Ken Watanabe's past comments

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    Ken Watanabe

    Boy, that's a lot. Plus one they had on the New Year's Day.

    Posted in: 6,757 aftershocks felt in Japan from March 11 until Dec 31

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    Ken Watanabe

    It's convincing to me that the US media is leaning toward liberal in the last decade. But it's also true that some media have successfully maintained a high ethical standard of professional journalism (i.e., NPR, PBS), which is now seriously questioned because of the way media corporations and political institutions work on the public affairs today. That's exactly what media conservatives should be aware of in the first place. Unfortunately, there are always some crazy, whacky media celebrities who attempt to shock-jock the people with so much misinformation day and night. And the media corporations are having them to woo the viewers for raising the Nielsen's rating at the expense of professional journalism in news reporting.

    Posted in: As Gingrich surges, Romney attacks

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    Ken Watanabe

    Industry groups would need to borrow money from banks for the scheme, and the government-funded Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corp would help them pay interest to the banks, the ministry official said.

    So the J-government thinks they can persuade local farmers and wholesalers into trusting the meat industries? Man, that's quite an uncertainty. I'm not sure how much the industries are trustworthy. There are so many loopholes in the business and its ethic standard is still questionable.

    Posted in: Japan to buy up and burn radiation-tainted beef

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    Ken Watanabe

    Shark 1: "Hey, dude look at that! These people are watching us from outside."

    Shark 2: "Yeah. They're curious about what we're doing down here. Watching people who are jealous of us swimming in cold water. That’s why we are so mean to them. Hehe!"

    Shark 1: "Yep. Making people jealous ’cuz there's no place to swim in Ginza. And it's too hot out there."

    Posted in: Okinawan visitors

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    amerijap

    If proper procedure had been followed, the nuclear plant would have survived the tsunami w/o the problems we have seen over the last 3 months.

    I'm not sure about that. It is "the failure of regulation--rather than the failure of operation," as James Action, a physicist in nuclear policy program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said in the PBS News Hours last night. He clearly stated, "[T]his plant was simply not designed to withstand the size of the earthquake, and particularly the size of the tsunami that hit it."

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    amerijap

    Weiner lied about something that is no one's business, something we all do. Anybody asks you something personal about your sex life, you lie.

    Molenir is correct. And, you're dead wrong. It can be anyone's business, because he sexually harassed an ordinary citizen numerous times, and then cooked up a story to cover up his misconduct by taking advantage of his status as a congressman. It's pathetic, disgusting, distasteful practice that should be highly condemned!

    Posted in: New York Rep Weiner admits posting crotch photo, but won't resign

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    amerijap

    Palin was in New Hampshire yesterday. She responded to Mitt Romney over health care plan. It's same old, same old Palin who can only use her skills for self-aggrandizement--instead of talking the issue. She could jab at some other candidates--like Pawlenty and Bachmann, but that's all. She's no match to Romney--not even close to anyone.

    Posted in: Palin kick-starts bus tour on back of motorcycle

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    amerijap

    A same ole, cut-and-dry story of Japanese politician's secret by a shameless media groper.

    Posted in: Politician husband of actress Maki Mizuno spotted cavorting with hostess

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    amerijap

    This is actually not the case.

    Even though she said "the United States need to support the North Korea"(!) in Glenn Beck's radio talk show last year??? Man, that's the worst joke Americans had ever heard. Also, her response to media attack as "blood libel"--regarding the assassination attempt of Gabriel Gifford this early January is another account that questions her character and intelligence as a presidential candidate. None of the political analysts made positive comments on that. Even the Fox News was unable to defend her.

    Sorry, when exactly did I ever say any of the women you referred to were not intelligent?

    LOL. I never said she (or any woman you refer to) is "not intelligent" in this posting. That's your own assumption. You emphasize with an adjective --"obviously." Speaking of tripping up words.

    Posted in: Palin kick-starts bus tour on back of motorcycle

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    amerijap

    Kan says: "Uuuuunnnnn, Nemui-yo---. Owattara Dareka Okoshite-ne!"

    "I kan't[can't] keep my eyes open. Time to catch z. Zzzzz....."

    Posted in: Tired PM

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    amerijap

    Her bus tour is keeping her in the spotlight, the same spotlight which is making her tons of money.

    Here you go. You infer that she makes a nationwide tour out of her motive to promote herself as a public/political celebrity.

    Everyone but the most levelheaded and cool people react when their buttons are pushed. Yes, even the intelligent. You might want to refer to the lib professor who shot up a couple people at her university a year or so ago, when hers were pushed.

    Contrary to your dubious statement, most academic scholars and professionals I see at school and through national media as well-- are generally calm and analytical, regardless of their gender. Sure they would react if they were under the attack of anti-intellectualism or academic witch hunting, but they would respond in quite a different (— and more rational) way than Palin does. Moreover, attacks on Palin are NOT the same as those against academic professionals and journalists.

    Obviously she was an extreme example, the point is, that an obviously intelligent woman reacting in a hostile, defensive manner when attacked is not unusual.

    OK. Please explain your definition of intelligence and what makes a person smart or dumb, if you don't mind asking. And what convinces you to judge she is "obviously intelligent"--in contrast to other female politician (i.e., Gabriel Gifford) or the First Lady (i.e., Eleanor Roosevelt, Barbara Bush)?

    Posted in: Palin kick-starts bus tour on back of motorcycle

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    amerijap

    Just the constant attacks and belittling of a woman who is quite successful and obviously intelligent.

    She owes her success to her skills to promote herself as a political celebrity through media--not as what it takes to be a presidential candidate. I agree with yabits. If she was truly intelligent, she would have never--ever made a series of gaffes--like so many Japanese prime ministers.

    Posted in: Palin kick-starts bus tour on back of motorcycle

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    amerijap

    I watched the news on the PBS News Hours last night. It's same-ole, same-ole, Palin--too many spectacles and no substance.

    Posted in: Palin kick-starts bus tour on back of motorcycle

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    amerijap

    “Saturday Night Live JPN”

    Oh please. It's not a clone of SNL. Not even close.

    Posted in: Japanese version of 'Saturday Night Live' to debut in June

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    amerijap

    This is none other than political intervention into school education. While it's understandable for the city council to frame national anthem as a sign of patriotism, it should be all up to the state board of education and schools to make specific rules. Punishing teachers for the refusal to stand up and/or sing national anthem in legal manner does not stop their disobedience at all. It leads to city’s abusive use of power over schools and teachers-- which is exactly the problem academic communities are facing today. It makes no sense to preach mandatory singing of national anthem as a sign of respect while the local government and school boards treat teachers like dirt.

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    amerijap

    Mandatory National Anthem for teachers is just like making the pledge of allegiance at all public and private schools in Japan. Just like the following:

    "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the Rising Sun, and to the monarchic state for which it stands, one nation under the Emperor, with respect and subordination for all."

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    amerijap

    Japan has every reason to remain the 3rd biggest economic giant with an outmoded legal system that embraces xenophobism and racism. Anyone who attempts to address the problems with Japanese politics is stigmatized as anti-Japanese. Speaking of cultural relativism that provides a distorted sense of Japanese citizenship.

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    amerijap

    “What we are in complete accord about is that a true peace can only occur if the ultimate resolution allows Israel to defend itself against threats, and that Israel’s security will remain paramount in U.S. evaluation of any prospective deal.”

    It's not uncommon to US presidents to indoctrinate American notion of democracy in the public addresses like this, but none of them has ever expected Israel to behave like a mirror of their country in the 18th and 19th century. Sure, Israel has more enemies than friends across the borders in the Middle East. But it's quite unrealistic for them to work their way to (re-) constitute and maintain democracy exactly the same way the US did at the time of Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary War. Israel's got to find its own way out to break with the past for reconciliation and peace settlement.

    Posted in: Netanyahu rejects Obama's idea on borders

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    amerijap

    I don't wanna know where the contaminated water flows.

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    amerijap

    Holy gross! This man gave IMF a bad name--Incurable Male Fart.

    Posted in: IMF chief jailed without bail in New York hotel sex assault case