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@WilliB : There's always a sizable minority that agrees with any moron, just look at half…
Posted in: Hashimoto hits back at polls showing majority disagree with his comments
Hashimoto's party 'faces extinction,' GOOD!
Posted in: Hashimoto's party 'faces extinction,' some media say
I hope these people in the Middle East can find a way to live together. Honestly,…
Posted in: Attacks kill 95 in Iraq
The images coming out from this are some of the worst I've ever seen from a…
Posted in: At least 51 dead in Oklahoma City tornado
Such a horrible thing to read about...
Posted in: At least 51 dead in Oklahoma City tornado
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JanesBlonde
"UNFAIR" - Much like the amount of time and attention given to spoilt, brainless, attention seeking entertainers turned politicians like Hashimoto.
Posted in: Hashimoto hits back at polls showing majority disagree with his comments
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JanesBlonde
Miike pumps out films at an unbelievable rate and over the years has produced the occasional 'very good film".
Unfortunately, the majority of his films range from average to pretty terrible. Yes I know a lot are "cult" releases, but this does not necessarily make them good.
Whilst I respect the man as a film maker, one needs to put a lit of his releases into perspective. i.e.: Cannes is NOT the place for most of his releases.
Posted in: Miike's action film gets booed at Cannes
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JanesBlonde
Another clear example of how many Japanese "PUBLIC SERVANTS" are simply out of touch with reality.
Japan needs their elected officials to focus on the economy, justice reform, security, education, addressing the ageing population.
Posted in: Okinawan women demand apology from Hashimoto
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JanesBlonde
Just remember that if you open your mouth and speak publicly in Chinese the CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY can arrest you, detain you indefinitely, without trail for years. You may even disappear in their custody. This is there version of "Humanity".
That said, why do so many Japanese politicians open their mouths and continually make the most bizarre, idiotic and insensitive statements and then are somehow shocked at the reaction. Clearly they are living in a bubble removed from reality.
Posted in: China, S Korea criticize Hashimoto over comfort women comments
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JanesBlonde
All Politicians talk the talk but non of them or anyone member of their family actually walk the the walk.
IE: Whenever there is a war, you will not find anyone with the surname BUSH or CHENEY or BLAIR or PARK or ABE actually doing the fighting. The young men from those families are too busy working one of their fathers friends companies or at some expensive university.
That said, I see this as another example of KOREA'S apparent endless fascination with JAPAN and yet another sign that they certainly have a huge inferiority complex when it comes to the JAPANESE.
I have not seen or experienced any other "peaceful" country in the world, which instills and nurtures such national hatred or NO PARTICULAR REASON really.
Posted in: S Korean media slam Abe's 731 jet photo
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JanesBlonde
HOLD ON
The people of Okinawa do not belong as part of Japan.
But the people of Tibet belong to China.
How does that work?
Posted in: China should reconsider who owns Okinawa: People's Daily
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JanesBlonde
Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, The Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, India etc etc .... ALL WELCOME THE MOVE!
Posted in: U.S. naval shift to Asia on track despite budget cuts: admiral
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JanesBlonde
Next the Chinese Communist Party will be saying that some single government official from Okinawa "signed over" the country to China so that the Chinese Government can "look after" it for them.
I mean, hey it worked for them with TIBET and look how well they have looked after the people of TIBET when they suddenly discovered Chinese troops all over their country.
Abduction, murders, imprisonment, torture, restrictions on religion, no democracy, flooding the country with Han Chinese.
Yes I am sure that Okinawan's are really looking forward to being parting part of China.
Posted in: China should reconsider who owns Okinawa: People's Daily
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JanesBlonde
This interview basically sums up the NRA and the Pro-Gun lobby.
Funny: note the by line re: Tennessee Lawmaker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XZvMwcluEg
Posted in: NRA kicks off annual convention, saying it is fighting 'culture war'
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JanesBlonde
And the NRA clearly supports this!
Posted in: NRA kicks off annual convention, saying it is fighting 'culture war'
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JanesBlonde
The NRA are nothing but a lobby group for gun manufacturers.
They lie, bully and bribe their way through anything and anyone that think are remotely opposed to them.
The issue was about background checks for GUN SALES that take place at gun shows and that are sol privately.
Gun resellers and stores are already required to perform back ground checks before selling a gun. The NRA complained and fought the Implementation of that bill as well. The fact is GUN SALES though licensed dealers has increased over the years since the that bill was passed, which clearly demonstrates that the whole NRA argument at the time was rubbish.
Currently today, the only way for gangs, criminals and low volume illegal gun dealer can OBTAIN GUNS is through GUN SHOWS and PRIVATE SALES.
The fact that the NRA ARE CELEBRATING that these people can still access guns through these channels clearly shows you that the organisation is clearly lost touch with the reality on the ground.
Don't worry, the day will come when the USA will close this loop whole which is largely responsible for the deaths of thousands of its citizens every year. That will also be the day that the NRA wakes up and realises, just like the Republican party, that they really are out of touch with the majority of Americans.
The sooner that day comes the better.
Posted in: NRA kicks off annual convention, saying it is fighting 'culture war'
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JanesBlonde
As one can clearly see even on JT boards, Chinese Netizen's who live on 'Information" feed to them from the Chinese Communist Party and have never lived outside of China have a completely skewed view of the world of politics, especially when it comes to Japan and Tibet.
Whilst working for a huge multi-national company I did weekly conference calls to a new, young employee based in Beijing. She was great until one day the Dali Lama was mentioned, to which she went off calling him "a terrorist" and someone who wanted to "over throw" (whatever that means) China. Needless to say the conference came to a halt.
When we eventually transferred her to the Singapore she a bit shocked to say the least. So now only cares for shopping, dating, holidaying ("Shopping in Japan is amazing") and going to the movies and laughs about her previous comments.
Unfortunately there are still millions of young Chinese with her original perception and attitude.
Posted in: China says U.S. should be concerned about Japanese nationalism
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JanesBlonde
More meaningless propaganda statements from the Chinese Communist Party. > Unfortunately like with all totalitarianism regimes, the only people likely to believe what they are saying are the actually living in the country. The rest of the world actually has access to news sources and free internet access and can clearly see that China CANNOT BE TRUSTED. > The Senkaku "dispute" is the perfect opportunity for the Chinese Communist Party to band the drum of NATIONALISM and divert their peoples attention away from rising unemployment, the property bubble, corruption, the growing gap between super rich and poor etc.
That said only has itself to blame for this mess. None of this would be happening today if Ishihara had not given the Chinese Communist Party the perfect opportunity to start all of this.
Posted in: China says U.S. should be concerned about Japanese nationalism
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JanesBlonde
In my experience, just because Japanese are "at the office" for long hours does not mean that they actually are
1: Doing more work 2: Being more productive 3: Are actually even awake
It is a very poor work culture habit that started decades ago when Japanese workers were actually required to work longer hours to get on top of the workload.
Now, unfortunately, it is just a poor business habit that actually has a negative effect on both Japanese businesses and Japanese workers.
The strange thing is the majority of workers actually believe it is normal and do not have the strength to question or change anything. So they sit their at their at their desks barely awake.
Long work hours just for the sake of it only does stifle innovation and productivity.
Posted in: Why do Japanese work such long hours?
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JanesBlonde
"show more sincerity" - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying
Yes Japan, please follow the Chinese Communist Parties example of how to be open, honest, transparent, caring, humble and above their ability to genuinely "Show more sincerity".
I love these statements from China, they always make me chuckle.
Posted in: China calls on Japan to stop scrambling its fighters
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JanesBlonde
To answer your question you need to ask the following questions.
Why did so many Koreans not only preferred to stay in Japan after the war, but were also joined by many more who migrated to Japan after the war?
How many Japanese live in Korea?
How many Koreans live in Japan?
What was the standard of living / average income in Korea from 1945 to 1985?
It is all about economics. Koreans migrated all over the world in search of a better standard of living (Korea was an economic basket case for decades) and in the majority of cases they have become "Americans", "English" "Kiwi" "Canadian", just like all the other people who migrated to those countries.
Only in Japan, have they not assimilated, this is largely due to Japan belonging to the Japanese and the Japanese culture not accepting foreigners. Other foreigners accept this reality, Koreans take it personally.
But that said, I wonder if the same percentage of Vietnamese or Indians lived in Korea as Koreans live in Japan whether Koreans would be happy with that? I mean from my own person experiences, Korea is one of the most mono cultural societies / countries in the world.
Korea is far less accepting to foreigners living in Korea than the Japanese are to Foreigners living in Japan.
Posted in: Pro-Korean, anti-Korean forces face off in Shin-Okubo
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JanesBlonde
The real question is ... should all those politicians and public figures really be praising a very nasty, mean, cruel and divisive leader that NEEDLESSLY ruined the lives of millions ... YES MILLIONS?
What we should be doing is holding meetings and discussions as to how we stop people like Thatcher, Bush, Howard, Hussein, Bashar Hafez al-Assad, Pol Pot etc getting into power in the first place or how to get rid of them if there are in power.
Another leader who forced her country into a false war that cost the lives of 1000's and was essentially only actioned to get her self re-elected. For the younger generation who did not live through the Thatcher years, let me tell you, they really were full of CRUEL and NEEDLESS suffering.
Posted in: What do you think about those people who are holding parties to celebrate the death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher?
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JanesBlonde
Unfortunately, these could also appear to be symptoms of schizophrenia. Let's just hope Mr. Collins gets the help he needs.
Posted in: Former All Black rugby captain worried over arrest of Collins
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JanesBlonde
Trust the Chinese communist party at your peril. - Corrupt gangsters.
Posted in: China's new diplomats signal thaw with Japan, keeping U.S. at bay
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JanesBlonde
This whole thing is WRONG on so many levels.
JUSTICE is not a word that cannot be used in case.
Shame on the judge, he had the opportunity to deliver a fair and JUST sentence and did not. Shame on him.
Posted in: American to serve 5-10 years for murder of Irish student