JaneM's past comments

  • 2

    JaneM

    A large part of the Asian population viewed as a potential source market by the Japanese inbound travel industry is Muslim. Japan does lack facilities (and I would add understanding) which can meet the needs of Muslim tourists.

    While profitable and beneficial to local communities and the national economy, inbound travel is still a relatively new industry here. As the government is trying to facilitate its development this is a good step towards attracting more Asian visitors to the country.

    Posted in: Japan aims to attract more tourists from Islamic countries

  • -1

    JaneM

    And Xi appears to recognize that this is exacerbated by a broader deficit in China’s global soft power (that is, the ability to persuade other countries and foreign publics through attraction and co-option rather than coercion, use of force, or payment).

    It seems that history, distance and natural resource availability could be considered factors in China’s attitude towards other countries. As for its neighbors, it is indeed quite difficult not to see/feel the coercion and this naturally creates a negative image of China in the region. I wonder what the Chinese government will do to change the negative image held by its neighbors.

    Posted in: Xi seeks to repair China’s image at summit with Obama

  • 2

    JaneM

    Horie said Hashimoto is an advocate of smaller government and he supports Hashimoto’s prime ministerial ambitions...

    Birds of feather flock together.

    Posted in: Horie cooking up dozens of ventures

  • 2

    JaneM

    This is a beautiful photo. Both girls look pretty.

    Posted in: Two queens and a PM

  • 3

    JaneM

    It's a well-known fact, for those who choose to acknowledge it and not hide behind the myth, that certain people on the list have turned up alive and well within Japan, but for various reasons ran away (family, taxes, etc.).

    Sais the poster who requests facts and links from other participants in the forum but never fails to avoid giving any links which would proof his statements.

    Posted in: No. of Japanese abducted by N Korea much higher, report says

  • 2

    JaneM

    But the fact remains many Japanese don't like it not because it's good, or they would like it if they bothered to watch/hear it, but they dislike it simply because of its origin. And THAT is wrong. All Japan cares about is how it's viewed, and when viewed negatively they react like children and hate everything and play the victim.

    I wonder how many Japanese you interviewed and how many of the whole Japanese population told you that they did not like PSY because his hit was good and because of his origin. While you accuse other people of being hypocritical and generalizing, I cannot find any "hard" facts in your comments either.

    Every foreigner who lives in Japan knows that Korean dramas, pop singers, movie and TV drama stars enjoy huge popularity here so blaming the Japanese for disregarding one Korean singer because of his origin is somehow strange to say the least. K celebrities continue coming to Japan and holding events here which continue to be hugely popular; also the number of J visitors to S Korea grew again last year despite territorial disputes so how did you come to the conclusion that PSY is hated because of the J-SK political relations?

    Singers cannot be liked by everyone everywhere. Why not just accept it and at least for once do not scoff at Japan because it does not behave as you would like it to?

    Posted in: Japan still skeptical of PSY’s popular appeal

  • 2

    JaneM

    It is beyond me why everybody in a given country should like a singer because he is popular in other countries. If the Japanese don't like him, let them not lilke him.

    I do not think that they ignore him because of jelousy. More like the "message" of his hit/s (if you can find its meaning) just does not appeal to the Japanese public. But... what is the problem with this? Why is it so important for his Korean fans that he be liked in Japan?

    Let him be popular elsewhere. But calling the nation which sometimes goes crazy for Korean dramas, movy stars and singers jelous of his success??

    Posted in: Japan still skeptical of PSY’s popular appeal

  • 2

    JaneM

    It's the Japanese PM and his government officials saying those often offensive remarks and push revisionist history saying stuff like Japan never invaded anybody.

    You might want to streigthen up your facts by reading more on this matter. Starting with the official page of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs may be helpful for you. The Japanese government has officially recognized that Imperial Japan invaded other Asian countries and apologized for the suffering the invaisons caused to millions of people in those countries at that time. The recognition and apologies have been available for everybody who is willing to look them up and read them.

    The offensive remarks are spouted off by local polititians who are desperate to get in the limelight before elections. Fortunately, such nuts are well disliked by the majority of the Japanese public.

    It may also help to note that the revisionist history is not supported by mainstream politicians in Japan. If it had been supported, they would have changed the information and revised or withdrawn alltogether the apologies from the governmental web sites.

    Posted in: S Korean paper says A-bombs on Japan were 'divine punishment'

  • -1

    JaneM

    But It's NOT only him.... There's a whole cast of these clowns floating around, making statements,

    Japan is a country granting free speech. What you shuold also notice is that such statements are not accepted by the majority of the general public here. Neither by the majority of the politicians in the Diet for what it is wrth.

    Then we have this plethora of remote Islands, that just happen to lie within 100 miles or so of some other country, that Japan, suddenly wants to lay claim to....

    Japan has not suddenly decided to lay claim to those island. If you had followed the development of the dispute (let me guess you meen the Senkakus, right?), you might have learned that it was China which suddenly decided to claim the islands because at some point in the distant past .... etc. etc.

    My opinion, Japan should be thankful, they got off so easy after WW2

    After reading the above, I wonder how much you know about the end of the WW2 in Japan. The air raids of the big cities, the A bombs etc... how does it qualify as "getting off easy"?

    Didn't war teach you enough..?

    Guess that Japan is one of the few countries in Asia which has learned from its WW2 experience. But i also guess that being objective is beyond the people who love generalizing and picking only the facts which justify their own reasoning.

    Posted in: Bad eggs

  • 8

    JaneM

    And then you have Japan... Where its Elected Leaders, use phrases like, "We'll America did it too...!" And "Everyone is guilty of War Crimes...!"

    Hashimoto is a LOCAL polititian who does have aspirations for becoming a polititian at national level but has not become one yet. Also, please note that more than 75% of the Japanese people oppose his opinions.

    I guess Japan will never fully become a productive member of the international community, because they keep changing and obfuscating their Dirty Past....

    Japan has been a productive member of the international community for much longer than its neighbours whose governments simply maintain anti-Japan sentiment to serve their own political agendas. The central government of Japan has recognized and apologized for its past. There are various official sites (governmental and public) nowadays where you can get information about the recognition and apologies made by the government.

    A local knucklehead is not representative of the whole nation and its government.

    Posted in: Bad eggs

  • 3

    JaneM

    this is really Ironic because you guys say we can't move on with the past and yet you guys can't also move on with the natural disasters that took place YEARS ago.

    May I say that the disaster took place 2 (two) years ago while the WWII was over 67 years ago. How do you compare the two figures in terms of human lifespan and number of generations that lived through them?

    Japanese people also act as victims as well. They complain about how much money we DONATED for their tsunami relief. Shouldn't they be depending on the government not on other countries?

    The civilian population was a victim: the A-bombs and the air-raids of Tokyo and other big cities killed hundreds of thousands if not millions of civillians who never took part in any military actions, unlike the soldiers of the IJA.

    And no, Japanese people have not complained about the donations you (whoever you are) made to the country after the March 11 disaster. The donations (all of them) were accepted gratefully. Up to date I have not heard a single Japanese complain about the size of donations made by any country. So stop fabricating "facts" please.

    I thought Japan was a wealthy country that could provide almost everything to its citizens without any external help.

    Yes, even with an ailing economy Japan is a wealthy country, which (if I follow your lack of logic) provides a lot of financial aid to other countries around the world, the main beneficiaries being in Asia, Korea and China among them.

    Posted in: S Korean media slam Abe's 731 jet photo

  • 4

    JaneM

    I wish people who comment on boards like this on historical issues actually would read up a little on them before jumping on the "Japan is a pure, innocent bullied little nation that people just hate".

    Letsberealistic, nobody here is saying that Japan is a pure innocent bullied little nation. People are simply tired of hearing the same stuff from Japan's neighbors over and over again. Japan did what it did. It has apologized, though obviously never up to the standards of those neighbors. Japan has supported the economic development of its neighbors (as well as other Asian countries) but such assistance is either conveniently forgotten or said to be only in Japan's interest. So no matter how much Japan apologizes, how much it does for those neighbours, it will be always the bad guy for them. Well, recognizing the facts - both the bad and the good - is what many posters have not heard from China and Korea. It is different from saying that Japan is innocent. So, indeed, lets be realistic.

    Posted in: Japan says it will honor apologies for World War II atrocities

  • 8

    JaneM

    I know enough about Japan, being there twice, in the States and also in Taiwan, guess I know more than you!

    Guess the knowledge and wisdom we all get from your posts clearly show how much you know indeed, Tony.

    Posted in: China should reconsider who owns Okinawa: People's Daily

  • 2

    JaneM

    Saying "Sorry" and honoring war criminals is not sincere enough.

    Peace Man, if you scroll up and read the posts about the enshrinment of all 2.5 million people who died for Imperial Japan (not only the 14 war criminals) you may understand that the people who visit Yasukuni do not honor them for what they did during the WWII. The idea of going to the shrine (and any other shrine for that matter) is to acknowledge that these people existed but their souls are now just that - souls - and they should be left to rest in peace.

    There has been much too little talk explaining the idea of visiting shrines (including Yasukuni) and what it really means to the Japanese. Once enshrined, the kami become part of the whole, which cannot be separated according to the Shinto ways and beliefs. Of course, if you choose to disrespect the way of Shinto, you can always say that it is all BS and everybody who visits Yasukuni goes there to honor those 14 war criminals only. Which is not true.

    Unfortunately, all the media talk only about the fact that war criminals are enshrined in Yasukuni and politicians who pay their respects are always seen as "nationalists", "extreme right wingers", etc. But is there a country where nationalistic feelings are truly non-existent?

    Posted in: Japan says it will honor apologies for World War II atrocities

  • 1

    JaneM

    But do not expect us to forget the history for history cannot be changed

    Asian2013, I believe that nobody expects you to forget history. Yet, what Singapore and many other countries have done is you have got over the past and by not being stuck in it you have done well for yourselves. While some may argue that it is "a cultural thing" it seems that the two neighbors of Japan are not willing to let go of the past because their complaints have worked well everytime they have a political or economic agenda to push.

    Posted in: Japan says it will honor apologies for World War II atrocities

  • 7

    JaneM

    Okinawans are now awakened and may want to reexamine their relationships with Japan. Okinawans are desperately looking for a 'lifesaver' and I must admit China had not being smart enough yet to cultivate their economic dependence away from Japan and more towards China.

    This really "made" my day. How absurd can a comment be? Tony, you really should go visit Okinawa (and also other parts of Japan for that matter) before you get to post nonsense about the people in the Japan.

    Posted in: China should reconsider who owns Okinawa: People's Daily

  • 6

    JaneM

    China is a highly principled and far sighted country and don't waste time doing foolish talk.

    Certainly, it is. When it comes to limiting the civil rights and freedoms of its nationals and maintaining the power of the communist party by any means, it really is highly principled and does not waist time on foolish talk.

    The problem is, however, that your statement does not hold true when China talks to the world.

    Posted in: U.S. study sees China using 'coercive power' on Japan

  • 4

    JaneM

    It seems that in many muslim countries the support of Sharia is rooted in strong religeous education.

    As a woman, I feel lucky to have been born in a secular country, which has learned from its past and where religion and law are separated. Though Christianity has had its dark moments, Christian countries have established freedoms which we all appreciate and try to maintain the best way we can. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about Muslim countries. At least not yet.

    But then again, if the women there feel happy this way, shouldn't we let them be the way they are? As long as those countries and their governments do not expect the rest of the world to become Muslim, that is.

    Posted in: Most Muslims want sharia law, but divided on interpretation

  • 5

    JaneM

    No matter how you try to twist, distort or whatever you do with the facts, Tony Ew, the truth is out there for everybody to see: China is the one country in Asia which has been trying to push its expansionist agenda saying that the territories it claims have at some point in the ancient past belonged to it while hiring some of its citizens to spread the nonsense propaganda which the PRC government feeds to its people.

    Fortunately, people who live out of PRC have access to a number of international news sources and do not have to be told what to think and how to interpret the facts.

    Tony Ew, propaganda works but only if you have limited or no access to uncensored news sources. However, netizens out of China do read news from non-Chinese media.

    Posted in: Disputed islands covered by U.S.-Japan accord: Hagel

  • 2

    JaneM

    How many wars&invasions were started by China in last 50 years ... by US ? real funny....

    I did not comment on the USA so do not shift the point, Olegek. The point is China and, if I follow your logic, how many wars has Japan started in the last 50 years? For how many years has it had its pacifist constitution? How many billions of yen has Japan provided in compensations and financial support for the development of its neighbors and other countries in Asia? How many countries' territories have been claimed and ivaded by China in the last several years on the basis that at some point in the ancient past those territories have belonged to China?

    So saying that the PRC is a custodian of peace in the region is at least not true, honestly, it is laughable. I could not help thinking that next the Chinese government will be called "paragon of virtue."

    Posted in: Top U.S. general tells China U.S. committed to defending Japan

View all