LFRAgain said...

LFRAgain at 01:47 PM JST - 16th July

Nigelboy,

I read Seiharinokaze's response, and he offers a compelling argument regarding sheer numbers, but it doesn’t change the fact that forced migrations happened. Granted, the Korean side offers grossly over-inflated numbers in their claims, but the Japanese response isn’t much better, with many suggesting that there were no conscriptions…

Posted in Shimonoseki educator apologizes for colonial rule remark at 01:47 PM JST - 16th July
LFRAgain at 11:21 AM JST - 16th July

Seiharinokaze,

I still couldn't open the link you provided, but I think found what you were talking about on my own. On the surface, that signature may suggest legality, having conferred power of attorney to the then Prime Minister Lee, and in fact, that was the intent of the Japanese…

Posted in Shimonoseki educator apologizes for colonial rule remark at 11:21 AM JST - 16th July
LFRAgain at 03:53 PM JST - 15th July

His Japanese isn't bad, as far as I can tell, but there are some stresses and intonations he uses that kind of pluck a string somewhere in the back on my skull and make me ask, "Is that right?" Still, I don't think it's bad enough to diminish the show.…

Posted in Eriko Tamura introduces 'Heroes' at 03:53 PM JST - 15th July
LFRAgain at 03:47 PM JST - 15th July

Drowning oneself isn't exactly an easy feat. Doing so while holding a baby can't be much easier. Of course, an autopsy may prove otherwise, but it sounds like this was just a tragic accident.

Posted in Mother, 1-year-old daughter drown in hot spring in Toyama at 03:47 PM JST - 15th July
LFRAgain at 03:13 PM JST - 15th July

DanManjt,

Thanks for the response. First things first: A futon is a place to sleep; therefore it IS, by definition, a bed.

To continue, we’re talking about three things here: One, whether or not these G-8 prissies have the Right (with a capital “R”) to complain about their sleeping arrangements.…

Posted in Tatami rooms don't agree with G-8 visitors at 03:13 PM JST - 15th July
LFRAgain at 07:14 AM JST - 15th July

Sigh . . . Here we go again . . .

Posted in S Korea's Lee orders stern response to Japan over isles at 07:14 AM JST - 15th July
LFRAgain at 02:50 AM JST - 13th July

Actually, reddragonguy, the world's energy and raw material resource prices are rising in large part because of China's rapid expansion. Look it up. Not that that will stop you from spouting your silly nationalist nonsense.

Posted in U.S. against expansion of G-8 summit membership at 02:50 AM JST - 13th July
LFRAgain at 02:45 AM JST - 13th July

Japan has done plenty to atone for past crimes. Now it just needs to get its elected official to stop saying things along the lines of, "Well, when we said we were sorry, what we really meant was..." That's how Japan continuously finds itself in this one-step-forward-two-steps-back frustration with other…

Posted in Japan's abduction strategy baffles counterparts at 6-party NK talks at 02:45 AM JST - 13th July
LFRAgain at 02:37 AM JST - 13th July

"What I see in her fields are women in their 30s. I don’t know what they do and where they are from. I feel a bit scared.” Nice to see irrational paranoia isn't reserved for just the wayward gaijin discovered unexpected in rural Japan. They don't seem to like "them…

Posted in 'Eco-actress' Saya Takagi under attack at 02:37 AM JST - 13th July
LFRAgain at 07:36 AM JST - 12th July

The right to complain may indeed be protected under free speech. But that does not translate to a right to beds as opposed to futons. Last I checked, I don't believe "beds" was included in any of the fine print. Yes, the G-8 atttendees can complain all they want, but…

Posted in Tatami rooms don't agree with G-8 visitors at 07:36 AM JST - 12th July