MichaelJP said...

MichaelJP at 08:26 PM JST - 23rd November

NHK went into detail about this guy's career, including time spent working in the computer software area. I wonder if he posted anything to 2ch? Or maybe the police will tie this to computer games, such as Nintendogs for example.

Posted in Suspect says murders motivated by death of pet dog 34 years ago at 08:26 PM JST - 23rd November
MichaelJP at 08:34 AM JST - 20th November

kinniku, Aso blames the lack of doctors on the doctors themselves, rather than lack of funding, lack of student opportunities for potential doctors, lack of support by hospital management (like him) for female doctors with families, etc.

Posted in Aso in hot water over remarks on doctors, parents at 08:34 AM JST - 20th November
MichaelJP at 08:30 AM JST - 20th November

Aso lacks common sense. The Japanese public should "seriously discuss what to do with" him, but since he is desperately clinging to power by delaying an election and using pork-barrel politics like handing out cash for votes, I guess the nation is stuck with him for a while.

Posted in Aso in hot water over remarks on doctors, parents at 08:30 AM JST - 20th November
MichaelJP at 08:01 AM JST - 14th November

Its on!

Posted in CIA says hunt for bin Laden is on at 08:01 AM JST - 14th November
MichaelJP at 08:59 AM JST - 13th November

Iranian training, Chinese-supplied ammunition, Syrian and Iranian agents fermenting trouble, Mullahs encouraging ethnic and religous hatred, Pakistani intelligence services helping al-Qaeda and the Taliban...

I doubt the troubles in that region will end anytime soon.

Posted in Iraqi soldier kills 2 U.S. troops in dispute; bombers kill 23 at 08:59 AM JST - 13th November
MichaelJP at 11:24 PM JST - 11th November

Good points proxy, both Japan and Taiwan really need to focus on eliminating the ongoing trafficking of women.

see: http://www.humantrafficking.org/updates/794

On human trafficking, Taiwan was primarily a destination for Southeast Asian and Chinese nationals trafficked into forced labor or sexual exploitation, the report said. There were numerous reports of…

Posted in Taiwan resolution calls on Japan to compensate comfort women at 11:24 PM JST - 11th November
MichaelJP at 08:37 PM JST - 11th November

cleo: There is no chance at all of Tamogami going to jail. His case is more on the lines of the head of advertising for McDonald's stating publicly that Moss Burger makes a better burger.

I think there is a bit of a difference between a CEO of a…

Posted in Fired ASDF chief calls for revision of Constitution; defends essay on war at 08:37 PM JST - 11th November
MichaelJP at 08:23 PM JST - 11th November

This is what I understand: Chiang Kai-shek explicitly renounced the right to demand reparations from Japan, reasoning that the continued economic destruction of Japan at that period would result in a significant increase in communist influence in the country. However, Taiwan did get the rights to all Japanese assets in…

Posted in Taiwan resolution calls on Japan to compensate comfort women at 08:23 PM JST - 11th November
MichaelJP at 07:38 PM JST - 11th November

Sabiwabi, freedom of speech is fine, but in his position as Air Force Chief, his opinions bear great weight internationally, and a person trusted with such a senior military position should have the wisdom to understand the wider political and diplomatic consequences of his statements, irregardless of their veracity.

Posted in Fired ASDF chief calls for revision of Constitution; defends essay on war at 07:38 PM JST - 11th November
MichaelJP at 07:23 PM JST - 11th November

I just saw this guy on the NHK news answering questions, and he was really slimey. His replies were so incredibly disengenuous that I felt I was listenning to some Yakuza boss. I think there's more to this than is being made public and he must have some very high-level…

Posted in Fired ASDF chief calls for revision of Constitution; defends essay on war at 07:23 PM JST - 11th November