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UnagiDon
Fadamor - you think that's a Vader cosplayer and not the real deal?
I find your lack of faith disturbing.
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UnagiDon
Best Hooterist? It's inevitable, really.
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UnagiDon
manfromamerica;
Well said sir! +1 internet to you.
Posted in: One man’s culinary paradise is another’s cultural wasteland
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UnagiDon
*Once again Japan inciting disturbances and protests in China *
So the protests in China and damage done were Japan's fault? JT logic at its finest.
Posted in: Thousands in Japan, China rally over island claims
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UnagiDon
I was excited about this until learning that these flights arrive at Haneda at 11pm. I guess I'll continue to use the AC flights to Narita arriving in late afternoon. I can handle the longer trip into Tokyo from Narita if it gets me to my hotel at 7pm instead of 1am from Haneda.
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UnagiDon
limboinjapan;
The Bombing of Chongqing I know, I still don't know of any direct link between that bomb and the ones used on Tokyo, other than the one you are trying to make.
Posted in: Do you think that ceremonies for victims of the A-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki should include references to the victims of Japan's acts of aggression before and during World War II?
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UnagiDon
limboinjapan;
Ive seen you post this claim before but had never heard of it before and it sounded interesting so have tried to look it up. Have found no evidence anywhere that the US developed its fire bombs based on Japanese designs used in China, so could you kindly point out where this comes from? I find it pretty hard to believe, especially since US firebombs used napalm which wasn't even invented until 1942, in the US.
Posted in: Do you think that ceremonies for victims of the A-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki should include references to the victims of Japan's acts of aggression before and during World War II?
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UnagiDon
Ah, the good old chestnut of Pearl Harbor, never fails to get trotted out as some justification for the atomic bombings as if there was some kind of inevitability linking the two events. Simplistic thinking at its finest. I think a lot of Americans are more miffed about the fact that they got their butts kicked militarily in a big way by a foe who wasn't eve white.
But hey, if we're going to ask Japan to do this, why not ask the US to include references to why the US even had a naval base at Pearl Harbor? At the next Pearl Harbor memorial service, let's talk about the coup the US instigated to grab Hawaii, or to broader US imperialism in the Pacific such as the annexation of Guam after the Spanish-American War or up to one million dead Filipinos when the Philippines decided that they didn't want to be annexed by the US. Fair is fair, and we don't want the Japanese to be the only ones who are victims of ignorance of their own historical bad deeds.
Posted in: Do you think that ceremonies for victims of the A-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki should include references to the victims of Japan's acts of aggression before and during World War II?
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UnagiDon
Disappointing - I thought it was Cthulhu in a jar.
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UnagiDon
I met an awesome girl at a fireworks festival recently. It all started when I bumped into her and got her yukata dirty! Things have been going well and I'm really looking forward to the motorcycle trip we have planned for next month.
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UnagiDon
sf2k - nice one!
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UnagiDon
kurumazaka;
Bang on and one of the few comments here with any validity to it.
Posted in: Chinese navy chopper approaches Japanese destroyer near Okinawa
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UnagiDon
Of all the foolishness expressed on this topic so far, and there has been a lot of it, the winner has got to be the following variations on a theme;
smithinjapan - "If Japan is so utterly upset and afraid by this then why all the talk about getting rid of their only real defenses?"
I'd be asking the same question, if in fact there was "all the talk about getting rid of their only real defenses", except that there is no such talk. If you have been hearing such talk, I'd love to know from whom, other than drinking buddies or students.
ElJeffe - "If the USA were to withdraw all bases from Japan"
Big if, and one that nobody is talking about, or at least nobody who counts.
avenger - "As soon as Japan kicks out the US forces in Japan, China will come marching in."
"As soon as"? That's even better than Smith's. Again, where did this idea that Japan will kick out all US forces come from?
As for the "China will march in" line - it's nonsense. First off, this idea comes from the false premise that Japan is incapable of defending itself without the US, which is just that, false. Japan's military is capable of defending Japan, that's what it's for, and it is very well-equipped to do that. Look at geography, look at supply lines, use common sense - for China to attack and occupy and Japanese islands would be a huge undertaking for very little gain, and would probably fail. Secondly, China has many neighboring countries with far smaller and weaker militaries than Japan's, including some it has had shooting wars with (e.g. Vietnam), and I don't see them under threat of an imminent Chinese invasion without the safety of good ol' Uncle Sam.
the_sicilian - *"If you think China will sit by if the US left, well, you will learn Cantonese, very quickly."*
See my comments to avenger, but you get first prize with that one.
Get it? The discussion is about relocation of one base in Okinawa, NOT about all US forces leaving or being "kicked out". And if that were to happen, the idea that Japan would suddenly be at the mercy of China is laughable and condescending nonsense.
Posted in: Chinese navy chopper approaches Japanese destroyer near Okinawa
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UnagiDon
Seriously! I remember seeing her when she fist debuted and thinking what a hottie, until told she was only 17 at the time. Bad Unagi.
Posted in: Namie Amuro takes home Best Video of the Year award
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UnagiDon
hokkaidoguy;
You mean they're not heading to Canada this year to help save all those poor seal pups from us barbaric Canadians?
I guess since Canada seized their ship last time SS tried that and has put it up for auction, they've learned to keep away. Imagine the uproar if Japan did something like that?
Posted in: Antiwhaling activist Pete Bethune is facing 5 criminal charges in connection with his intrusion onto a Japanese whaling vessel. What do you think about it?
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UnagiDon
timorborder;
Usually you post good stuff on anything military and defence-related but this one just wrong on so many levels.
First off, Japan develops, produces, and buys a lot of its kit domestically, especially the GSDF - tanks, APCs, assault rifles, ammunition. It doesn't buy these from the US.
Second, aircraft and naval vessels are a mix of domestic designs and stuff licensed from the US, not quite "bought" from the US. Japan has the capability and capacity to design and build its own.
Third, there's a logical flaw in your point. Even if the US totally withdrew all forces from Japan (unlikely), why would that mean that Japan would have no ability to purchase technology or kit from the US? Is hosting US forces a prerequisite for military sales? Does Australia host forces to allow then to buy Super Hornets, Blackhawks, Apaches? If anything, if the US pulled out it would sell MORE to Japan.
Anyway, I think people are giving far too much credence to an article full of anonymous statements by SDF personnel which is a translation of something that appeared in "Shukan Shinsho".
Posted in: Ragtag military left to defend Japan on shoestring budget
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UnagiDon
smith;
What nonsense - no-one does that kind of research just to be seen as the first. However if it's "a fact" as you claim you should be able to point to evidence of this fact, as opposed to your own ill-informed opinion?
Posted in: Beat Takeshi snaps at DPJ lawmaker over space budget cuts
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UnagiDon
Sharyn;
This movie has been screened multiple times across Japan and there are more screenings planned. Which part of "shown for the first time outside of Japan" didn't you understand?
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/s84/
As for The Cove, it's has limited screenings already and will get wider distribution across Japan this month.
Both films are important for Japanese to see, because the truth is important. But if you're so concerned about the truth, make sure you yourself have all the facts before you being propagandizing nonsense that "Japan" bans films within its own borders.
Posted in: New film has Japan vets confessing to Nanjing rape, massacre
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UnagiDon
“A country that doesn’t spend money on research is in serious trouble!”
Definitely a smarter comment than anything I've heard from the DPJ lately.
Posted in: Beat Takeshi snaps at DPJ lawmaker over space budget cuts
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UnagiDon
3D - a whole new dimension in crap!
Posted in: Godzilla to get Hollywood makeover in possible 3-D version