amerijap said...

amerijap at 09:20 AM JST - 7th July

There's no doubt that his work has made a significant scholastic contributions in both Japan and the Western world.

Posted in Takeo Doi, scholar on Japanese psyche, dies at 09:20 AM JST - 7th July
amerijap at 09:12 AM JST - 7th July

YuriOtani: I understand your frustration on some of the western perspectives that will attempt to downplay the brutality of the Allied Powers' conducts upon Japan during WWII. But, your statement "the western worlds basic lack of humanity" begs the question. Any regime that reigns the nation with a military or…

Posted in Britain drew up plans for chemical attack on Tokyo during WWII: files at 09:12 AM JST - 7th July
amerijap at 07:59 AM JST - 7th July

Nah, I've never been to the swamps in the southeast Louisiana or the everglades in the south Florida. But, I saw grotesque reptiles at the Denver Zoo six weeks ago. Yep, they are really creepy.

Posted in Giant salamander found walking along road in Kyoto at 07:59 AM JST - 7th July
amerijap at 07:42 AM JST - 7th July

Probably, he is one of the key figures in the US national and foreign policies in the Cold War and Vietnam. I bet TIME and Newsweek will put his name in the top 100 American historical figures(or any similar title) at the end of year.

Posted in Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara dies at 93 at 07:42 AM JST - 7th July
amerijap at 02:16 AM JST - 7th July

This is gonna be an acid test for Obama to prove how he can push hard on the former Communist regime on one side and how he can maintain a congenial relationship on the other. Russia has two main channels: Dmitry Medvedey (the President) and Vladimir Putin (former President and…

Posted in Obama seeks new start in sagging U.S.-Russia relationship at 02:16 AM JST - 7th July
amerijap at 02:05 AM JST - 7th July

jackfish: I agree with you. Immigration law is very complicated due to its technicality of language. Even most Americans have a hard time understanding the laws of Immigration and Naturalization stipulated by the US department of Justice. I have sympathy with non-Japanese residents whose first language is neither Japanese nor…

Posted in Alarm caused by imminent passage of immigration law reform bills at 02:05 AM JST - 7th July
amerijap at 07:28 AM JST - 6th July

Here's the English translation of lyrics.

May the reign of the Emperor continue for a thousand, nay, eight thousand generations and for the eternity that it takes for small pebbles to grow into a great rock and become covered with moss

Courtesy of about.com Japanese…

Posted in Teachers should quit if they don't like anthem: Saitama governor at 07:28 AM JST - 6th July
amerijap at 07:01 AM JST - 6th July

If Japan can avoid that kind of scenario, more power to them.

Japan has quite a different situation from the US who has over 12 million undocumented immigrants in its mainland. Typically, most foreigners fly to Japan and get into the immigration and customs at the airport security, rather…

Posted in Alarm caused by imminent passage of immigration law reform bills at 07:01 AM JST - 6th July
amerijap at 05:58 AM JST - 5th July

he was just expressing his opinion.

No. He does more than that. His dislike of defense councils' arguments got the better of his rationality that prodded him into promoting his radical ideas to stamp on the legal professionals through the media.

Posted in High court slashes damages owed by Osaka governor over 2007 remarks at 05:58 AM JST - 5th July
amerijap at 05:48 AM JST - 5th July

I like how all the hakujin on here whine. They're basically saying, "I'm American/European and deserve special rights."

You're completely FISH OUT OF WATER in this discussion. Go someplace like "stuff white people like," if you want to spit out your cynicism that only makes you a sore loser.

Posted in Alarm caused by imminent passage of immigration law reform bills at 05:48 AM JST - 5th July