JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- English Instructor (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe)
- Berlitz Japan, Inc. (ベルリッツ・ジャパン株式会社), Kansai
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- Translator
- ZAIHON, Inc. (日本財務翻訳株式会社), Tokyo
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WhiteHawk
But Chicago is safe, according to your Wiki stats, right? ;)
Posted in: Brazil promises safe Olympics after 14 killed in Rio shootouts
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WhiteHawk
cooperstown:
What do you mean "we"? I voted for the true moderate, not the far-Left Hugo-Chavez-wannabe who only pretended to be a moderate.
Of course the White House is rejecting Cheney's charges. What did anyone expect from the Obama administration? "Oops, you caught us"? Geez, they don't even do that when they're caught on video with their own words.
From the article:
If only Obama were actually trying to fix anything... unless you consider industries not being owned/controlled by the Obama administration as something "broken".
Posted in: White House rejects Cheney's charges on Afghanistan
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WhiteHawk
Really? The ones I see on the news end with the, ah, suspect crashing, running from the car, getting caught and beaten up by a group of adrenaline-juiced cops. All from the view of a news helicopter.
Okay, I'm just kidding. I really don't pay attention to such things.
Posted in: Armed man leads police on 10-km chase in Okayama
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WhiteHawk
Don't bother bringing a menu, garcon, I'll have the buffet.
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WhiteHawk
And just think, they Olympic committee passed over one of America's consistent top-3 cities for homicides (and yes, guns are banned in Chicago) for Rio. Way to go! Next thing you know, the Nobel Peace Prize will go to a newly elected president who hasn't done anything...
Posted in: Rio drug gangs shoot down police chopper
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WhiteHawk
Oh yeah, that always works. ;)
Posted in: Rio drug gangs shoot down police chopper
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WhiteHawk
Same here. Although when I saw the headline, I thought it meant "bicyclist". I guess the word "motorcyclist" is too long for a headline, hence the slang "biker".
Posted in: Dancer, biker, newscaster— Meet NHK World’s Yuko Fukushima
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WhiteHawk
It's a tragic story, and a reminder that there were more people victimized by the crime than most of us originally considered. If you have kids, don't be afraid to look into what they're doing. Get outside help if you feel like you're in over your head. Your kid(s) might throw a fit about it now, but they'll likely thank you for caring when they've matured.
Having used a gun in self-defense, I respectfully disagree. They're just tools. It's the person using the tool that you have to pay attention to. Just consider all the violent crimes involving knives in Japan the UK. Also, remember that the two perpetrators of the massacre obtained their guns in spite of laws designed to prevent such purchases. It's not the lack of laws, it's the lack of enforcement.
Posted in: Columbine killer's mom speaks out after 10 years
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WhiteHawk
adaydream:
Ahem. From the article:
Now why would he say that? Because of those who oppose same-sex marriage, it's blacks who, by percentage, are the strongest opponents. Just attend a Sunday service in any black church that Jeremiah Wright isn't preaching in to find out why.
Also from the article:
Okay, I live in the South, and I've never seen homosexuals beng told to sit in the back of the bus, or being told they won't be served at the local diner. Only very few states in the entire U.S. permit same-sex marriage, so why mention the South?
Also, it's interesting that there are states that allow civil unions which provide the same legal rights as marriage, and that's still not enough for the activists. I have a theory as to why, and I've run it past a few friends of mine who are homosexual, and they agreed. Even I was surprised by that. Maybe I'm not such a right-wing extremist after all. Or perhaps the same-sex marriage activists don't have quite the support they think they do.
seijichuudo9sha:
Yes, why save lives, stop terrorism and promote equality in Afghanistan? Let them eat wedding cake!
I did have a bit of a chuckle when I read the article, because people were actually surprised that Obama hadn't fulfilled a campaign promise. Where have they been all this time?
Posted in: Gay rights advocates march on DC, divided on Obama
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WhiteHawk
USAFdude:
The majority? Only if 100% of Americans voted, which they didn't. Between those that voted for another candidate and those who didn't vote at all, only some of the American voters were left over. So it was the majority of those who voted, not the majority of all Americans. I knew you would fall into that, and it was all too easy to set you up for it, so consider it a sucker-punch if it makes you feel better. All the same, back to the mat you go.
Can't say I'm surprised.
Taka313:
Not only would the GOP support health care reform, Republicans in congress have proposed their own legislation, as I mentioned in my first post. It just involves tort reform, which the Democrats are highly allergic to, and doesn't support socialized healthcare, which most Americans are allergic to.
It's not that the GOP will never support health care reform, it's that the GOP will never support the federal government's takeover of the healthcare system. It's like saying the GOP would never support world peace because they want to stop Islamic terrorists. The Left redefines words like "reform" and "peace" to suit their agenda, and then make any claim against Republicans they want.
Posted in: Obama calls for bipartisan work on health care
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WhiteHawk
USAFdude:
techall:
...and USAFdude is knocked facedown on the mat in Round 1. That's what you get for confusing President Barack Hussein Obama with King Hussein of Jordan, USAFdude. Besides, THE main reason some Americans voted Obama into office is that he wasn't George W. Bush. The other reason some Americans voted for him was purely racist.
Posted in: Obama calls for bipartisan work on health care
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WhiteHawk
seijichuudo9sha:
You were born when?
zurcronium:
Oh yeah, Republicans never opposed far-Left Marixists who were white. Hahahaha! What a joke of an argument you brought to the table. Can't you do better?
Here's the list of people the Nobel Committee passed over so they could give the award to Obama:
http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2009/10/meetthepeoplewhowerepasse1.asp
After reading that article, Obama's dog-washers, do you still want to defend the stupidity of awarding Obama the NPP? Or should we change the name to NBP?
Posted in: U.S. President Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize
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WhiteHawk
List of people the Nobel committee passed over to give the NPP to Obama:
http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2009/10/meetthepeoplewhowerepasse1.asp
Posted in: Obama says he'll accept Nobel Peace Prize as 'call to action'
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WhiteHawk
Obama is talking about reducing nuclear weapons. George W Bush went after terrorists. Which "weapon" is actually being used, nuclear bombs or terrorists?
Obama isn't a worker.
There, fixed it for you.
Posted in: Obama says he'll accept Nobel Peace Prize as 'call to action'
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WhiteHawk
Translation: Republicans and not-so-Leftist Democrats, stop voicing your legitimate criticism and reasonable doubts, and do as The One says already.
...except amongst the American public.
Obama has already had several chances for true bipartisan work, but everything the republicans have submitted has been ignored outright. I guess this is what he meant by "postpartisan".
Posted in: Obama calls for bipartisan work on health care
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WhiteHawk
Since you got the prize before you had actually done anything...
Posted in: Obama says he'll accept Nobel Peace Prize as 'call to action'
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WhiteHawk
RomeoRamenII:
...and his efforts to rid the world of Islamic terrorists, which, unlike nuclear weapons, are actually being used...
Icewind007:
Whaddya mean now?!? It was useless when they gave it to Arafat. It was useless when they gave to Al Gore for an inaccurate movie, instead of giving it to a woman who smuggled Jewish babies and children to safety during the Holocaust. It was useless when they gave it to Jimmy Carter for providing the meeting room for Begin and Sadat (and it only cost Sadat his life), and overseeing the corrupted "election" of Chavez (among others). It was useless when they gave it to Kofi Annan, period. It was useless when it they gave it to Gorbachev for waking up one day to find his empire had dissolved, especially when it was not given to Reagan for forcing the Soviet empire into dissolution.
I would like to see the collection of useless Leftist idiots that decides who gets the NBP.
The irony now is that this award shines the spotlight on Obama's promises, his accomplishments, and the huge gap between them.
Posted in: U.S. President Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize
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WhiteHawk
Did you even bother to read those posts? How about re-reading my 3 Oct, 2:36am post? Pay special attention to the first paragraph, regarding police training, and the last paragraph, describing my personal experiences with sudden acceleration.
Are the investigators disrespecting the driver and his family? Because they use 20-20 hindsight in their investigation. They can't figure out why the driver didn't just put the transmission into neutral either.
The car managed to reach 120mph (193kph) before it crashed. And this was an ES350 carrying four people, not a Bugatti Veyron. There was time to put the car into neutral. So why didn't he? Do you have an answer, or are you just going to tell us to stop questioning?
I think you've confused callousness with curiosity. It's sad that a family died, but there is nothing I can do to bring them back. However, there are things we can learn to prevent another such accident from happening, but only if questions are asked. Simply grieving won't accomplish that.
Posted in: Toyota president expresses regret over fatal crash in U.S. due to floor mat
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WhiteHawk
sfjp330:
I didn't say that more training would prevent all traffic deaths. But it would certainly decrease the rate. That's just common sense.
Here in Tennessee, the first offense brings an automatic 6-month suspension of the license and 48 hours in jail. That's probably pretty common in the U.S. At first, this didn't keep the drunks from driving, because they still ahd their cars. So now the cars are impounded too. The DUI rates were falling each year, until we had an influx of illegal aliens from south of the border. They brought their culture of driving drunk with them, and the rate of arrests DUI-related accidents and fatalities followed. Again, not bashing, just statistical facts.
Posted in: Toyota president expresses regret over fatal crash in U.S. due to floor mat
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WhiteHawk
isthistheend
I'm neither laughing about this accident nor bashing American police.
Their driver training is rare, and typically limited to pursuit (intimidation tactics, not car control) and spinning the other car. Likewise, they might get to the firing range once or twice a year, while citizen gun owners and criminals typically practice once or twice a month. In a recent investigation, the hit ratio (number of shots that hit the intended target vs total number of shots fired) of police involved in shootouts with criminals was very low, and the criminals actually had much higher hit ratios than the police in the same shootouts. I'll see if I can find the report again for you.
The above paragraph (and my preceeding post) is a collection of facts, not bashing. If I had called the CHiP officer an "idiot", that would have been bashing. Just because someone has the authority to write traffic tickets, that does not make them a more capable driver, it just means they know the rules. Just as a referee knows the rules, but not does put on the pads and sign up with a major league team. If you want a driving expert, go to a race track. If you want someone arrested, call the police.
Five people died, and that's very sad. It was also very avoidable. there might be a manufacturing design problem with Toyota products, but if Americans in general were required to have more training before they could use a car, many, MANY deaths could be avoided every day. We're losing our resourcefulness (it seems perhaps the Japanese are too) and becoming too dependent on this service and that to make it through our daily lives.
I had to go through a special motorcycle school to get my endorsement on my driver's license. I had to go through years of training to get my pilot's license. A truck driver has to go through a month of training to get his Class-A rating and drive a semi/lorry. But anybody in the U.S. can get a general license to drive any vehicle up to 26,000 lbs (a large SUV is about 5,000 lbs) by taking a multiple-choice quiz and drive around a block. And then they don't get reviewed for the rest of their life. Even if they get a DUI (or several) or get in a fatal accident, it's just a matter of money and attorneys to get their license back, not any skills testing.
On the other hand, car manufacturers have to design cars that any idiot can operate, and survive if they can't operate it proficiently. The federal government of the United States of America says so. The burden is placed on the manufacturer, not the end user.
Don't you see something wrong with that picture? The accident in this article may just be an example of what's wrong.
To address any "easy-for-you-to-say" thoughts, my father once had a 1980 Datsun/Nissan pickup that I occasionally drove to school. The throttle would routinely get stuck wide open, even though I didn't puch the pedal that far (Honest Dad, I swear!). It happened almost every morning, and my dad didn't want to spend the $180 for the ignition part to fix it. And every time it happened, I pushed in the clutch, turned off the ignition and re-started the truck, all while rolling down a steep hill. I was not a police officer, a racing driver or truck driver, I was just another 17-year-old on his way to school.
Posted in: Toyota president expresses regret over fatal crash in U.S. due to floor mat