YuriOtani said...

YuriOtani at 02:41 PM JST - 29th September

The morale point really does not apply. Two wrongs do not make a right and if Americans want to take the "high road" they need to aspire to a higher calling not a lower one. Japan has made mistakes in the past but so have the Americans.
Our Defense Minister…

Posted in Defense chief to probe how Futenma accord was reached at 02:41 PM JST - 29th September
YuriOtani at 12:25 PM JST - 28th September

It is our country! The Americans do not have the right to bases here against the will of the people and its sovereign government. I look forward to Japan taking over running Pearl Harbor after the bankrupt government is forced to sell the rights for money. Our government has changed…

Posted in Defense chief to probe how Futenma accord was reached at 12:25 PM JST - 28th September
YuriOtani at 04:03 PM JST - 27th September

zhazam05, it is not about income much of it going to mainland firms. A lot of the rentals are owned by them as well. The people of Okinawa want to live in their home unmolested by foreign troops. Yes the bases put forward a lot of pressure for the Okinawa…

Posted in Defense chief to probe how Futenma accord was reached at 04:03 PM JST - 27th September
YuriOtani at 01:24 PM JST - 27th September

mindovermatter, the Okinawa people did not start the war. Why do they have to bear the burden of American Troops? Have rapes done to them, have violent crimes committed and home invasions. To think of it in a correct fashion think of Japanese bases on Hawaii taking up a large…

Posted in Defense chief to probe how Futenma accord was reached at 01:24 PM JST - 27th September
YuriOtani at 02:08 PM JST - 26th September

Wonder how many partly completed projects will be left throughout Japan. I can see a number of such in Okinawa like the bypass of Kin which was stopped 10 years ago leaving a perfectly completed bridge complete with signs in the middle of no where.

Posted in Construction freeze on Yamba dam marks end of era at 02:08 PM JST - 26th September
YuriOtani at 02:01 PM JST - 26th September

Time to pay hard ball! The PM needs to set a date for the closure of the American base MCAS Futenma and that is it. The sovereign government of Japan has the right to change agreements made by an old government. The Americans will have to leave or it will…

Posted in Futenma relocation outside of Okinawa 'not easy': governor at 02:01 PM JST - 26th September
YuriOtani at 04:38 PM JST - 23rd September

stupid, just stupid to put short range goals over the long term. The EU is really just a sick joke in the end.

Posted in EU nations fail to agree on bluefin tuna ban at 04:38 PM JST - 23rd September
YuriOtani at 04:35 PM JST - 23rd September

Australia should not help Japan slaughter whales. In the old days they were needed for food and fuel but times have changed. Japan should respect the territory of another nation if it wants the same in return. Oh would Japan stop trade over this? What a STUPID way to get…

Posted in Okada asks Australia to help stop attacks by anti-whalers at 04:35 PM JST - 23rd September
YuriOtani at 04:53 PM JST - 15th September

Me too the Americans do a pretty good job with land stewardship. The water next to their land is cleaner and has a larger population of marine life. The Okinawa government has a lot of talk but is hot air. Thinking about all of that ocean landfills. I wonder if…

Posted in DPJ wants U.S. forces to clean up pollution at 04:53 PM JST - 15th September
YuriOtani at 12:09 PM JST - 11th September

pathat, the Japanese refueling mission is enabling and gives the Japanese seal of approval to America's wars. The DPJ needs to show what they promised during the election is true and not gomi talk. They need to keep their promises or it means more of the same. Japan needs to…

Posted in Hatoyama sees no change in policy to pull out of Indian Ocean at 12:09 PM JST - 11th September