amerijap said...

amerijap at 09:36 AM JST - 4th August

hakujinsensei: >>as many people died in the firebombings of tokyo yet who calls that a crime against humanity? war is hell. the japanese started it. the americans finished it. all is fair...

It is fair on the condition that 1)they were in wartime; and 2)they belonged to winners of war.…

Posted in Do you consider the A-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to be war crimes? at 09:36 AM JST - 4th August
amerijap at 08:33 AM JST - 4th August

The DOJ(the Department of Justice), DOH(Department of Homeland Security), and the US Military, are NOT gonna give all 229 detainees a trial, although they are likely to keep most of them detained in some possible state-prisons for a particular period.

To me, throwing another millions of dollars in upgrading the…

Posted in U.S. locations considered for Guantanamo trials at 08:33 AM JST - 4th August
amerijap at 08:05 AM JST - 4th August

I'm not gonna vote yes or now for the question above, mainly because the crime against humanity was exercised solely based on the moral/political standards set by the western allied powers who won WWII in the end. Instead, I would suggest that reflections on the Hiroshima/Nagasaki is a war memory…

Posted in Do you consider the A-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to be war crimes? at 08:05 AM JST - 4th August
amerijap at 06:14 AM JST - 31st July

It's getting so disturbing to hear/see the news about failing young adults who can't take responsibilities for raising kids due to their bad choices in (pre-)marital relationship.

Posted in Newborn boy dies after being found in Tokyo Internet cafe toilet at 06:14 AM JST - 31st July
amerijap at 12:31 AM JST - 30th July

This teacher's behavior is no less problematic than student's challenge to authority. The teacher made the wrong choice for his action on this student. Physical discipline is unnecessary, period.

Posted in Teacher gets pay cut for putting chalk in yawning student’s mouth at 12:31 AM JST - 30th July
amerijap at 06:35 AM JST - 29th July

In January last year, the Supreme Court ordered opponents, who have campaigned against the airport for 40 years, to abandon land they owned, clearing the way for the airport operator to purchase the land.

Wow, it's been that long since the local residents and the furious left-wing extremists have…

Posted in Narita airport to alter taxiway to relieve flight congestion at 06:35 AM JST - 29th July
amerijap at 06:21 AM JST - 29th July

"citing her inability to speak Japanese"

Did the school principal meet the student and her parents before? And how can the teachers pass the judgment on her language proficiency in the first place??

Posted in Foreign schoolgirl's admittance delayed due to teachers' opposition at 06:21 AM JST - 29th July
amerijap at 06:10 AM JST - 29th July

Walking the kid on a leash??? Never seen that before. . .

Posted in Tight leash at 06:10 AM JST - 29th July
amerijap at 05:26 AM JST - 29th July

Regarding that the DPJ consists of ex-LDP politicians, there's very little hope for change in Japanese dysfunctional politics.

Posted in Aso calls DPJ inconsistent, irresponsible over pledges at 05:26 AM JST - 29th July
amerijap at 08:18 AM JST - 28th July

‘‘It no longer violates the Constitution?’’

Just like your verbal gaffe you made the other day.

‘‘Pork-barrel policies that merely sound good could be dangerous.’’

You are also the one who is sucking up on the suger-pills, sir.

Posted in Aso calls DPJ inconsistent, irresponsible over pledges at 08:18 AM JST - 28th July