MASSWIPE said...

MASSWIPE at 07:41 AM JST - 30th August

Before we all join in on the anti-LDP pile-on, let us remember: The LDP ranks right up there with the military dictators of South Korea, the KMT of Taiwan, the British colonial government of Hong Kong, Lee Kwan Yew of Singapore, and yes, the Chinese Communist Party, as one of…

Posted in Voting under way in general election with DPJ favored to end LDP rule at 07:41 AM JST - 30th August
MASSWIPE at 12:54 AM JST - 27th August

Nigelboy, really no surprise to see you write that if the Taiji fisherman consider dolphins to be pests, then it MUST be true. Not once have you demonstrated the ability to think for yourself regarding any Japan-related topic. Again, you have no credibility on this issue, given your knee-jerk defense…

Posted in Broome sweeps away sister-city ties with Taiji over dolphin kill at 12:54 AM JST - 27th August
MASSWIPE at 09:10 AM JST - 26th August

It's ironic to see diehard Japan supporters, like Pavlovian dogs, defending the Taiji dolphin hunt. Don't know how anybody who isn't brainwashed can defend what goes on there.

I say "ironic" because one reason why Japan earned the respect and admiration of so many during the Meiji Period is because…

Posted in Broome sweeps away sister-city ties with Taiji over dolphin kill at 09:10 AM JST - 26th August
MASSWIPE at 08:39 AM JST - 26th August

"It only seems "worse" because you like the rest of the supporters of the site you linked believe Dolphins are some type of special creature that deserves special treatment"

Nigelboy, you have no credibility when writing statements like the one above because to you, without question:

It only seems "worse"…

Posted in Broome sweeps away sister-city ties with Taiji over dolphin kill at 08:39 AM JST - 26th August
MASSWIPE at 03:56 PM JST - 30th May

"Not to knock educators in general, but the position of Ambassador should never be given to an educator"

Good point, Fadamor. Some tenured professor who can't be fired and basically has no boss cannot be expected to perform the position of Ambassador all that well (or any other job outside…

Posted in Japan welcomes nomination of Roos as U.S. ambassador at 03:56 PM JST - 30th May
MASSWIPE at 11:28 AM JST - 25th May

Grafton--You need to provide a link or a citation of some kind to back up the dubious claims you made in your post about foreigners in Japan. So go ahead, do it. No offense to you, but I'm more likely to associate Colombians with "drug dealers" than Chinese or Koreans.…

Posted in Foreign residents rally against bills to revise immigration law at 11:28 AM JST - 25th May
MASSWIPE at 09:04 AM JST - 25th May

Once again some people are making a mountain out of a molehill over non-Japanese speaking English teachers in Japan, as if the "agitators" are a bunch of Debito followers. Such people make up a very small percentage of foreigners in Japan. The overwhelming majority of foreigners in Japan 1) work…

Posted in Foreign residents rally against bills to revise immigration law at 09:04 AM JST - 25th May
MASSWIPE at 02:30 PM JST - 9th April

This is the second time in the last month that a public figure in Japan has "joked" about buying foreign territory (Ichiro Ozawa said the same about Jeju Island, given the strength of the Japanese yen vis-a-vis the Korean won). Do elitist Japanese think this is funny? Or is it…

Posted in TBS clarifies Mino Monta’s remark that Japan should buy back Northern Territories at 02:30 PM JST - 9th April
MASSWIPE at 09:18 AM JST - 8th April

One could go on for a while with this one. So why has North Korea become "more wayward" in recent years? Because maybe Pyongyang saw that from 2003-08, the US became bogged down in the occupation of Iraq, distracting Washington's attention from everything else in the world (only now is…

Posted in LDP exec criticizes Rice, Hill for being 'weak-kneed' in dealing with N Korea at 09:18 AM JST - 8th April
MASSWIPE at 12:42 PM JST - 3rd April

"You can call it Japan model."

Many people would prefer to call it "howling with the wolves", which is why so many people consider the actions of Japan from 1868-1945 to be so deplorable rather than heroic or justifiable in any way.

Posted in Why I’m bullish on Japan at 12:42 PM JST - 3rd April