JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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Confrontation
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U.S. Navy investigating how parts fell off aircraft near Atsugi
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California court to decide if SeaWorld whales are illegal 'slaves'
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Kuroki reported pregnant 2 weeks after denying relationship with Akanishi
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- Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in Kanto region
- RCS (RCSコーポレーション), Kanto
- Salary: ¥180,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month includes performance bonus
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- Assistant Language Teacher - TOKYO - late-March start
- Interac, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
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- Assistant Language Teacher - Kanagawa Prefecture - late-March start
- Interac, Kanagawa
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
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(For the record, I actually LIKE the USA, just hate its zio-misguided policies. When that changes I'll even visit again.)
Obama: Traitor to the Constitution and to the Oath of Office. The Patriot Act is the singularly most un-Patriotic piece of bad law ever signed.
Posted in: Obama signs one-year extension of Patriot Act
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An imaginary enemy of its own making living in their own country thousands of Km from US territory, and minding their own business. The real question, not asked here, is how many civilians are considered to be just collateral damage in this offensive (great description that) ? Or don't they matter? Amorality at best, US savage indifference at worst.
Posted in: U.S. Marines, Afghan troops clear last pockets of resistance in Marjah
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Whatever the reason, no doubt this is a painful loss. I can't help but think that the Osmond family bears striking similarities to the Kennedys, in terms of tragedies that have befallen them.
Posted in: Marie Osmond's 18-year-old son dies in Los Angeles
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Too bad it all had to happen at all. The "US" might like it, but individual American families would give anything to have their loved ones back alive, or all in one piece. I'm really talking about the futility of this, and the other two, useless and senseless wars.
Posted in: Iraq to reinstate 20,000 Saddam-era army personnel
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So, proud Americans, how many of your compatriots have died horrible deaths and face even worse lives crippled and maimed after fighting a foe which is now to form part of the national army their blood was spend destroying, and has now been reinstated with pride. Talk about al-Maliki being in your face!
When, Oh when, will you rebel against the criminals running your country, into the desert sands?
Posted in: Iraq to reinstate 20,000 Saddam-era army personnel
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Pictures here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/24/french-oral-sex-anti-smokn474909.html but they're mild compared to Canadian blood & guts cancer photos.
Posted in: Anti-smoking ads spark scandal in France
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So a firm that makes far, far better cars than GM, Ford, or Chrysler–all government motors–has to be put through a show trial, with the judges a bunch of bribe-taking congressmen. The CEO, a man who has contributed greatly to the well-being of the human race, must be arraigned before war criminals?
Posted in: Toyota chief's U.S. testimony closely watched in Japan
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Let's face it. The US is a dog-eat-dog society, the strong survive and the weak don't. That's what they've chosen. The rest of us are more enlightened and have universal health care in one form or another. Leave 'em to it!
Posted in: Obama version of health reform expected Monday
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ca1ic0cat: Stick to the point. It's an Afghan problem. Not yours. Let them deal with it. The Taliban are Afghanis, you're not.
Posted in: NATO air strike kills 33 civilians in Afghanistan
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Sorry, Grafton, you lost me right there. 272 UN Resolutions against it. Half of its current cabinet on Interpol watches and warrants in how many countries for war crimes and crimes against humanity. A new furor over its assassination projects using forged passports of neutral nations, a UN Commission which has just confirmed it's committing genocide using banned weapons, etc. etc. etc.
Trusted to what? To W H A T ?
Posted in: Israel unveils new drone fleet that can reach Iran
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Thinking with their heads again, I see.
Posted in: Akina Minami goes back to school
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Considering the worst threat to US security was the entire cabinet of BushCo., and they don't pull too many strings any more, I guess Powell may be right!
Posted in: Powell backs Obama on national security record
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But those women, children and elderly, why, they're all terrorists! A material threat to the Almighty Yew Ess of Ey! Right!
Posted in: NATO air strike kills 33 civilians in Afghanistan
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What abject hypocrisy! Where's the international outrage? Can you imagine if it was Iran amassing legions of drones capable of hitting Israel? We'd never hear the end of it, how the poor little only democracy (not true) in the middle east was under attack from those nasty Arabs. But when it's the other way round it's about the right to self defence! Call a spade a spade. The rogue nation here is the one which started two wars in the past five years, not the one which hasn't started one in almost 300 years!
Yeah, Sarge: Y O U!
Moderator: Readers, please keep the discussion civil or some of you will be leaving us.
Posted in: Israel unveils new drone fleet that can reach Iran
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Miki-chan, preparing the fans back home for a possible return without medals?
The Vancouver Sun, at http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/2010wintergames/medals/index.html is showing Japan with 1 silver and 2 bronze medals right now with what, 6 days to go? Time to collect all the little packages of tissues for the fans who head out to Narita to welcome back the 'heroes.' I predict a lot of weeping and gnashing of teeth!
Posted in: Ando cautions favorites don't always win Olympic gold
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The unelected yet declared "President" Karzai, (whose nickname is the "Mayor of Kabul") obviously holds less and less sway in national politics in Afghanistan, as basically, the world and his country-wo/men simply ignore most of what he says these days, this issue being no different. He's just another of UNOCAL's oil buddies supervising a pipeline under construction. While his people die by the dozen by the drone.
Posted in: Fighting rages in Afghanistan as Karzai urges restraint from NATO
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My gut tells me that Tony Blair will have little progress to show for his efforts. The Palestinian people are experiencing their 42nd year of military occupation. The siege by the Israeli army and the economic blockade have devastated their daily lives so that ‘normal’ life is impossible. Israel operates an entrenched system of racial Apartheid against its own non-Jewish citizens and has been illegally occupying Palestinian land in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights since 1967. It has sought to further annex these lands and has systematically transferred its own civilian population into these occupied territories in contravention of international law. Israel continues to build the illegal Apartheid wall, annexing vast swathes of Palestinian land in the West Bank and creating Palestinian ghettos, despite the ruling of the International Court of Justice that it is illegal. 180 Palestinian organisations and unions, in response to Israeli onslaught, have called for a campaign of Boycott, Divestment and
I reckon israel-Palestinian Peace Talks will only succeed when israel feels it has too much to lose.
Posted in: Blair: Israel-Palestinian peace talks to resume
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Hamas' stated position is that Palestinian land has been stolen, and its return non-negotiable, and a prerequisite for any deal with israel. Syria has the same position on Golan. Hamas is the legitimately elected government. Why is it unrealistic? It's no different than Japan's claim to the four Northern islands, or Takeshima? Why is it, just because it is a Palestinian claim, is it unrealistic? Justice is justice is justice, not just because Tel Aviv or Washington graciously concedes it. To even utter that sentence is to betray the lie behind it.
Posted in: Blair: Israel-Palestinian peace talks to resume
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Add to this, Sarge, one of my favourite common-sense quotations:
Michael Rivero, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Unfortunately, common sense is not that common.
Posted in: Fighting rages in Afghanistan as Karzai urges restraint from NATO
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Sarge, let me introduce you to the concept of geography. USA....(remember Sesame Street?) over here.....and Afghanistan....over there!
If you (the USA) wasn't over there, they'd just leave you alone as they always have done. But your're not. You invaded their country over there, so they feel, justifiably so, compelled to send you back where you belong.
Which part of that don't you get? Why is it when YOU kill their families asleep in their beds without hesitation or remorse it's OK? But when they fight to defend themselves from an occupying army, it's not? You call it terrorism! But, Sarge.....the US is the invading and occupying force! (Remember Sesame Street.....over here.....over there!) It would be the reverse if the Taliban invaded Texas, but they didn't. You invaded Afghanistan, or don't you remember? This time around the US is the State Sponsor of Terrorism in Afghanistan! Hard to swallow isn't it?
Posted in: Fighting rages in Afghanistan as Karzai urges restraint from NATO