TPOJ said...

TPOJ at 10:54 AM JST - 8th December

I'm old enough to remember when it was the left who were hand wringing drama queens.

Look, "change" doesn't mean "uproot every damned thing in the country and make up totally new stuff." It means stop being satisfied with the status quo. Try harder. Don't simply look over your shoulder,…

Posted in Where is Obama's change we can believe in? at 10:54 AM JST - 8th December
TPOJ at 11:09 AM JST - 3rd December

Oh, that's just great. Just what we need, more paranoia, and more opportunities to accuse. It's not like Japan has a poor record with "innocent until proven guilty" or anything :P

Posted in We'll change our conventional attitude, which has been to act only after crimes are committed, and will instead adopt a more proactive stance toward cutting crime and eliminating the factors that cause fear in society. at 11:09 AM JST - 3rd December
TPOJ at 11:19 AM JST - 30th November

Umm...Isn't not having a sufficient volume of business a "proper reason"?

Well, graduating seniors stop looking for jobs when they find one. There's a specific window of time that is best for graduating seniors to go job hunting. So, basically, if the company takes it all back, these people have…

Posted in We'll notify companies that revoking employment offers to graduating students without proper reasons is illegal. at 11:19 AM JST - 30th November
TPOJ at 10:48 PM JST - 27th November

Aso told reporters that he wanted to emphasize the importance of disease prevention as medical costs can be restrained by health management.

Yeah.

If that's what he wanted to say...but "accidentally" said ‘‘Why should I pay for the medical costs of people who become sick because they just keep on…

Posted in Aso apologizes for remarks about people with illnesses at 10:48 PM JST - 27th November
TPOJ at 04:08 PM JST - 26th November

Remember all of that stuff about change? Well forget about it. I guess Obama agrees with Bush's war strategy after all - why else would he keep his Secretary of Defense.

Because changing the secretary of defense during a change in main leadership would be asking for trouble?

Look, "change"…

Posted in Obama asks Gates to stay at Pentagon at 04:08 PM JST - 26th November
TPOJ at 03:59 PM JST - 26th November

Good.

Not much more to say.

Posted in They told me that Japanese people were not used to volunteering and that nobody would call, as Japanese do not discuss their problems. Both assumptions were completely wrong. at 03:59 PM JST - 26th November
TPOJ at 10:40 AM JST - 25th November

Mitsuru Miyake, leader of an association of 20 shopkeepers on the western side of Ikebukuro railway station, said he is baffled by the name ‘‘Tokyo Chinatown Ikebukuro,’’ and that some Japanese may be led to think Ikebukuro is a Chinese community.

"Baffled?" Maybe that's a translative thing, but if he's…

Posted in Idea for Chinatown in Ikebukuro draws negative reaction at 10:40 AM JST - 25th November
TPOJ at 11:51 AM JST - 23rd November

Obviously, this is a cultural thing and this guy needs to chill. Seriously, why do people act like they HAVE to watch TV? I don't even own a TV, and I seem to be surviving :P

That said, I do feel an involuntary spasm of contempt when I do happen…

Posted in Japanese cooking shows and the loss of sanity at 11:51 AM JST - 23rd November
TPOJ at 10:52 AM JST - 21st November

There are organized groups selling drugs at US universities? What does he mean by "organized groups?"

It's been a while since I was in college, but I don't remember anything like that :P

Posted in If the situation goes unchecked, our university may end up becoming a place where illicit drug deals are conducted by organized groups, as at U.S. universities. at 10:52 AM JST - 21st November
TPOJ at 10:50 AM JST - 21st November

However, his work is also a part of the society he is criticizing. I can't remember the last time I saw a child reading a book.

Not to be an apologist, but Miyazaki's films pull from much, much older traditions of storytelling that typically involve higher levels of intellectual stimulation.…

Posted in Today's society is full of virtual reality: television, video games, email, mobile phones and manga that saps children of their strength. at 10:50 AM JST - 21st November