Wednesday February 15, 2012

Harry_Gatto's past comments

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    Harry_Gatto

    The article does not say that 1343 dead were drivers, they were "victims" which includes drivers and anyone else involved.

    Posted in: Nationwide autumn road safety campaign begins

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    Harry_Gatto

    Quite. This is just JT rabble-rousing. The photo, on its own, means nothing, only what was happening in the 1/250th of a second for which the shutter was open. To have any understanding of their feelings at that time needs a short movie.

    Posted in: Next on the agenda

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    Harry_Gatto

    It certainly did when made by Winston Churchill.

    Posted in: Why do young Japanese make the V sign when they pose for photos?

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    Harry_Gatto

    @zichi "

    If they had been built further inland, they would only be subject to quakes and not tsunamis. It was a very dumb decision to build them on the coast and they should be the first to be shut down,

    And from where exactly would the vast amounts of cooling water which the plant needs come from?

    Posted in: Chubu Electric starts building 18-meter seawall to protect Hamaoka nuclear plant

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    Harry_Gatto

    Most people from the UK will differentiate between the Peace sign (made with the palm facing away from you) and the V sign (made with the palm towards you). The V sign, if made with an upward movement of the arm and hand, is effectively telling someone to F off. Many hundreds of years ago when the British were fighting the French, captured French archers would have the first two fingers of their right hands cut off and were then released so as not to inconvenience the British by having to take care of prisoners; after all, they could not pull their bowstrings any more so were harmless. In order to make their point the British archers would make the V sign with an upward movement of the arm thus demonstrating to the French that they still had THEIR fingers. The British have continued with this tradition to this day for some reason :-)

    Posted in: Why do young Japanese make the V sign when they pose for photos?

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    Harry_Gatto

    Seriously, can't they just pull the plugs and disconnect China from the 'net for a week or so as a warning?

    Posted in: Japan gov't, Mitsubishi Heavy websites hit by cyberattacks

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    Harry_Gatto

    They don't make the "V" sign, Churchill, and others before him, did that. They make the so-called Peace sign and, to me at least, it looks ridiculous.

    Posted in: Why do young Japanese make the V sign when they pose for photos?

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    Harry_Gatto

    Seems we can learn US slang too. How long has "wanna" been a real word?

    Posted in: Wanna learn Japanese slang on your iPhone? Check out JAPOW!

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    Harry_Gatto

    Asim: It will be all over by tomorrow, next Thursday will be fine. Have a good trip.

    Posted in: 2 dead, 5 missing as typhoon slams into western Japan

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    Harry_Gatto

    "Seoul on Tuesday urged Noda to look squarely at the past"

    Yes, Noda should do that, and then he should urge Seoul and Beijing to look to the future.

    Well said Serrano san.

    Posted in: Noda says he, ministers will not visit Yasukuni while in office

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    Harry_Gatto

    So, our new Finance Minister's only experience of finance is fiddling his expenses as an NHK reporter? As expected, a couple of Ozawa'a buddies are in senior positions too. We can only wait and see what happens.

    Posted in: Noda unveils youthful cabinet, including 2 ministers in their 40s

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    Harry_Gatto

    They vary, some are OK, some are not. What irritates me however is that some commercials look so much like the program they are being shown in that it is difficult to tell that it is a commercial for a few seconds; bring back the days when the end of a program segment was marked by a screen showing "End of Part One" for example. Am I right in thinking that there is a law in Japan that commercials cannot be shown with increased volume? I believe that law exists in some other countries.

    Posted in: What do you think of Japanese TV commercials?

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    Harry_Gatto

    I think that many people, including myself, have realised over the last 3 months that using less 'lectric has a positive (no pun intended) effect on the bill and will continue to be thrifty.

    If Tepco's daily usage graph is to be believed then their revenues must be around one third down on last year.

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    Harry_Gatto

    Can someone please explain the last paragraph of the article to me? The first word has me confused.

    Posted in: Noda to become Japan's next prime minister

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    Harry_Gatto

    Of course the Nagasaki and Hiroshima bombings, the Tokyo fire-bombings too, were war crimes - they were directed against the civilian population and not at military targets. At least the Pearl Harbour attack was against a military target.

    Posted in: Do you consider the A-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to be war crimes?

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    Harry_Gatto

    Burger King's here in Tokyo often appear understaffed and mismanaged with few customers despite having a far superior product to the packed MickeyD's which are often right next door. What gives ? And the clerks they do have are usually poorly trained and more often than not prone to quit within a few weeks as they never have the same people at the counter.

    Have you tried them all then? That is not what I find at the BKs I have visited in Tokyo. I like BK, when my monthly burger craving kicks in that is where I go.

    Posted in: Burger King retires mascot "The King"

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    Harry_Gatto

    I think that most people will remember where they were at that time; I was in the Black Lion pub in Meguro, Tokyo.

    Posted in: Terrorist attacks a universal television event

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    Harry_Gatto

    Why do you perpetuate this dumbed-down American way of describing an area by comparing it to other known structures, stadia etc.? We are not stupid, tell us what the area is in hectares or sq meters not that it covers an area the same as seven Tokyo Domes; most people have no idea how big Tokyo Dome is, I don't and I have lived in Tokyo for 13 years.

    Posted in: Japan's largest solar power facility commences operations

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    Harry_Gatto

    So, did he open the bank accounts in Japan himself or did he have accomplices here to do it for him? Probably our local friendly criminal groups are involved too.

    Posted in: Nigerian who used bank accounts in Japan extradited to U.S. over $31 mil fraud

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    Harry_Gatto

    stove@CPFC; sorry but disagree with you on this. The crime is too severe, this man can never be rehabilated and forgiven. Are you seriously suggesting that you would take the responsibility for releasing him after receiving positive advice from his assessors? I think he should never be released and, if Norway had the death penalty then it would be appropriate in his case. You may cry revenge but I think the death penalty would be justice for those who died.

    Posted in: Norway horror: 91 die in camp shooting, 7 in blast

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