JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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Confrontation
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U.S. Navy investigating how parts fell off aircraft near Atsugi
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California court to decide if SeaWorld whales are illegal 'slaves'
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Kuroki reported pregnant 2 weeks after denying relationship with Akanishi
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- Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in Kanto region
- RCS (RCSコーポレーション), Kanto
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- Assistant Language Teacher - TOKYO - late-March start
- Interac, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
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- Assistant Language Teacher - Kanagawa Prefecture - late-March start
- Interac, Kanagawa
- Salary: ¥230,000 ~ ¥255,000 / Month
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WilliB
ambrosia:
According to the article, the "cyber patrol" found posts on a deai website. That gives a pretty clear idea of the situation. Your wild speculation about phantastic conspiracies including organized crime are just that.
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WilliB
bajhista65
No, it is your imagination. Yes, the Yakuza run all sorts of shady businesses. But there is nothing in this article to suggest that any particular business or yakuza is involved here. They found each other on a deai website. That is all there is to it... one who posts a message, another one who responds to the message.
No middlemen are needed for that, and it is pretty pointless to should "yakuza" everytime there is a crime somewhere.
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WilliB
tmarie:
You can be sure she not do that. All deai sites are very clear on the rules for that.
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WilliB
Of course the waste should be stored near the point origin, preferrably in the 5 km exclusion zone. That is just common sense.
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WilliB
tmarie:
Yes. As a even a casual glance throught Japanese deai sites will show you. Generally, the girls mention that as a condition.
Why are so many people letting their imagination run wild?
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WilliB
Other countries, other hazards...
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WilliB
bajhista65
Some of you people really have a lurid imagination. There is nothing in the article that indicates anything that devious. Most likely, she simply put an ad on one the many deai sites and he responded. There are hundreds of these (just google for "papa wanted" in Japanese, and you´ll see plenty. Simply a way Japanese young women to make an extra buck for that desired gucchi bag. Yes, there are professionals too advertising on these sites, but you can spot those very quickly. There really nothing more to that. Face it, Japan is not a moralistic society --- love it or leave it, and stop complaining.
That 15-year olds should not be access such sites is a given, no need to harp on that.
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WilliB
Donkusai:
The Northern States have already introduced Shariah, so the life of the non-muslims there is a precarious second-class existance at best. Boko Haram simply accelerates the process of religious cleansing.
About splitting Nigera, of course that should have happened long ago. But central governments never agree with that. Remember, the southern Christian state of Biafra tried to split from Nigeria before, and the result was near genocide.
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WilliB
Talk about an awkward moment for Ahmedinejad!
Having the thank the satanic crusaders after demanding for months that they they leave the Persian golf immediately...
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WilliB
ojiiu812badboy
If this contact was made on a deai website as the article says, there is no "John". This is purely person-to-person.
Some of the commentators here seem to live in some kind of US TV drama world. Reality is different.
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WilliB
Munya Times:
He can ask in a strait manner for his 30 000 yen, " are you clean, no STD, how old are you babe, show me your ID. No, ID? bye babe" isn't it simple? "
In your American TV drama, yes. But the Japanese Enjo Kosai scene is not like that. You are not dealing with hardcore American street prostitutes. Your advice is firmly based on your cultural stereotypes, but has nothing to do with Japan.
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WilliB
Itsme:
We do not need to assign anything. Iran´s islamic revolution and the holy war against the "Great Satan" USA is all about islam, in particular Ahmedinejads 12er Shiite branch. Read what he says, read what his ayatollhas say. It is not something we make up, it is reality.
Which is why it is so ironic that the Great Satan has now rescued Iranian sailors from mohammedan pirates. Well they get a thank you note?
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WilliB
nandakamanda:
Of course they are not Shiites, The pirates are Sunnis.
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WilliB
Oh boy, isn´t that ironic. The Big Satan USA rescuing an Iranian crew from the captivity of mohammetan pirates. Wonder what Ahmedinejad makes of that.
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WilliB
Paulinusa:
It is not so simple. If they have families in NK, then defection for them means concentration camp for their children. That is a big decision to make.
So don´t read too much into their wish to go back to NK. Not everybody is ready to sacrifice their families.
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WilliB
Hoserfella:
It is a safe bet that the girl did not advertise on the deai website as 15. And 15-year olds can look pretty adult. It a long way from there to pedophilia. Words have meanings, don´t use them carelessly.
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WilliB
TimMadDog:
Well, yes, but you agree that age is an issue if she had been, say 5 years instead of 15? So, the law has to set a deadlne somewhere. For better or worse, it is 18. It could be 17, that would not change much, but you can not expect the law to require a psychological evaluation of adulthood in every case. So, 18 it is.
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WilliB
Strange headline. Would it have been OK if he had not paid her?
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WilliB
zichi:
No. That is a simplistic extrapolation from current society. Societies are more adaptable than that. There is no reason Japan´s society can not deal with a different demographic tree. A higher retirement age combined with a more age-friendly infrastructure should go a long way.
Repeating the disastrous European experiment with mass immigration from the 3rd world is not a solution, and a robot society is science fiction.
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WilliB
It sounds weird. Why do they want robots to produce food that we can´t eat anyway?
The logical thing to me would be leave the area alone for along time, until chemical pollution and radioactivity has subsided naturally. In the meantime, it would be great nature habitat.
I just don´t see the point of producing tainted food, with robots or without.
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