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The Korean Ambassador to Japan sums this up best and is even applicable today. "No amount…
Posted in: Hashimoto says S Korean troops guilty of wartime sex abuse
ShankunMay. 22, 2013 - 04:29AM JST looking this way Japanese are doing much better work right…
Posted in: Hashimoto says S Korean troops guilty of wartime sex abuse
Some interesting comment from Prof. Ahn from Fadamor's link. "I was asked to participate in a…
Posted in: Hashimoto says S Korean troops guilty of wartime sex abuse
Shankun and kiyoshiMukai, hope you both get your stomachs disemboweled. c u nt.,.,.,.,
Posted in: Hashimoto says S Korean troops guilty of wartime sex abuse
Shankun and kiyoshiMukai, hope you both get your stomachs disemboweled. c u nt...
Posted in: Hashimoto says S Korean troops guilty of wartime sex abuse
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Its not the least bit funny. GS created much of the CBS and MBO's that destroyed the finance industry in 2008. Guess who was first to dump them when the going looked like getting tough (at least they were intelligent to see the crash coming and cut their losses before it got catastrophic). Lets hope this one doesn't bomb either, as in many cases it is usually the private investor, the old man/woman on the street, or even charities, who put their money into a dream plans or worthwhile causes that get burned. GS benevolently refer to them as "muppets" http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/oct/22/goldman-sachs-muppets-greg-smith-clients.
Does that give you a clearer picture?
Posted in: Goldman Sachs to invest in Japan green energy projects
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Goldmans probably won't be investing themselves, they'll most likely set up a fund, get investors sold on the idea of being green, and use the investors money to fund the projects, whilst taking a nice percentage as "commission" on the fund. I doubt they would expose their own money to risky ventures.
Also, section 10-3 of the link you posted is an excel sheet which identifies nuclear being 31% in 2010 (no figures for later years). Hope this helps.
Posted in: Goldman Sachs to invest in Japan green energy projects
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Having a bad day?
Marriage is, by definition, a monogamous relationship. So this isn't possible. You could marry multiple women under Sharia law, and as Sharia isn't recognised by most states, you'd get away with it.
Well, you might know of genetic reasons NOT to do that.
The legal age for marriage and consent is set in law and applies to everyone (varies by country though). So not a valid argument.
All in all though, you aren't really supporting these are you? Just protesting against the fact that gay people are being given rights they actually deserve, right?
Posted in: French president signs gay marriage into law
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Allez France!
Posted in: French president signs gay marriage into law
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@smoothd
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Exactly which "president" is doing this?
The horrors of the past shouldn't be kept alive to stir bad feeling. Remember them, so we don't do it again, but complaining about what really does seem to be a complete coincidence is not productive. At all.
Posted in: S Korean media slam Abe's 731 jet photo
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So it is 0.001% bad? Is that the basis for such hostility? Or is there a weighting factor to be considered? Are the 14 criminals, 1000x as bad as the others?
Posted in: S Korean media slam Abe's 731 jet photo
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par for the course - suggestive, enough to get the core fans lit up, enough for everyone else to vomit.
Posted in: AKB48′s Yuki Kashiwagi sparks debate over 'vulgar' video
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@badsey - I don't know the real story, but there are conflicting versions out there. The opposite side to your quote above is that David Schmecker refused submit to a psychological evaluation ordered by an interim physician for a pain medication appointment request. Only AFTER that did law enforcement need to get involved. Now, for me, I think it is entirely reasonable to have such a test IF the drug to be administered is known to have psychological side effects that may magnify emotions in any way. Frankly, anyone on medication should seriously consider surrendering weapons whilst they are being treated. What worries me even more now is there is no law against possessing a weapon under the influence of drugs or alcohol. With the mind changing effects of alcohol (and even some subscription drugs) it could turn a dangerous situation into a lethal one.
Posted in: NRA kicks off annual convention, saying it is fighting 'culture war'
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Cheers. Now I'm completely flummoxed as to why JT only reports one of the five winners. As far as I can tell though. there doesn't seem to be any specific criteria, well anyway....... Happy Mothers day to all mums, anyone who can put up with (and still love) the whiners and gripers like us JT posters is a real saint!
Posted in: Kyoko Hasegawa receives Best Mother Award 2013
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Absolutely - if only there was more focus on stuff like this as opposed to what seems like a fairly empty attempt to commercialise on Mothers Day (heaven forbid that someone would try that. Can you post link to the site, btw?
Posted in: Kyoko Hasegawa receives Best Mother Award 2013
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Would be interesting to know the criteria used in voting. Couldn't trace anything on web. Not actually heard of her tbh.
Posted in: Kyoko Hasegawa receives Best Mother Award 2013
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Because of opportunist perverts who use the situation of being crushed in a train to satisfy some sexual desire. Unlikely (but I accept that not completely impossible) that they would become attackers late at night as they are basically cowards.
Posted in: Do you feel safer walking along a dark or deserted street at night in a city in your country or in Japan?
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@B4F - this is the bit that I don't get. Weapons, in general, are used to gain advantage over opponents, that is obvious. Whereas you may feel safer holding a gun, do you think that any criminal intent on harming you or your family is going to a) announce his intent of harming you to give you time to prepare your gun, or b) challenge you to a duel at 20 paces? I think the possession of the weapon is just psychological. On the other side of the coin, what if you perceived a threat, shot someone dead, but were wrong? Apologise to the corpse? Offer to fund the schooling of his/her three kids?
Posted in: Do you feel safer walking along a dark or deserted street at night in a city in your country or in Japan?
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@daxxed
Yet another pro-NRA shoots them self in the foot? Does that mean that you think people who committed suicide actually deserve to die? Dig into the problem of suicide and you will most likely find that if there was no gun, there would be less deaths. For some, and rather sadly, it is an easy and quick way out. Many haven't sunk to the depths whereby leaping in front of a train is the last resort. In short, your argument supports that less guns means less deaths.
Is this an advert for toothpaste? Or did you write that as a joke?
Posted in: NRA kicks off annual convention, saying it is fighting 'culture war'
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Trying to get back on topic for a moment, thought I'd post the title again:
I agree with the NRA that this is a culture issue. The problem stems from what is now a minority of people clinging to a clause in document that is over 200 years old that had some pertinence at that time. When there wasn't a strong or unified law enforcement agency (or agencies) to be able to REASONABLY uphold the law. What most sane people get is the fact that the presence of guns equates to gun deaths. NRA supporter Phillip Van Cleave put it very well in an interview when he goofed by saying that if you have more swimming pools then more people will drown. In the same interview, Australia ex-PM Howard identifies how they significantly reduced gun related crime by removing most guns from general society. If people can't understand that then something seriously wrong. If Mr NRA wants a gun that bad then let them have it, because if they think it is going to protect them from the random criminal who flips his mind and shoots Mr NRA's family in an orgy of violence, then MR NRA is living in cuckoo land. It really is simple maths.
Posted in: NRA kicks off annual convention, saying it is fighting 'culture war'
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>So much natural and architectural heritage has been destroyed in Japan for the sake of pouring new concrete that you'd have to call it pathological. Now, if only they could have been put up for world heritage listing then there would have been great crowing about these historic apartments.
Would you live in one, knowing the level of sanitation is poor, and the chances of surviving a reasonable earthquake could be difficult? Is history a byword for living with unacceptable risks?
Posted in: Last 'dojunkai' apartments to be demolished in June
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I have no doubt you have.
Posted in: Is it ever OK to compliment a co-worker's appearance on the job?
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It is interesting that people are keen to know the apology status of someone who wasn't even born during WWII. Moreover, absurd that Abe thinks he knows how to revise it. The time for apology passed when the perpetrators were executed. The nation can carry the shame, but ultimately everyone has to move and ensure the same never happens again. History is definitely for historians, politicians are mainly comedians.
Posted in: Japan says it will honor apologies for World War II atrocities
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Editors - " for about 5 months." is that correct English?
Posted in: No. of passengers on Peach Aviation exceeds 2 mil
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Love it! But I don't actually think serious debate was the intention of posting this picture. Just a guess. ;)
Posted in: Branomics