Shumatsu_Samurai said...

Shumatsu_Samurai at 08:23 AM JST - 14th August

How are they planning to pay this? Yet more taxes?

rtega, haven't you heard? Under a DPJ government spending will go up, taxes will drop and the national debt will contract. All this by Hatoyama-san waving his magic wand!

Seriously, I don't think the DPJ have a fiscal plan -…

Posted in Expressways may be nationalized around 2012 under DPJ plan at 08:23 AM JST - 14th August
Shumatsu_Samurai at 12:10 AM JST - 10th August

Obama does have a lot on his plate, but he's also talked big about nuclear disarmament. Where better to do it than in Hiroshima or Nagasaki? It's a missed opportunity not to squeeze it in to his visit, so either he doesn't really mean what he says or he'd feel…

Posted in Obama unlikely to visit Hiroshima, Nagasaki at 12:10 AM JST - 10th August
Shumatsu_Samurai at 09:46 PM JST - 9th August

Not so. Quite a lot of people want the government to stop wasting so much money and to just keep its tentacles out of everything.

Everyone in every country wants an end to "waste". But they never tie that "waste" to any specific policy or area of spending. Old people…

Posted in 7 out of 10 LDP candidates support hike in consumption tax at 09:46 PM JST - 9th August
Shumatsu_Samurai at 07:55 AM JST - 9th August

sharky, what are you talking about? The trade surplus isn't the government's money - it's the difference between exports and imports!

Posted in 7 out of 10 LDP candidates support hike in consumption tax at 07:55 AM JST - 9th August
Shumatsu_Samurai at 02:06 AM JST - 9th August

This means if Japan is attacked with nuclear weapons, possibly hundreds of thousands, if not millions more will die from a U.S. nuclear counter strike.

And if Japan isn't offered an umbrella then one day hundreds of thousands/millions of Japanese people might die because someone would think the result of…

Posted in Aso, Hatoyama differ over nuke-free world at 02:06 AM JST - 9th August
Shumatsu_Samurai at 09:57 PM JST - 8th August

smith, so you think that on taking office Hatoyama will insist America not extend its nuclear umbrella over Japan? What's he going to do, massively increase defence spending so Japan can look after itself?

Riiiiight!

Posted in Aso, Hatoyama differ over nuke-free world at 09:57 PM JST - 8th August
Shumatsu_Samurai at 09:54 PM JST - 8th August

In more related news, 10 out of 10 potential voters want lower taxes, higher public spending and a reduction in the national debt!

At least the LDP are realistic - we know taxes will have to go up, even if efficiency savings are found. Only idiots think savings from public…

Posted in 7 out of 10 LDP candidates support hike in consumption tax at 09:54 PM JST - 8th August
Shumatsu_Samurai at 08:39 AM JST - 8th August

’’The defendant was grilled by not only prosecutors but also ‘nine (citizen) jurors,’’’

Oh my God, the jurors asked the defendant questions - how evil!

Geez, are these deadbeat protesters worth listening to? I don't think so.

Posted in Lay jury opponents attack 1st trial at 08:39 AM JST - 8th August
Shumatsu_Samurai at 04:49 PM JST - 5th August

Once the DPJ takes over the Japan-US relationship will mature

Why? The DPJ's policies are things that will threaten Japan's relationship with America. And until the DPJ is willing to fill the gap left by that, such as by promising to increase the defence budget, that's bad for Japan.

Posted in Senate panel OKs Obama's ambassador to Japan at 04:49 PM JST - 5th August
Shumatsu_Samurai at 04:47 PM JST - 5th August

These people just won't give up. Don't any of them understand English?

They want to hear Obama or the Secretary of State say "no". That loses America credit with Japan, so it can be used for something else.

Posted in Japan not giving up on F-22 despite U.S. Congress decision at 04:47 PM JST - 5th August