Zenpun said...

Zenpun at 08:32 PM JST - 20th November

Whale meat is the tastiest among all the meats. If Aussie has ever tried the Medium cooked Whale steak with Australian wine, they will think they are in the heaven. Not on the earth! Let' do a whaling together in Atlantic or South Pacific.

Posted in Australia 'deeply disappointed' at start of Japanese whale hunt at 08:32 PM JST - 20th November
Zenpun at 07:04 PM JST - 18th November

Of course, when US sneezes, China gets the flu because their economies are intertwined like Bonsai plants. US got the swine flu and China flu was normal one. Before US was the largest consumer and China was the supplier and financier.

Now US wanted China needs to open the market…

Posted in Obama's China trip shows power shifting at 07:04 PM JST - 18th November
Zenpun at 02:17 PM JST - 18th November

Actually, financially the situation is the same. US government's measurement of inflation is fundemenatally understated and has been so for 30 odd years?

Because of the Reganomic economic theory during last 30 yrs, their financial situation is different now. US stock markets were driven by humors and speculation. According the…

Posted in Obama's China trip shows power shifting at 02:17 PM JST - 18th November
Zenpun at 04:30 PM JST - 16th November

There will be arguments about which nations belong to the East Asian community. He has a dream about forming the regional group like European union. However there will be many generations to unite the East Asian nations to form the large group like that. Geographically, India is located in South…

Posted in What do you think about Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's proposal to create an East Asian community, to promote what he calls fraternity in the region? at 04:30 PM JST - 16th November
Zenpun at 10:51 AM JST - 14th September

tkoind2

Japan is no longer afford to accomodating the old fashioned conventional arm forces in Okinawa. It is draining the social and economic resources. US conventional warfare has made very limited progress in both Irag and Afghanistan. In term of spending huge amount of budget and time frame, the progress…

Posted in Japan concerned at weakening of U.S. nuclear umbrella at 10:51 AM JST - 14th September
Zenpun at 08:45 PM JST - 27th August

Dolphin girl

You mentioned if women were treated equally in japanese society, earning enough money would not be a problem I did not see any discrimination about being a woman getting the jobs in Nihon. Actually male unemployment rate is higher than women. Many males are homeless. I have not…

Posted in Aso advises poor young people not to marry at 08:45 PM JST - 27th August
Zenpun at 03:25 PM JST - 28th July

It is true that China has huge problem with inequality & corruption. So do us. At least they treat their ethnic minorities for favourable treatments with concession for university entrance, more babies production and Public sector employments.

How many people from Okinawa and Hokkaido got university degrees? How many homeless…

Posted in Income gaps, corruption fuel China riots at 03:25 PM JST - 28th July
Zenpun at 05:56 PM JST - 26th May

Japan is limited in natural resources and land space. It is fair to say that Japan can not accept the high level of immigrants like US, Canada, Australia etc. According the history, Japan closed the door for outside world for almost two hundred years. The downside was Japan was backward…

Posted in Foreign residents rally against bills to revise immigration law at 05:56 PM JST - 26th May
Zenpun at 07:48 PM JST - 16th April

Yelnats

I do not mind about cleaning the garbage near my shop. Most of them are customers of my small noddle shop. We need to be friendly to our new customers. If there is no tourist, life will be very touch.

Posted in Japan is No. 1 destination for Chinese tourists from Shanghai at 07:48 PM JST - 16th April
Zenpun at 08:45 AM JST - 7th March

Most human ashes can be tranformed into Plants. If the body is underground that can be transformed to micro organism and soil. Plant has a life although not like living creatures. Life after death means different form of life. Not as a human.

Posted in Do you believe in life after death? at 08:45 AM JST - 7th March