Monday May 28, 2012

Poke's past comments

  • -2

    Poke

    Cool...so, who is going to protect us from the sumo wrestlers?

    Posted in: Sumo wrestler crime prevention team patrols streets of Tokyo

  • 4

    Poke

    This is huge news.

    But, Oh My God, some14some and The Munya Times..."RIP" for Kim Jong il? Seriously what is wrong with people on JapanToday and the overuse of "RIP"? I honestly want to know? Who are you people? Not even my deranged grandfather uses the term RIP. The only place you ever see RIP, other than this site, is on tombstones in cartoons. But here, every time anyone ranging from Kim Jong Il to an anonymous two year old dies and the kneejerk RIPs flow freely. Why don't some of you learn how to express yourselves and your thoughts in your own words rather than jumping to an outdated and hackneyed phrase.

    Posted in: N Korean leader Kim Jong-Il dead at 69

  • -2

    Poke

    I'll check this movie out when I can and judge it on its merits as a film. Historically, its pretty clear to most that atrocious things happened in Nanjing--maybe its not as well known as the Holocaust, but its no longer or a forgotten holocaust or unknown event...even in Japan. I don't think a film needs to be made just to publicize that Nanjing massacre, unless it can add something new to our understanding of that history and the human condition. This one might, or it might just be an interesting watch. That said, even the possibility that this is nationalist PRC propaganda should be troubling. Part of it is about selection...Nanjing happened, but as others here have pointed out, so have a lot of nasty things in Tibet and elsewhere on the Chinese side; Zhang Yimou and his like are not rushing to make a film that might be unflattering to China, make them question their government and their national solidarity--even if that might be more significant in the present day. He's not that brave, and what can we expect. But, honestly, in 2011 I am much less concerned about Japan, imperial or otherwise, and a bit more wary of the billions of highly nationalist Chinese living under an autocratic regime that controls what they can know and say, who are always searching for an external enemy to help bring them together.

    Posted in: Christian Bale denies Nanjing Massacre film is propaganda

  • 2

    Poke

    don't worry, mixi. even given how stupid and vapid Facebook is, it will never be able to approach the level of idiocy you've attained. your niche is safe!

    Posted in: Twitter, mixi join forces to counter Facebook in Japan

  • -6

    Poke

    Glad they didn't prematurely eat the dog!

    Posted in: Lost 81-yr-old man, granddaughter, 3, kept warm by their dog until rescued

  • -1

    Poke

    "The agricultural provisions of the TPP are most definitely not in Japan's best interests"

    Some people on this board (LRFAgain) seem to have tunnel vision about the TPP. First of all, the agricultural provisions might be in the interest of "Japan" if you mean the farmers and agricultural cooperative, but might be in the interest of a broader spectrum of Japanese consumers. And, please, spare me the resort to paranoid food self-reliance talk or spirituality of rice.

    Second, the reason Japan would enter this TPP is because there is a lot more at stake than agriculture, and Japan stands to gain a lot in other more important sectors--say, export-oriented manufacturing. Is Japan's primarily an agricultural country? Is Japanese rice known throughout the world (not just in the minds of Japanese)? Try to have some perspective...I think some of you may have spent too much time in Japan.

    Posted in: White House, Noda differ over what he said to Obama on TPP

  • -1

    Poke

    Hey, I just checked something out. That stadium's capacity is 50,000, and yet NK allotted 150 seats for Japanese fans? Crazy, no? Granted, you might say that not many Japanese would want to go anyway. But those 150 are going to be surrounded by a sea of tens of thousands of angry, aggressive North Koreans. No thanks.

    Posted in: Japan fans warned to tone down cheering for N Korea clash

  • 4

    Poke

    Why isn't this the TOP news story?

    Posted in: Jun Komori says she'd like to have a baby next year

  • 1

    Poke

    AKB48 anime auditions? Calling all two-dimensional Japanese females!

    Posted in: Auditions held for AKB48's anime debut

  • -1

    Poke

    I wouldn't want to take a glance at a report like this and make some sweeping statement that it reflects poorly on the intelligence of an entire nation...but its really tempting.

    Posted in: Tokyo Sky Tree to start accepting group reservations from Nov 22

  • -4

    Poke

    Oh my gosh, there was a Japanese among them?! Now it truly is a tragedy.

    Posted in: Japanese man among 19 killed in Nepal plane crash

  • -4

    Poke

    Four down...

    Posted in: Heatwave kills four, sends 900 to hospital throughout Japan

  • -1

    Poke

    I think he's a day light and a dollar short. Popular thing to say these days, but he's been beat to the punch about a million times.

    Posted in: Nagasaki mayor calls for shift away from nuclear energy

  • -3

    Poke

    I can't help but suspect that Sony being owned and shamed has something to do with their being a Japanese company...i.e. generally behind and incompetent. How are those "MD" players selling, Sony?

    Posted in: Sony wins 'Most Epic Fail' Pwnie award at Vegas ceremony

  • -1

    Poke

    I concede that I really dislike the nationalist LDP politicians and I wish they would stop causing pointless trouble over Takeshima/Dokdo...whatever the history is, its in SK's hands now, and nothing short of a pointless war is going to change that.

    That said, I find the South Korean (over-) reaction unseemly...nah, disgusting. Fighting nationalism with even more extreme blind nationalism. Do the three old jerks really pose any threat to the South Korean nation or their claims on the rocks? No. Its just the typical SK nationalism drama queen routine, over-sensitive and insecure. They should have let the three old nutballs go and have their feckless little sob party (on an island that isn't even Dokdo). It wouldn't have changed anything to let them in...except to demonstrate that Korea is a mature, secure country that values free speech and peaceful expression.

    I'm surprised so many here on this board are defending the Korean response. Think about it: THREE Japanese dinosaur opposition hacks look like idiots--but on the other hand, MANY more Koreans in the government and the mobs look foolish and unstable for rising (sinking) to the provocation.

    Posted in: 3 Japanese lawmakers give up and return home from Seoul

  • 3

    Poke

    “We preferred domestic beef to foreign beef. Now, my family buys Australian beef.”

    Hehe, in Japan, when soft cultural nationalism runs up against safety-shugi, safety-ism wins. I find both trends irritating, so I am simply amused.

    "Because Japanese intestines are essentially different from Western ones, Japanese beef is better for Japanese people...errr, except when the beef glows in the dark. Gibu mi Ozzi-gyu!"

    Posted in: Japan widens ban on radioactive beef to Miyagi Prefecture

  • -2

    Poke

    the child was not necessarily hers. it is possible that she just found it and thought it was her chance to play the classic "hide dead baby in your friend's closet" prank. she sure got him.

    Posted in: Woman arrested for abandoning body of baby boy in man's apartment

  • -2

    Poke

    Wow, it never ends. I was worried when I read that there were fatalities, but after reading the article, I'm not convinced this earthquake killed those people...it just helped along the elderly on their natural shuffle off this mortal coil.

    Posted in: 4 killed, 141 injured after 7.4 quake hits Miyagi Pref, vicinity

  • -1

    Poke

    Hmm, I take this story with a grain of salt. It really sounds like Japanese tabloid authors projecting Japanese prejudices and fears onto other people. I've heard about discrimination toward Fukushima people within Japan already. Or look back to how people from Hiroshima were treated after the atomic bombing. It could be true though, but just a couple of isolated incidents rather than a trend.

    Posted in: Japan's disaster becoming contagious abroad

  • -1

    Poke

    Hokey.

    Posted in: 7-year-old newspaper 'editor' revives optimism in shelters

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