Seiharinokaze said...

Seiharinokaze at 10:04 PM JST - 10th July

Several years ago I happened to share an elevator with a white lady who looked in her forties in a hotel in Bangkok. As I was standing near the floor button panel, I asked her in English "What floor?". Then she looked somewhat annoyed and just said "Deux". She seemed…

Posted in Pushy French are world's worst tourists; Japanese are top: study at 10:04 PM JST - 10th July
Seiharinokaze at 06:56 PM JST - 7th July

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Sadly, the relationship between the two countries was ruined by World War II and my heart goes out to the people who suffered hardships created by the battles,’’ the emperor said,....

His remarks are always rather deliberate. He didn't mention who or which side was all to blame. He…

Posted in Emperor expresses sorrow for past hardships in Japan-Canada ties at 06:56 PM JST - 7th July
Seiharinokaze at 04:13 PM JST - 29th June

Oh, sorry, correction; I had thought otherwise too.

Even robbery and arson happened more often in former days.

Posted in Japanese urged to take pride in their safe society at 04:13 PM JST - 29th June
Seiharinokaze at 03:59 PM JST - 29th June

There are crimes that are under-reported everywhere. Not exclusive to Japan. So to talk about unreported and unacknowledged crimes is largely conjectural. But murder is considered to be least under-reported among vicious crimes including robbery, arson and rape. And acknowledged murder cases are actually decreasing in Japan. Even robbery and…

Posted in Japanese urged to take pride in their safe society at 03:59 PM JST - 29th June
Seiharinokaze at 01:20 PM JST - 28th June

Another example of the "Japan is No 1" mindless crap ideology sickness that afflicts this country. "Nambaa Wan!" We hear this nonsense constantly.

realist,

This what you call mindless crap ideology sickness is what a British magazine has afflicted on Japan. Though I'm not sure if you say the same…

Posted in Is Tokyo really top dog in global rankings? at 01:20 PM JST - 28th June
Seiharinokaze at 11:53 PM JST - 14th June

mummet

Japan had concluded a neutral treaty with the Soviets and was not in a state of war with her. It's the Soviets that broke the treaty and declared war on Japan. So, USSR entered the war with Japan, not vice versa. And the Kuriles were their loot taken by…

Posted in Should Russia return the four disputed islands off Hokkaido to Japan? at 11:53 PM JST - 14th June
Seiharinokaze at 07:47 PM JST - 14th June

mummet

The Yalta was an occasion to coordinate the interests of the major powers on how to divide the post-war world. The Soviet Union was selectively supportive to the Allied powers being rather guileful in expanding its influence. The Kuriles and part of Poland and Germany were given to the…

Posted in Should Russia return the four disputed islands off Hokkaido to Japan? at 07:47 PM JST - 14th June
Seiharinokaze at 02:08 PM JST - 13th June

I dont think the Islands should go back to Japan, yes Russia did break the non-aggression pact with japan, however Japan attempted an invasion of the soviet union in 1939 it launched a surprise attack against Russia in 1905, Japan historically has been the aggressor against Russia.

mummet

Siberia and…

Posted in Should Russia return the four disputed islands off Hokkaido to Japan? at 02:08 PM JST - 13th June
Seiharinokaze at 03:10 PM JST - 10th June

Paul Klugman kept calling Japan all sorts of names and insisted on inflation targeting to fix its economy, criticizing the Bank of Japan's tight-money policy all these years. But recently he began to apologize to Japan, saying that wiser men in the west criticized Japan during its lost decades for…

Posted in Japan can do without preaching on how to fix its economy at 03:10 PM JST - 10th June
Seiharinokaze at 03:49 PM JST - 9th June

After the burst of the bubble economy of Japan in 1990's, the U.S. government criticized this country for its lax way of bad debt disposal and window dressing. But what Anglo-Americans are doing now is more than just what Japan used to do.They made new accounting rules to let financial…

Posted in Japan can do without preaching on how to fix its economy at 03:49 PM JST - 9th June