologizing for.

    No, this is not a misunderstanding. When Hashimoto is talking about fuzoku or mizu-shobai, he is absolutely talking about prostitution. Soaplands, delivery health, all elements of mizu-shobai have workers offering sex for money. And Hashimoto himself knows this, because he was paying a hostess for sex.

    What you're talking about is a legal loophole—"it's not prostitution because if sex occurs, it's a private arrangement." That is absolute NONSENSE. Sex for money absolutely occurs in the mizu-shobai. It's an expectation. There's a reason Japan is a major destination for victims of human trafficking.

    Posted in: Hashimoto says he lacked sensitivity to U.S. perception of prostitution

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    DP812

    Hashimoto is trying to act like the mizu-shobai doesn't involve actual prostitution.

    I guess he thinks that hostess he was paying was sleeping with him because of his sterling personality and not his yen.

    Posted in: Hashimoto says he lacked sensitivity to U.S. perception of prostitution

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    DP812

    "But he did it, too!" didn't work as an excuse when I was a child and it doesn't work for Hashimoto.

    It doesn't matter what country you're from or whether or not you're in the military. Rape is rape. It's reprehensible, vile, and evil, no matter who you are or where you're from.

    Hashimoto's attempts to try and justify his comments continue to expose his incredibly misogynistic views. He believes that men can't control their urges and that women are nothing more than objects for men's pleasure.

    Posted in: Defiant Hashimoto says U.S. troops abused women during occupation

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    DP812

    Even if you're not going to stay in Japan for a long time, it will still make your life a lot easier if you learn Japanese. The whole novelty of being a native English speaker tends to evaporate after you've been here for a few years, unless you go somewhere else.

    If you're going to live in any country for any length of time, it's always a good idea to try and learn the language as much as possible. It's just common courtesy I think. You may never become fluent, but you should still make the effort.

    Posted in: Why you shouldn’t learn Japanese

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    DP812

    And why shouldn't they use hookers? There is nothing morally wrong. Japanese males use them every day . Right, there's nothing morally wrong with prostitution. Except, you know, for the fact that Japan is a major destination for victims of human trafficking.

    Open your eyes, sexual slavery is alive and well in Japan. If you really think there's "nothing wrong" with it, then you need to do some serious research.

    Posted in: Hashimoto says he lacked sensitivity to U.S. perception of prostitution

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    DP812

    I am pretty sure the purpose of visiting such war memorials and historically significant places is to show atonement for the actions of those before us. That is the significance for me anyway. Whether you are a politician or not, and whether the actions of our ancestors was wholesome or not, I believe that people should occasionally seek spiritual and symbolic tie to the past through this type of experience. It is NOT a way of saying that war crimes, or the killing of hundreds of thousands was justifiable. It was a way to reflect and gain understanding.

    Right. That's why these politicians, elected by nationalists, are visiting a shrine that honors Japan's nationalist and militaristic past. They're doing it to apologize for the nationalism that they pander to in order to win elections. Of course.

    And the Confederate flag is just a symbol of States' rights. And the Swastika is just a Tibetan good luck charm.

    Posted in: S Korean FM shelves Japan trip over Yasukuni shrine visit

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    DP812

    I'm so sick of this damn issue.

    These politicians aren't doing it to honor the dead. They're doing it to put on a show for the nationalists who voted them into office. It's nothing more than shameless pandering. And then those same panderers talk about "strengthening ties with China and South Korea." If you're constantly pissing them off, you're not exactly strengthening ties. It'd be like America "strengthening ties" with Japan by commemorating the Japanese internment camps.

    Posted in: 168 lawmakers visit Yasukuni shrine

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    DP812

    I loved Skyfall. Wasn't perfect, I thought the scenes at the castle were actually a bit anti-climatic in comparison to the grandness of the scenes in Turkey, Macau and London. But it was still very, very enjoyable. And after Quantum of Solace seemed like it was ashamed to be a Bond film, having a return to the classic tropes was sorely needed.

    Now that we've got Ralph Fiennes' M as well as Moneypenny and Q back into the franchise, I'm really looking forward to the next installment. Would be nice to revisit Quantum (the only good thing from QoS) as a modern-day version of SPECTRE and maybe bring back Blofeld.

    Posted in: Next James Bond movie expected within 3 years: MGM

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    DP812

    In Japan, if you aren’t at least 10 minutes early, you’re late. However, in other countries, showing up to a party too early could be considered rude to the host who is still preparing for guests.

    I've actually seen this a lot in my area, so it's not just a Tokyo thing. When having guests over, I started telling my Japanese friends that the start time was later than I'd tell my fellow foreigners. That way, they tend to show up at the same time.

    Posted in: Normal behavior in Japan, taboo abroad

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    DP812

    On international woman's day.. and with violence against woman nothing to joke about.. and with people getting stabbed in metro stations ... there is no need for this kind of film..

    The Cabin in the Woods is not this kind of film. It does not glorify violence against women. It does not glorify violence. It actually plays around with a lot of the tropes of horror movies.

    Before you accuse a movie of being misogynist or violent, you might want to try, y'know, actually watching it.

    Posted in: Ads in Tokyo stations for Western horror movie deemed too scary for commuters

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    DP812

    1. Because Japan is an advanced nation, everyone can understand English to some extent.

    Reality: Not exactly.

    Best. Understatement. Ever. Made me chuckle.

    Posted in: Survey among expats: What did you think about Japan before you started living here?

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    DP812

    sigh Okay, let me make this simple. Copyright is a territorial issue. Just like there is no "internet police", so there is no international copyright. Copyright is registered with the relevant authorities in different countries, normally by an agent, or re-sold to a distributor, or they open a local company branch and register it through them.

    You act as if you're an authority and bemoan other people's misunderstanding, yet you yourself seem to have some fundamental misunderstanding of copyright law. Particularly in regards to the Berne Convention

    The Berne Convention, of which Japan is a signatory country, requires all signatories to recognize the copyrights of works from authors in all signatory countries in the same way that it recognizes copyrights of works of its own nationals. So if a work is published in the United States, that copyright is also recognized in Japan. It does not have to be registered in Japan. In fact, the Berne Convention specifically prohibits signatories from requiring formal registration of copyright—under the Berne Convention, copyright is automatic. That means once a work is published in a signatory country, it is copyrighted in all signatory countries for the Convention's set minimum term of the author's life plus fifty years. The author does not need to register that copyright with either the work's country or origin or the other signatory countries.

    By claiming that there are different copyright holders in different countries or that a signatory country requires a formal registration of copyright, you end up sounding like a moron. You are confusing licensing and distribution with copyright.

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