Shumatsu_Samurai said...

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
Shumatsu_Samurai at 04:42 AM JST - 2nd June

You've been reading to many government approved textbooks, my friend.

I haven't been reading any. Your assertion that a small group of people control written media in Japan is ridiculous given the government gets trashed by various authors, commentators, etc.

Produce some credible evidence or stop making things up.

Posted in Japan needs to win Asian trust for defense policy: Ishiba at 04:42 AM JST - 2nd June
Shumatsu_Samurai at 08:42 PM JST - 1st June

Just a token few in government. Unfortunately, since they control printed matter in the country, ALL Japanese are SUBJECT to the whitewashing.

Complete garbage - there is no such control held by a few people in government.

Posted in Japan needs to win Asian trust for defense policy: Ishiba at 08:42 PM JST - 1st June
Shumatsu_Samurai at 06:58 PM JST - 1st June

"but also proves that any other country that supports Japan getting a seat is doing so strictly because of aid."

How much aid is the UK getting from Japan? Or Germany, France, Canada, etc? None that I've heard of.

"Japan does not deserve a seat... bottom line."

Maybe if France,…

Posted in Uganda to support Japan's bid for UNSC seat regardless of aid at 06:58 PM JST - 1st June
Shumatsu_Samurai at 05:32 AM JST - 29th May

Triple, I think she's supposed to be a noblewoman - pre-Edo period, I think.

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Shumatsu_Samurai at 07:41 AM JST - 23rd May

The U.N. General Assembly re-elects Japan as a member of the U.N. Human Rights Council, yet a few years back a UN Special Rapporteur reported that racism in Japan was "deep and profound."

The former is a lot of countries - the latter was one guy visiting one country over…

Posted in Japan reelected to U.N. Human Rights Council at 07:41 AM JST - 23rd May