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
- Salary: ¥180,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month includes performance bonus
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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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Wolfpack
So in other words, the Iraq war was not another Vietnam as John Kerry and his ilk insisted it would be. Also, the war did not cause a huge amount of debt as Democrats insist it did; the $800 billion for a 10 year war is only half of the debt that President Obama has created in an average year of his presidency. Less than his failed 'stimulus' in 2009. In exchange, Iraq is a free country with the right to vote (if they can keep it). Neighboring counties seeing Iraqi's voting provided an example of a democracy in the region where it was previously thought impossible. It is no accident that after decades of brutal dictatorships, when Iraq became free the people in nearly all countries in the region what the same for themselves. The same effect was seen when Poland threw off communism in Eastern Europe.
Plenty of Democrats voted in favor of the war in Iraq and then later tried to withdraw support from the war once the military was fighting and dying based on their votes. Hillary Clinton stated on the Senate floor that she didn't take George Bush's word for it but instead went back to the experts from her husbands administration for advice. As a result, she voted for war. Bush and the military made mistakes but never gave up on the goal and handed the war over to his successor that was essentially won. All BO had to do is not blow it. Thankfully, he didn't just give and and go home on the day he took office. He continued what he called "a dumb war" and made it his own. I give BO credit for following through with the end of war policy that Bush and the Iraqi government agreed to before he took office. The only possible mistake he made is not to come up with a status of forces agreement that would have provided stability for the young government. It we are lucky, Iraq will be able to handle the security situation for themselves and this oversight will not come back to bite Obama.
Whether you agree with the wars in Afghasistan and Iraq, at least after 10 long years of struggle the people of the Middle East have a chance at a better future that did not exist before 2001. With Syria on the verge of seeing it's dictatorship fall, that leaves Iran more isolated than ever in the region.
Posted in: Last U.S. troops leave Iraq
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Wolfpack
I am sure that many people feel otherwise but I couldn't agree more. Not because it isn't a art form but because of the way it is used to demean and debase it's subjects. Whether it be slapping bitches and ho's or killing cop's, it doesn't have a very edifying origin or tradition. What is especially unfortunate is seeing artists from other countries mimic American rappers. Watching Japanese rappers "rap" is surreal and comical.
The US ambassador has no business supporting the viewpoint of America that guys like will.I.am represent. The guys drops the "N-word" left and right in his songs. We want to export that as representative of America?
Posted in: Young will.i.am
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Wolfpack
Very cool.
Posted in: Skeleton racer
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Wolfpack
It is true that those living in the Palestinian territories teach their children to hate Jews. They even have children's shows on television that teach kids that killing Jews is a good thing. It's sick. The Israeli's do not do the same sort of hate brainwashing of Palestinians or Arabs. There are also a large segment of those living in the Palestinian territories that would like to wipe Israel off the face of the map. I don't know if the concept of a Palestinian people is ancient or relatively new, but most of what Gingrich said is factual.
Posted in: Gingrich stands firm on blunt Palestinian stance
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Wolfpack
There are things about akb that are worth getting upset about - this poster is not one of them. It's not dirty, suggestive, or nasty in any way so I don't get the negative comments about it.
Posted in: Second AKB48 documentary to hit cinemas on Jan 27
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Wolfpack
How about the guy in Tunisia who set himself on fire in protest of repression by a brutal dictatorship? Compare that with predominately young white "students" hanging out in public parks with their $5,000 Macs and $400 smart phones protesting that the government should pay off the debt they incurred by going to an expensive private university instead of a cheaper public college. Including Occupy Wall Street with those protesting against dictatorships in the Middle East is a joke. TIME magazine has been clueless for decades now.
Posted in: 'The protester' named Time's person of year
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Wolfpack
I've got a perfect name for this behemoth - 'The Spruce Goose'.
Posted in: New giant plane to launch people, cargo into orbit
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Wolfpack
They must be working these girls around the clock. Or every second of their lives are video tapped and sold in some form or fashion.
Posted in: Second AKB48 documentary to hit cinemas on Jan 27
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Wolfpack
@Thetheintheway:
What is your point - that it is natural for middle aged guys to be attracted to 14~17 year old girls? So we are merely animals incapable of controlling our primal desire to mate with the youngest child bearing female? My biggest problem with what AKB48 does is that they mix minors with adult women and place them in sexualized situations (this New Year's card is harmless and is not in that sort of category). Maybe 100 years ago in an agrarian society it made sense - for reproductive purposes - for girls to be married off at 15 have babies but it doesn't anymore. Societies can evolve and I don't see that as a problem.
Posted in: AKB48 New Year greeting cards go on sale
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Wolfpack
@Alphape:
I wholeheartedly agree. The UN and China are a match made in heaven as exemplified by the IPCC and the man made global warming alarmists. They both do not want people to live free, they love to micromanage the lives of people, and are very intolerant of those that disagree with the party consensus.
Posted in: World's nations set course for 2015 global climate pact
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Wolfpack
I hate cigarettes myself, but using the government to stop people from smoking is wrong. People consume and do things all of the time that are bad for them and that they know are bad for them. Make it illegal like marijuana or keep your nose out of it. If other people want to smoke, that's cool with me. The problem is when it is in my face constantly. I can put up with a whiff of second hand smoke every now and then - it's no worse than exhaust fumes from a passing car. Businesses should be allowed to decide for themselves whether they want to allow smoking or not. Then the customers can decide where they want to go.
As long as the government stays out of it, if the Olympics want to exclude tobacco advertising from their venues then the host city will need to comply or just not be a host. It's as simple as that. I don't see why this would ultimately be a problem for Japan's chances of hosting.
Posted in: Is Japan's 2020 Olympic bid going up in smoke?
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Yeah - this whole nonsense has everything to do with money and nothing to do with science or reality. It's about the money that third world nations and the political Left are seeking to redistribute. Climate change isn't a threat, it's just nature. The human race will adapt to future climate change the same way that it has adapted to past changes in climate. This conference will fail just as all similar ones will in the future because it's a scam.
Posted in: World's nations set course for 2015 global climate pact
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Wolfpack
I can certainly understand how non-Americans can be perplexed by Americans who insist on the right to be able to have a weapon that they can protest themselves with. Actually, there are many American's that feel the same way. However, most (but not all of course) anti-gun American's are city dwellers and politically on the Left. They have adopted a more or less European mindset about politics and individual rights which they then apply to the idea of a persons right to self defense. However, a sizable number of Americans - if not the majority - still adhere to the traditional American idea that each individual has rights and that they should be allowed the opportunity to defend themselves.
It is generally accepted that on occasion there will be unstable people that will use a gun to harm innocent people. What has happened at Virginia Tech - twice now - is a case in point which is well noted. These things get a lot of publicity. What gets virtually no publicity is the person who uses their right to own a gun to defend themselves from crime or personal harm. Those of us that believe in individual freedom see the right to self defense as a necessary right and a responsibility for being free. We do not see ourselves as serfs who have traded our labor for the protection of the local daimyo.
I do acknowledge though that guns make it easier to kill. However, the absence of guns does not mean the absence of murder - it only means that the weak can never hope to prevail when threatened by someone stronger.
Posted in: Police identify Virginia Tech as part-time college student
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Wolfpack
@KobeGrandad Well, it sure would be a disappointment - if not creepy - if JapanGal was not actually a "gal". But hey, let's all just try got get along ehh!
I would expect that some posters here may actually be young people themselves so it doesn't bother me that some get excited about the group. I got real excited about some singers, bands, actresses, etc. back when I was a youngster that I would not want to admit to now. But back then at least, it was more age appropriate for me.
AKB48 are in fact a phenomenon in Japan now just as say Brittany Spears was several years ago in the US (unfortunately). From that standpoint, I find it interesting what they do and the reaction they get from posters here on JT. I think they are harmless for the most part but do agree that they push the envelope when it comes to the sexual/loli stuff. By all accounts, this seems well accepted in modern Japanese society; which is troubling to me and apparently you as well. Some of what their management (along with many other segments of the entertainment industry in Japan) seem to be doing is sexualizing underage girls in a way to actively seek out the oyagi consumer. In some cases, adult woman and under age girls are put together to confuse the issue and make it seem less objectionable. If you have ever seen their video 'Heavy Rotation' you will see exactly what I mean. I don't know how to get away with it - but they do.
Posted in: AKB48 New Year greeting cards go on sale
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Wolfpack
She has only a few songs worth listening to. Unfortunately, she seems to cultivate a trashy type of image. I do think she has some talent, she just doesn't seem to use it very well.
Posted in: Kumi Koda wears sexy oiran costume for new album
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Wolfpack
Fraud happens. It's just amazing that in politically correct Canada they are actually going to do something about it. If the US government were to actually do anything about immigration fraud there would be an outcry of racism of the likes the world had never seen (well not since the last NAACP march against a large and cash flush corporation).
Posted in: Canada moves to strip thousands of citizenship
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Wolfpack
A gun is just a tool, it does not equal intent. I don't think that if there were no guns in the US at the time of Lennon's death that he would have survived given his assailants intent to kill him. A knife, a blunt object, or whatever are still legal and are just as effective - although not as easy to use. Given Lennon's political activism in America - even though her was in a foreign country - he surely knew of the US constitutions right to gun ownership. Regardless, he decided to live in America anyway. It's a shame that he died in this way.
Posted in: Ringo Starr urges tougher gun laws on Lennon death anniversary
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@Elbuda Mexicano
Look on the bright side, any germs in your food would be killed by the radiation.
Posted in: TEPCO considers dumping more tainted water into sea
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@melonbarmonster @Cricky
Thanks for the history lessons... tottemo omoshiroi desu.
Posted in: KARA singer Nicole to star with Joe Odagiri in wartime drama
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@JapanGal
I assume you are a 'mature' woman (or at least not jail bait). If so, I would be happy to be on your New Year's card list. You too could one day have legions of fans...
Posted in: AKB48 New Year greeting cards go on sale