JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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Gaijinocchio
Since when has Japan truly cared about other's likes and dislikes? They exist because
somewherethere's money to be made...mostly in Akihabara; however, I agree they're not very good.Looks like the bottom right girl is a little slow on recognizing who's actively taking the picture.
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Gaijinocchio
I don't understand why he still governs one of the largest cities on the planet.
Posted in: Ishihara blames Tokyo 2016 failure on behind-the-scenes deals
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Gaijinocchio
It's very clear that the IOC members were nonplussed by the U.S. using Obama star-power or Japan using their New Government Hatoyama star-power. In fact they came in 4th and 3rd place!
It's clear the IOC is about fairness, and not some political body or meeting, trying to promote good sportsmanship, since South America has never hosted the games and it's now their turn.
Chicago had the cards stacked against it in the first place and all Obama and his wife did was show up, like he was 'asked' to and make a speech, so I don't understand why it's a blow specifically to Obama? On the same logic wouldn't it be a blow to Hatoyama, too? It was a fair vote to a continent that has never hosted the games, why all the blows?
Posted in: Chicago's Olympic loss is blow to Obama, too
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Gaijinocchio
Bail it out, but then have the DPJ run it from then on. Fire the senior executives, who are largely responsible, and replace them with fresh, new, business-oriented, uncorrupted minds.
It's given that JAL will need more bailouts in the future, and the special task force will be 99.9% ineffectual.
It's also given Japan won't let another company save or buy JAL, so to save the tax-payer and potentially MAKE money and jobs from changes, the government should take control, if only for awhile until this
national treasurecan once again be independentPosted in: Should JAL be saved?
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Gaijinocchio
Simple. As a business, you're going to have to adapt to a change in the market or suffer.
Posted in: First the bureaucrats go away, then the business leaders, and now the politicians. I hear the DPJ members hardly ever go out drinking to places other than izakaya bars. What's going to happen to us from now on?
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Gaijinocchio
Whose names should be made public and tried in an international court for aiding someone charged with "crimes against humanity"
Fujimori is the definition of "mad with power"
Posted in: Fujimori sentenced to 6 years for corruption
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Gaijinocchio
Japan has about 30,000 suicides a year. Let's say these miniscule lights are effective at preventing a generous 7,000 people from commiting suicide from the trains.
Japan now has about 23,000 suicides a year. It's still the size of a small town each year. It's still among the highest in industrialized nations.
Posted in: JR installs anti-suicide lighting on platforms
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Gaijinocchio
Congrats!
...I give him 13 months. 13 is my lucky number.
Posted in: Hatoyama becomes prime minister, vowing to end bureaucrat-led politics
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Gaijinocchio
Solution: drastically decrease the price of/remove road tolls.
More people will drive because it's cheaper, less people packed into trains, fewer incidents of groping on trains.
Posted in: Tokyo police launch weeklong anti-groping campaign on trains
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Gaijinocchio
Sure, dolphin hunting is fine with most of the posters, but I'd bet they'd be singing a different tune once these dolphins become threatened or endangered, hunted to near extinction.
In fact, these hunters sometimes catch endangered animals, like Killer whales, which have all died in the process because they weren't released, but sold, which is simply unacceptable.
Until then enjoy your mercury steaks.
Posted in: Taiji sets dolphins free following int'l outcry over 'The Cove'
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Gaijinocchio
OLympic = Office Lady Olympics!? I'd watch that.
If international superstar Obama plans to attend, I'd imagine the chances Chicago gets it will skyrocket, despite what Rogge says.
Posted in: Rogge: 2016 Olympic vote will hinge on 'a couple of votes'
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Gaijinocchio
No, not until every syllable of her name, her family's names, and friends' names are sullied.
Posted in: Noriko Sakai's yakuza upbringing in spotlight
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Gaijinocchio
Congrats
Posted in: Ichiro gets 2,000th hit
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Gaijinocchio
Japan becoming the new Thailand?
Posted in: Legal loopholes give rise to bars, salons employing underage girls
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Gaijinocchio
It's quite naive to think this is only about the dolphins, culture, and being simply uncomfortable.
Other endangered species get caught as well. I remember the fishermen caught 5 or so killer whales and other species in the past and sold them for about $1mil each. They all died of course, but I guess that's part of their
culturetoo right?Many cases of food safety have been exposed, but these fishermen and co. have spent millions of yen trying to encourage Japan to eat toxic meat. They were giving it to children, the one's most at risk!
O'Barry was, according to the article, harassed by the residents instead of reassured that it's all just a culture thing. Aggression is never the answer and it only raised suspicions for the reporters, like poking a bees nest of paparazzi. They should at least be able to buy water in peace.
Other places less economically stable have outlawed their culture of dolphin (and whale) hunts years ago, and that's w/o "western pressure", like Peru and Taiwan. The town of Taiji's still in the Bubble, and we know what the Bubble was about...money.
Posted in: Star of Taiji dolphin-hunt film wants to win over Japan
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Gaijinocchio
Tell the Hatoyama family to stop eating the sun. Other people need it to see! Keep her in the news! This is waaaay funnier than anything Aso has said!
Posted in: Miyuki Hatoyama claims her soul traveled to Venus on UFO
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Gaijinocchio
How much longer are we going to drag this family's name through the mud?
Posted in: Noriko Sakai’s love triangle with best friend and husband
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Gaijinocchio
Do Japanese police know how to crowd control? Were the 50 onlookers sympathizers or gang members too?
Bring on the comments about "keystone cops"...because unfortunately it seems to be true.
Posted in: Handcuffed gang member escapes from police in Okinawa
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Gaijinocchio
The initial title is a marketing ploy. Isn't the entire title of this supposed to be "Why the Japanese are Superior People: The Advantages of Using Both Sides of Your Brain!" I already dislike this author for using a title suggesting racial superiority, circa 1940.
Why not use just "The Advantages of Using Both Sides of Your Brain: Japanese Style" or something non-inflammatory?
Posted in: Why the Japanese Are a Superior People
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Gaijinocchio
Here we go again...
Aside: I'm amused that the top ad on this page is wanting me to take a tour of NK and "Discover another world"
Posted in: N Korea warns of 'unimaginably deadly blows' to U.S.