Tuesday February 14, 2012

JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

WilliB's past comments

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WilliBJan. 20, 2012 - 06:16PM JST

miyazawa3:

" Harakiri..? "

That would have to be "Tamakiri" in this case.

Posted in: Police haven't ruled out suicide in severed penis case, media report
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WilliBJan. 20, 2012 - 05:23PM JST

" Police believe a Japanese man found dead on Monday with multiple stab wounds and his severed genitals under his bed may have committed suicide, "

OMG, just when you think the J-police can not embarrass themselves any more. Un-friggin-believable

Posted in: Police haven't ruled out suicide in severed penis case, media report
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WilliBJan. 20, 2012 - 12:56AM JST

LH10:

" oh man i wanna know what blood type i am!! i asked my doc and he said who cares. lol! wtf man! "

Change your doc. Everbody should know their blood type, it can can be a life or death issue if you need a transfusion quickly. I am B and completely agree with all the characteristics the Japanese assign to it.

Posted in: The importance of blood type in Japanese culture
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WilliBJan. 19, 2012 - 06:20PM JST

I can´t stand these Hollywood clowns who think real life is a movie set. In the event, did it even occur to this overpaid half-wit that prior to 9/11 everybody expected hijackers to, well hijack a plane and then bargain for demands? None of the drills in place before 9/11 imagined them to pilot the plane themselves and turn it into a missile. So no, Wahlberg, you bigmouth would not have done anything either.

Posted in: Wahlberg apologizes for 9/11 comments on how he would have overpowered hijackers
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WilliBJan. 19, 2012 - 06:16PM JST

" The officer confronted him with an expletive-laced order to get back on board, which has quickly entered the Italian lexicon. The four-word phrase has become a Twitter hashtag "

I suspected already that the conversation was jucier in Italian than in English translation.

Posted in: Italian cruise ship tally: 11 dead, 21 missing
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WilliBJan. 19, 2012 - 04:39PM JST

" He also claimed his maternal great-grandfather had been tortured to death by Japanese police "

And my great great great grandfather, a hugenot, was tortured to death by the French armee. Should I firebomb the French embassy?

Posted in: Police issue arrest warrant for Chinese man in Seoul over Yasukuni arson attack
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WilliBJan. 19, 2012 - 04:34PM JST

Don´t they see how pathetic is? What kind of world currency is that that needs support from the IMF?

Posted in: Japan ready to help IMF stabilize Europe
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WilliBJan. 19, 2012 - 04:33PM JST

Johannes Weber:

" Honestly, the overall cheapest energy source are currently wind, hydro and tidal. "

Are you joking, or do you have figures for that? Is there ANY place on earth where wind, hydro and tidal can compete in the market place without government subsidies?

Posted in: Japan to let some nuclear plants operate after 40-year limit
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WilliBJan. 19, 2012 - 04:31PM JST

zichi:

" And which of those dozens of countries have powerful earthquakes and tsunami's? "

Earthquakes? Many. Tsunamis are rare, but can of course theoretically occur anywhere where there is an ocean. And you can be sure that Japanese engineering will now take that in account.

Posted in: Japan to let some nuclear plants operate after 40-year limit
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WilliBJan. 19, 2012 - 01:04PM JST

As far as crazy theories go, the "blood type" one is actually pretty rational.

Posted in: The importance of blood type in Japanese culture
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WilliBJan. 19, 2012 - 12:03PM JST

Those who want all nuclear plants shut down now, should be prepared to live in the dark and cold. I would suggest a two-tier electricity system: a separate non-nuclear grid for those who are prepared to put their livelyhood where their big mouth is.

Posted in: Japan to let some nuclear plants operate after 40-year limit
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WilliBJan. 19, 2012 - 10:43AM JST

Mental problem, obviously. She should not be walking among the general population. Closed institution.

Posted in: Woman arrested for stabbing 11-year-old boy in Osaka
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WilliBJan. 18, 2012 - 11:29PM JST

I can not judge about the details of what went wrong with the navigation. But the conversation with the coast guard speaks for itself. Coward!

Posted in: Italy cruise wreck rescue halted; captain under house arrest
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WilliBJan. 18, 2012 - 06:30PM JST

genji:

" Except that the Japanese are in international waters "

That is an interesting question. Does "international waters" mean "everybody can exploit the ressources without limits", or "the ressources belong the everybody and have to be protected".

Unless that question is address, there will be disagreement on this. But just saying, hey, plundering whales is OK because it is in intl. waters does not hold water, so to speak.

Posted in: 3 anti-whalers injured after Japanese crew throw hooks, bamboo poles at them
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WilliBJan. 18, 2012 - 06:11PM JST

Japanese marine biologists at work, letting nobody interfere with their research, Now, that is scientific determination!

Posted in: 3 anti-whalers injured after Japanese crew throw hooks, bamboo poles at them
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WilliBJan. 17, 2012 - 09:42PM JST

As celebrity divorces go, this one seems rather decent.

Posted in: Ayumi Hamasaki to divorce husband of 1 year
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WilliBJan. 17, 2012 - 06:00PM JST

Like father, like son? What a sick family.

Posted in: Father of boy accused of attacking two girls in Saitama, Chiba faces charges
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WilliBJan. 17, 2012 - 05:58PM JST

Japangal:

" There seems to be no system that works. Capitalism, Socialism, Communism "

Capitalism would work if they let it. The problem lies within all these idiotic megalomanic political schemes like the Euro.

Madverts:

" The problems will effect everyone if the euro goes tits up. "

If the Euro goes tits up, then at least the cause of the disease is removed. Before a cancer patient can get better, you have to remove the tumor. And yes, it hurts. But ever bigger bailouts just to ease the pain only make it worse.

Posted in: France urges Europe to battle 'unprecedented' crisis
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WilliBJan. 17, 2012 - 11:03AM JST

No what he means is that Angela Merkel has to pay.

And probably she will once again bend over and do so.

Posted in: France urges Europe to battle 'unprecedented' crisis
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WilliBJan. 16, 2012 - 11:38PM JST

tmarie:

" If you want to play stats, men are more likely to be murders "

You are repeating yourself. Again: For "murder"... yes. For cutting off the parts in question, emphatically NO.

Men are statistically more violent. We know that. That is testosterone. But even the most violent man would, generally, not touch another guys parts in question with a ten foot pole, not even to dream of grabbing them in order to gut.

Posted in: Body of naked man with genitals sliced off found in apartment