USAkuma said...

USAkuma at 12:25 AM JST - 13th March

the way this goes back and forth every year reminds me of all the conspiracy theories that get tossed around about places like "Area 51" in the States. the DPRK government is so shoddy and is on the verge of collapse at any given moment. Whether the japanese people are…

Posted in Do you believe some Japanese abductees are still alive in North Korea, and if you do, why do you think North Korea hasn't come clean on the issue? at 12:25 AM JST - 13th March
USAkuma at 12:36 AM JST - 11th March

'Rots O Ruck' with that... Its more empty rhetoric, just like the threat to prosecute every single person who isn't paying their NHK fees. In both cases, the government says something is illegal and threaten to throw the book at people who don't comply. but there is no possibility of…

Posted in New bill bans content downloads without author's permission at 12:36 AM JST - 11th March
USAkuma at 12:41 AM JST - 3rd March

Strangely enough, I am wondering why Debito hasn't joined this thread. He was the one who late last year posted on another J-News site his attempt to eradicate the word Gaijin from the Japanese language for much the same reason that people seem to have a problem with Haafu on…

Posted in Half and haafu at 12:41 AM JST - 3rd March
USAkuma at 04:31 PM JST - 2nd March

I have to side more with Tigertty rather than the J-Haters at this juncture. Japan like any country will always have some problems, but if you are going to put on persecution-colored glasses, you will see persecution and racism everywhere.

My daughter is 2 years old, and yes, my wife…

Posted in Half and haafu at 04:31 PM JST - 2nd March
USAkuma at 10:37 AM JST - 26th February

Every experience is different. Personally, I've been here in J-Land for 10 years and moved three times. I have NEVER been visited by a policeman with a green card or anything else. I've also never been harrassed by a police officer wanting to see my Gaijin card either... I even…

Posted in Gov't eyes enrolling foreign nationals in resident registry at 10:37 AM JST - 26th February
USAkuma at 09:08 AM JST - 25th February

So how long does this fad think it will last. The average is a year tops, I figure. Remember Gangoro style? Used to be everywhere, now only a few washouts still do it. Same with platform boots.

The revealing clothes can be nice, but its still winter around the Tokyo…

Posted in 'Agejo' girls just want to look cute -- and sexy at 09:08 AM JST - 25th February
USAkuma at 07:09 AM JST - 23rd February

Hmm. Now who would want to blow up NHK? The possibilities include...

Ex-employees angry for god-knows-what ...

NHK producers secretly making a TV drama or faux-documentary about terrorism...

Any person who was tired of paying NHK fees...

Of course, that could be all of Japan. Luckily, the J-Cops are on…

Posted in Police investigate explosion at NHK Fukuoka bureau at 07:09 AM JST - 23rd February
USAkuma at 08:46 AM JST - 16th February

Yeah Really! I have to agree that this sounds like the pot calling the kettle dirty. There have been a whole lot more accidents and disasters at Japanese Nuclear Power stations than on U.S. Navy vessels.

Does anyone remember the Niigata power plant fire after the earthquake? It wasn't until…

Posted in Nuclear warships in Japan touch a nerve at 08:46 AM JST - 16th February
USAkuma at 09:38 AM JST - 10th February

to Cleo-

Thank you for the information about the Japanese crewman. Maybe that ship's captain will have to undergo scrutiny about the man's death to see if it was preventable. Or hey, perhaps he felt depressed due to the circumstances. Only Davey Jones knows.

Posted in Conservationists suspend 'whale wars' with Japan until next year at 09:38 AM JST - 10th February
USAkuma at 01:21 AM JST - 10th February

smithinjapan- Did you read Tigris's 11:01 post? Watson freely calls himself a terrorist.

another point: The definition of Terrorist: Noun. Someone who uses violence or intimidation to obtain political demands. Frequently in order to coerce a more powerful opponent, such as a government or corporation.

Sounds like Watson to me.…

Posted in Conservationists suspend 'whale wars' with Japan until next year at 01:21 AM JST - 10th February