Seiharinokaze said...

Seiharinokaze at 07:20 PM JST - 10th May

I agree that the U.S. shift in military strategy had tempted Chinese nationalism after WWII.

It's not about the U.S. military strategy after WWII. It's about the unrealistically friendly attitude of the U.S. toward China in 1920's after the Washington Conference that tempted Chinese nationalism to go out of control…

Posted in 'Yasukuni' opens under heavy security; gets mixed reaction at 07:20 PM JST - 10th May
Seiharinokaze at 07:40 PM JST - 8th May

For this reason, JP government's current intent of worshipping as the pursuit of everlasting peace is hampered by the role of shrine which produces seductive discourse of nostalgia for war legacy.

Perhaps such nostalgia might be more aptly termed as the Tokyo Trial syndrome or something. In Japan's view or…

Posted in 'Yasukuni' opens under heavy security; gets mixed reaction at 07:40 PM JST - 8th May
Seiharinokaze at 01:41 PM JST - 23rd April

Bottomline is nationalism is tradition and culture.

Everybody knows that CCP utilizes nationalism as its centripetal force to rule China. And it's been quite successful. Compared with decades ago, the Chinese people are now freer about how they speak and behave. By being enabled to give full play to their…

Posted in China urges 'calm' as anti-Western protests continue at 01:41 PM JST - 23rd April
Seiharinokaze at 05:48 PM JST - 16th April

“We continue to import their junk with the lead paint on them and the poisoned pet food and export, you know, jobs to places where you can pay workers a dollar a month to turn out the stuff that we’re buying from Wal-Mart.”

Well they might think that they continue…

Posted in China demands apology from CNN after commentator calls Beijing 'bunch of goons and thugs' at 05:48 PM JST - 16th April
Seiharinokaze at 01:07 AM JST - 15th April

thepossum, actually that's what I wold like to ask. Japan's oil consumption has decreased from 5.7 to 5.1 million barrels a day in the last decade. So why CO2 increases to everybody's alarm and anxiety? Is that some kind of fraud?

Posted in Japanese increasingly concerned about prices, food safety: poll at 01:07 AM JST - 15th April
Seiharinokaze at 05:31 PM JST - 14th April

paolo27th, then I might say "we are facing crisis because we are getting greedier because of money"? I am surprised to know by reading a new book by Soejima Takahiko that Milton Friedman said that the financial market which was made complex out of the conventional futures market by the…

Posted in Japanese increasingly concerned about prices, food safety: poll at 05:31 PM JST - 14th April
Seiharinokaze at 08:35 PM JST - 13th April

The prices of crude oil and cereals, by extended forecast, are rising and will continue to rise due to the growing population and increased wealth in developing countries. But the more immediate cause for the present price hikes, as is often pointed out, is the inflow into the oil and…

Posted in Japanese increasingly concerned about prices, food safety: poll at 08:35 PM JST - 13th April
Seiharinokaze at 01:30 AM JST - 13th April

notimpressed, I agree with you. We need to look at ourselves as Murakami says. It should not be explained away and excused just by the group or mob mentality and the like. What I mean is the "soul-searching the Japanese have yet to undertake" should not be limited to the…

Posted in Murakami sees storytelling as global common language at 01:30 AM JST - 13th April
Seiharinokaze at 07:57 PM JST - 11th April

Why would the 14th Dalai Lama openly violate the teachings of Sakyamuni that urge his followers to get rid of demons and uphold truth and laws to favor Aum Shinrikyo? Why would he flout the tenets of Buddhism urging the masses not to do evils but to do good deeds?…

Posted in Dalai Lama supports China hosting Olympic games at 07:57 PM JST - 11th April
Seiharinokaze at 01:57 AM JST - 11th April

Prisoner of Love will be high in the charts again. But I prefer Flavor of life among her recent songs. Though my all-time favorites are "Colors" and "Deep River", it's actually "Kremlin Dusk" that made me see her in a somewhat new light and realize again that Utada is a…

Posted in Singer Hikaru Utada reveals composing process in music video at 01:57 AM JST - 11th April