Shumatsu_Samurai said...

Shumatsu_Samurai at 06:42 AM JST - 3rd July

There are actually many different factors that should play into having children and as a prospective parent, I'll decide when it's time.

You ignored the substance of my point. People can choose, but if they do so for purely selfish reasons then I question whether they should be parents at…

Posted in Japan needs to raise birthrate to remain economic power, say experts at 06:42 AM JST - 3rd July
Shumatsu_Samurai at 03:38 AM JST - 3rd July

I think it's a smart move on the part of Japanese women to not have (many) children. They must understand not only how expensive it is but how it limits their options given the current job market.

They can't expect things to change - they need to push to change…

Posted in Japan needs to raise birthrate to remain economic power, say experts at 03:38 AM JST - 3rd July
Shumatsu_Samurai at 05:35 AM JST - 2nd July

And how long has the LDP been in power here?

More importantly how many women or children have they burnt alive just for being related to DPJ members? None that I know of. Yet we hear reports of such atrocities coming from Zimbabwe.

You made a rather ridiculous and trivial…

Posted in Japan deplores Zimbabwe election at 05:35 AM JST - 2nd July
Shumatsu_Samurai at 04:20 AM JST - 21st June

bottom line is u anyway can't steal people's money.

The KMT proved that's wrong - they stole Taiwan's money for decades and then blocked changes in the law to reverse that.

Posted in Taiwan's Ma mismanaging ties with Japan, China: DPP chief at 04:20 AM JST - 21st June
Shumatsu_Samurai at 03:42 PM JST - 20th June

Had it been Democratic Progressive Party, people would not have voted them out.

Democracy doesn't work that way. After two terms in office an electorate often tires and votes for an alternative.

Ma has not done that well - approval rates appear to be dropping. If he wants to be…

Posted in Taiwan's Ma mismanaging ties with Japan, China: DPP chief at 03:42 PM JST - 20th June
Shumatsu_Samurai at 04:51 AM JST - 19th June

realist (and that's an ironic name) even the Economist has said this is an inevitable and maybe necessary tax increase. I don't think it's especially unfair to raise it a few percentage points.

As for a recession, again I don't think raising it by 3-5% points will cause that. Equally…

Posted in Fukuda hints at early sales tax hike at 04:51 AM JST - 19th June
Shumatsu_Samurai at 03:53 PM JST - 16th June

Found an interesting article on the original incident:

http://tinyurl.com/49taze

Posted in 10 Taiwan vessels enter Japan waters near disputed islets at 03:53 PM JST - 16th June
Shumatsu_Samurai at 06:55 PM JST - 15th June

"You were partly at fault. You were in front of us when we rammed you."

Or maybe more a case of the fishing boat playing chicken with a larger ship to provoke a situation as has been suggested.

Posted in Taiwan recalls top Japan rep as tensions rise over ship collision at 06:55 PM JST - 15th June
Shumatsu_Samurai at 07:19 AM JST - 12th June

Does she normally look like that?

Posted in Reese Witherspoon at 07:19 AM JST - 12th June
Shumatsu_Samurai at 06:33 AM JST - 9th June

I've just seen happenings like this have taken place in California, Detroit,Indiana,London, Australia, Shri Lanka, Germany and so on. Then why would someone write: "Oh, how japanese is this story!!".

Daniel, exactly. Whenever something goes wrong in Japan people on this website jump in to say "it's only because the…

Posted in Tiger kills zoo keeper in Kyoto at 06:33 AM JST - 9th June