cooeecobber said...

cooeecobber at 08:44 AM JST - 9th July

I support the ban on climbing Uluru, just as I would support a ban on climbing other places of spiritual significance: churches, mosques, synagogues, etc. It's called respect.

Posted in Australia looks to ban climbing on Ayers Rock at 08:44 AM JST - 9th July
cooeecobber at 08:36 AM JST - 9th July

Let's hope we get some moral outrage here, about the objectification of a woman's body, etc, that we did yesterday with the 13 year old girl's pictures.

Nah, didn't think so. This site is far too blokey for that.

Posted in Yuka gets her gear off for magazine for first time in nearly 10 years at 08:36 AM JST - 9th July
cooeecobber at 05:29 PM JST - 8th July

societymike

No, sorry, I don't know it. Just as you don't know it. And no one is going to test the thesis in a clear non-political way, so I guess it's moot.

But I take your point about the politics in Okinawa. But politics, meaning democracy, in this country is…

Posted in Okinawa seeks reduction in noise from U.S. military planes at 05:29 PM JST - 8th July
cooeecobber at 04:27 PM JST - 8th July

sk4ek

But isn't that just the point? So little information has been released, particularly to non-Japanese, and in languages other than Japanese, that's it's not surprising that there are many questions.

We can compare to how folk back home are treated, and by all accounts, it's a very shoddy, dodgy…

Posted in Diet revises immigration laws amid protests from foreign residents at 04:27 PM JST - 8th July
cooeecobber at 03:59 PM JST - 8th July

USNinJapan2

What a laughable response! I'm married into a Japanese family, and they, their friends, my students, and my Okinawan friends, universally regard the presence on Japanese soil of the US military, to be both unwelcome, and, yes, an occupation. I do too.

Maybe you need to get off base…

Posted in Okinawa seeks reduction in noise from U.S. military planes at 03:59 PM JST - 8th July
cooeecobber at 02:47 PM JST - 8th July

This is just the preview, folks. Remember Hu's role in Tianenmen Square?

He's coming back, and he's real angry!

Posted in Mobs clash with police as ethnic violence spreads in China at 02:47 PM JST - 8th July
cooeecobber at 02:43 PM JST - 8th July

Sarge

As the sun sets on the US empire, and as Asian countries find their own feet, and their own voice, I wonder if your eloquent sentiments will be so strident in the years to come.

Seems to me that you haven't always got your way, in this part of…

Posted in Okinawa seeks reduction in noise from U.S. military planes at 02:43 PM JST - 8th July
cooeecobber at 02:35 PM JST - 8th July

I cycle because I live in a coastal city, with next to no public transport. It's actually a lot safer than back home, where I also cycled; because so many more drivers here also have cycling experience, and therefore tend to leave a bit of space for me, and because…

Posted in Tokyo residents pedaling to work in increasing numbers at 02:35 PM JST - 8th July
cooeecobber at 02:25 PM JST - 8th July

jackfish

Actually, until very recently, Australia also required tourists from China to be part of an organised travel group with guide.

It's because the Aust. Immigration Dept regard Chinese as high risk of overstaying their visas, based on experience with other Chinese visitors; for example, students.

Posted in Chinese tourists allowed to travel to Japan without tour guides at 02:25 PM JST - 8th July
cooeecobber at 02:21 PM JST - 8th July

OneForAll

I agree wholeheartedly! I am similarly blessed.

Posted in Lux at 02:21 PM JST - 8th July