Wednesday February 15, 2012

JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

WilliB's past comments

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WilliBJan. 06, 2012 - 11:14PM JST

smithjapan:

" Thanks for putting this in there. It sure doesn't sound like Heda's description of her pointing the gun at the man who kept coming, then only using the gun as a last resort. She was WAITING for him to enter with the intention of shooting him. No warning. "

Good grief, you make it sound almost criminal to be in her own house. She was in her house, alone, and the 2 unwanted "visitors" decided to forcibly enter her house.

I wonder if you could be so smug about the situation if two armed thugs forced their way into your home.

Posted in: Oklahoma woman asks 911 operator for permission to shoot intruder
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WilliBJan. 06, 2012 - 10:09PM JST

Photoman333:

" Well if it's true, it's still not as reprehensible as Chaney and Rove outing Valerie Plame. "

The opposite is the case. This would be WAY more reprehensible as Chaney and Rove outing Valerie Plame (if you even call that "outing".)

In this case, it compromises national security and risks people`s lifes. Nothing like that was the case for Plame who only was a domestic pencil pusher.

Posted in: U.S. probes claims filmmaker given classified bin Laden mission info
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WilliBJan. 06, 2012 - 04:54PM JST

Predictable situation. The old boy network still still holds power in Japan. He learned the same lesson as Horiemon.

Posted in: Woodford to sue Olympus, citing lack of investor support to get his job back
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WilliBJan. 06, 2012 - 04:14PM JST

" A foreign national with a valid passport and a residence card will be basically exempt from applying for a re-entry permit in cases where he/she re-enters Japan within one year "

Well, finally!! No more of these idiotic "re-entry permits", which have always been nothing but a ripoff. To ask for some kind of permission for an absence of more than 1 year is reasonable, and hardly a concern for most people.

I didn´t think I would see the day.

Posted in: Changes coming to foreign registration, visa system
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WilliBJan. 06, 2012 - 02:18PM JST

Amazing control to both hold a gun and call the police while alone and under attack... I´d like to meet that woman.

Posted in: Oklahoma woman asks 911 operator for permission to shoot intruder
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WilliBJan. 06, 2012 - 01:42PM JST

It had to Malmö. Malmö is Swedens most islamic town, with parts of the city having been practically "no go" areas for normal Swedes (including the police) for a long time. Criminal gangs rule, and native Swedes, as well as Jews, have been leaving the city for years. Gangland killings are no surprise in Malmö.

Posted in: Wave of shootings baffle Swedish police
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WilliBJan. 05, 2012 - 10:22PM JST

Elbudo Mexicano:

" I wonder what kind of positive spin the NRA crowd will try to put on this?? "

I don´t think this has anything to do with the NRA. Maybe there are countries where it is relatively safe to point a gun a police. Maybe Japan is one of them. Maybe Mexico is. You can tell us that. That the US Is not one of them is something that most everybody in the world knows, and certainly the people who live there.

Posted in: Texas police kill 8th-grader carrying pellet gun
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WilliBJan. 05, 2012 - 06:48PM JST

Sounds like suicide by cop to me. With all the stories about school shootings that people all around the world read, how would this guy assume that the cops would think what he points at them is a pellet gun?

In Japan, that thinking could probably be excused, but in the US?

Posted in: Texas police kill 8th-grader carrying pellet gun
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WilliBJan. 05, 2012 - 06:43PM JST

globalwatcher:

" According to the report by (CBS) , a 80% of world Bluefin Tuna go to Japan, not to China.. "

That is simply because Japan is still so much richer. As China grows, the balance will rapidly shift towards China. And with 1.5 billion Chinese consumers eventually at Japanese income levels, you have seen nothing yet.

If there are enough ressources in the world to feed that appetite at all is something we will find out.

Posted in: Record Y56.49 mil paid for single tuna fish at Tokyo auction
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WilliBJan. 05, 2012 - 02:46PM JST

Well, next year will be even more expensive. As the ressources dwindle, the prices goes up. Time to find the next species to eradicate.

Posted in: Record Y56.49 mil paid for single tuna fish at Tokyo auction
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WilliBJan. 04, 2012 - 01:14PM JST

No Tokyo constabulary story surprises me any more.

Posted in: Police at first turned away surrendering Aum fugitive
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WilliBJan. 03, 2012 - 11:27PM JST

Mabudofuspicy:

" I had the same thing happen to me but with a different car. I ponder as to why my comment was removed but this one above was not. Curious. "

Clearly, he was talking about about BMW bike here. A "topcase", in case you did not know is that box for luggage you attach behind the rear seat.

Posted in: Motorcyclist faces manslaughter charge for fatal accident involving his briefcase
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WilliBJan. 03, 2012 - 10:05PM JST

Sheriff Yemaz:

" As near as 5 years ago, Bako Haram had been a peaceful civil movement -- until their leader, M. Youssef was tortured and killed at a police station.

Not true. You can read up on Nigerian history and see that muslim violence in the North goes way back, although "Boko Haram" is a new player. But that is a case of labelling.

" No one brought to justice for this and no explanation was given. In the past two years, the clashes between Muslims and Christians claimed over 1000 lives from both sides. So, it is not only Muslims killing Christians or vice versa. "

Also not true. If you read on on the violence in Nigeria, it is always muslim attacking non-muslims. Christians going out and attacking non-Christians is practically unheard of. Not surprising, either, because the whole concepts of violent jihad and shadism (going to paradise for killing unbelievers) is not part of christian teaching.

Posted in: Boko Haram threatens Nigerian Christians and troops
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WilliBJan. 03, 2012 - 06:33PM JST

Wendys and Mos head to head! A race, yeah!

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WilliBJan. 03, 2012 - 01:52PM JST

It is a local tradition. Every year we get the mochi deaths. I stay away from the stuff, so this is one thing I don´t need to worry about. To those who eat it: Keep a vacuum cleaner handy.

Posted in: 13 elderly people taken to hospital after choking on 'mochi;' 2 die
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WilliBJan. 03, 2012 - 01:50PM JST

" They are now huddling in gymnasiums, elementary school classrooms, "

When was this article written? In other news we read now that the last refugees have been settled in permanet or temporary housing.

So either the writer is making up things out of thin air, or the article is dated.

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WilliBJan. 03, 2012 - 02:25AM JST

When oh when will the Euro politicians stop this absurd theater and go back to national currencies.

Posted in: European markets brace for more eurozone turmoil
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WilliBJan. 03, 2012 - 02:20AM JST

" The Highway Patrol says it typically doesn’t press charges for accidents resulting from items thrown from a vehicle, but made an exception because of the fatal nature of the accident. "

That is a weird statement. Shouldn´t they precisely press charges for accidents resulting from items THROWN from a vehicle? However, in this case nothing was "thrown". It really sounds like a freak accident.

Posted in: Motorcyclist faces manslaughter charge for fatal accident involving his briefcase
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WilliBJan. 01, 2012 - 07:02PM JST

I was at home when it hit. It was really long and quite noticeable, but no way it was a seven. Here in central Tokyo the strength felt more like a 3 or 4.

Posted in: M7.0 quake rocks Tokyo, eastern Japan; no danger of tsunami
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WilliBJan. 01, 2012 - 05:32PM JST

Aum teachings are discredited the high-level Aum clerics are in prison. That is the way to deal with a virulent, murderous religion with political ambitions.

Posted in: Aum fugitive turns himself in after 17 years on the run