TheNewZen said...

TheNewZen at 01:56 AM JST - 6th September

ColAmerica.

The japanese are fully aware of it, same as my own country. And I would guess yours as well.

But raising the alarm might result in raising of prices, etc and most people don't like that.

Same way getting a healthier product at an increased distance and price might…

Posted in Food-safety violation cases rose at record pace in January-June at 01:56 AM JST - 6th September
TheNewZen at 01:34 AM JST - 6th September

And that includes Freshly made fish/meat burgers with too much flower to keep　them fresh, etc. Heck it was a hot-topic some　25+yrs ago and still is today. IMHO, all countries go past their own rules to get produce.

Forget the goverment regulations hardly anyone follows them (in all countries).

If you…

Posted in Food-safety violation cases rose at record pace in January-June at 01:34 AM JST - 6th September
TheNewZen at 01:21 AM JST - 6th September

I see ColAmerica as trying to make a true effort and respect him for it.

Looks to me as he changed his viewpoint after getting more info. And that is all we can ask for, may it be religious, political, etc. In short look at both sides than form your…

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TheNewZen at 12:48 AM JST - 6th September

Austria also has a very large muslim (and jewish/both pre and post WWII) population and we got cited as a model for their integration.

I remember when the Vienna Goverment build a mosque for them, big hubblah about unbelievers doing it/etc/yaddah. When it was finished they found it fit 110%…

Posted in Saudi cleric says celebrating birthdays un-Islamic at 12:48 AM JST - 6th September
TheNewZen at 12:23 AM JST - 6th September

Why does a politician need to strike fear in his opponents? Sounds to me like you are too much focused onto the macho/my d@*k is bigger than your mentality.

Time to see past the party-lines/propaganda if you want to elect a true leader. Cut out all the hog-wash.

I was…

Posted in McCain warns Washington big shake-up is coming at 12:23 AM JST - 6th September
TheNewZen at 11:51 PM JST - 5th September

I am with adaydream.

The soldiers should get the adequate/care they need as should their families.

Going back to WWII the german army was well fed during peace-times but during war-times they suffered/starved and moral, etc hit the bottom. This is one of the reason why they failed in the…

Posted in U.S. Army suicide rate may hit new high at 11:51 PM JST - 5th September
TheNewZen at 11:41 PM JST - 5th September

Saitama is a major bed-town right now for many workers in tokyo. As with any bed-town you will find a fair share of nutters.

Just a fact.

Posted in Woman, 23, held for kicking 1-yr-old daughter to death in Saitama at 11:41 PM JST - 5th September
TheNewZen at 10:10 PM JST - 5th September

Forgot:

Example: We voted in heavy right-wing leader, 2yrs later we kicked him out as he did nothing good for us. His ideas sounded good we gave him a try/chance but didn't pan out so he was a goner.

That for me is true democracy, when the populace can evict…

Posted in Why is the U.S. presidential campaign generating so many vitriolic comments from both sides? at 10:10 PM JST - 5th September
TheNewZen at 10:01 PM JST - 5th September

As an european I find the whole he is half-black, half-white, half-hispanic, etc side-splitting.

If you classify him as anything other than an american you are showing racist tendencies and biases, IMO. Heck, in the US no immigrant can run for presidency, how will that work out when you got…

Posted in Why is the U.S. presidential campaign generating so many vitriolic comments from both sides? at 10:01 PM JST - 5th September
TheNewZen at 09:42 PM JST - 5th September

NetteMarie.

Myself not that familiar with "religious" Buddhism, but familiar with Zen-Buddhism. Might sound weird but true buddhism like confucism is a philosophy and not a religion. Yeah plenty of cults out there. And you can be a buddhist as well as christian/muslim/etc at the same time too. Most asian…

Posted in Temple burns down as monk attacked by hornets at 09:42 PM JST - 5th September