Starviking said...

Starviking at 11:40 PM JST - 31st December

Bringing this back onto the subject of the piece - it's not the nukes that are bad, after all - they're just inanimate things. If you can tackle the urges to kill and destroy it'd be a better thing - and that's what Hiroshima should push for - international understanding.

Posted in Hiroshima hopes to invite Obama as advocate of nuke-free world at 11:40 PM JST - 31st December
Starviking at 01:57 PM JST - 30th December

@USARonin,

that's the sentiment that caused the problem in the first place!

The best way to deal with terrorists is to make them irrelevant - not martyrs.

Posted in Dealing with Muslim fundamentalism at 01:57 PM JST - 30th December
Starviking at 01:50 PM JST - 30th December

@nonchalant

If the loss of face from being thought backward in the area of transplants causes officialdom to institute a more progressive transplant regime then "stupid, silly, backwards Japan" it is!

Posted in Japan Organ Transplant Network fights to change laws at 01:50 PM JST - 30th December
Starviking at 01:47 PM JST - 30th December

@trev93

Good point!

Posted in Hiroshima hopes to invite Obama as advocate of nuke-free world at 01:47 PM JST - 30th December
Starviking at 01:46 PM JST - 30th December

Those same nukes that protected Japan during the Cold War? The nukes that Japan would like to see rattled in the face of the PRC if she gets a bit pushy?

Right!

Posted in Hiroshima hopes to invite Obama as advocate of nuke-free world at 01:46 PM JST - 30th December
Starviking at 11:38 AM JST - 26th December

@Shiuu

That's a very simplistic response.

@noborito

At my school many of the teachers are actually ill - off to hospital if they have a period free. It's not a case of suck it up - too much stress makes people ill. As it is teachers do not have the…

Posted in No. of teachers taking leave due to illnesses tops 8,000 at 11:38 AM JST - 26th December
Starviking at 11:31 AM JST - 26th December

Oh great. The only reason these leeches set up shop in Tohoku is because they can pay rock bottom wages to the people there - as it is a very undeveloped part of Japan. Times a little tough? Can't cause waves in the 'developed' parts of Japan - so throw…

Posted in TDK to shed 1,000 temp jobs by March mainly in Tohoku region at 11:31 AM JST - 26th December
Starviking at 05:13 PM JST - 25th December

This is just because the Chinese have sent a few ships to help tackle the pirate threat off Somalia.

Posted in Japan considering sending warship to tackle pirates off Somalia at 05:13 PM JST - 25th December
Starviking at 12:47 AM JST - 21st December

i am going to bed with smiles, merits of strong yen, brings more buying power to defense ministry at low budget!

Not really, most Japanese military gear is either home produced or produced under licence.

Posted in Defense budget to fall for 7th straight year at 12:47 AM JST - 21st December
Starviking at 05:31 PM JST - 20th December

@moonbeams

JLPT 2 is basic kanji. 12 year olds can sit that test.

I think you're taking my comment out of context. I'm sure 12 year olds can sit the test - but can they pass it?

It still doesn't take away from the fact that the JLPT 2 is…

Posted in Filipino caregivers, nurses to face language hurdles in Japan at 05:31 PM JST - 20th December