Tuesday February 14, 2012

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    I was there today. Some of these comments are ignorant/offensive. The place is called "peace park", and the names of Okinawan, Japanese and Americans are all written there. It's not about any type of nationalism/patriotism.

    Japan doesn't talk about the suicide, because it has been working hard to write it out of history, and not as "More propaganda against the US". Japan fought tooth and nail as their enemy entered their homeland. That is nothing most Americans wouldn't promise to do, no? Regardless of who struck first, that was the patriotic action of the time.

    And karate started long before Japan was involved with Ryukyu... The Ryukyu nobility outlawed weapons in the 13-1400s. Nothing to do with Japan.

    I really liked the peace park, and appreciated its purpose. Okinawans know what it's like to suffer at the hands of two world powers, who couldn't care less about the casualties, and built the park in hopes that it never happens again. This photo has nothing to do with American or Japanese nationalism. Just the opposite it seems.

    Posted in: Okinawa

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    Jake Lloyd? It would be terrifying to see him 10 years later.

    Posted in: 3-day 'Star Wars' celebration event planned for July 19-21

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    Thanks Rainrain for your comedy.

    Yeah, Japan shouldn't have occupied China. In the same way, China shouldn't have occupied Tibet. Why does China act like an abused child, doing what was done to it? Nationalism is a plague on civilizaton. Grow up.

    Posted in: China urges 'calm' as anti-Western protests continue

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    scoday "Actually to that end, most of the tourism books here say ALWAYS CARRY YOUR PASSPORT because the JP officials can ask for it at any time."

    from your rights in Japan http://www.debito.org/instantcheckpointsbrief.html (bookmark it)

    "IF THE POLICE ASK FOR YOUR I.D.:

    ask why. Because, under Police Execution of Duties Law (Keisatsukan Shokumu Shikkou Hou), Section 2:

    ==================================== "A police officer is able to ask for a person's ID, but only if based on a reasonable judgment of a situation where the policeman sees some strange conduct and some crime is being committed, or else he has enough reason to suspect (utagau ni tariru soutou na riyuu) that a person will commit or has committed a crime, or else it has been acknowledged that a particular person knows a crime will be committed. In these cases a police officer may stop a person for

    questioning."

    警察官職務執行法　第二条　警察官は、異常な挙動その他周囲の事情から合理 的に判 断して何らかの犯罪を犯し、若しくは犯そうとしていると疑うに足り る相当な理由の ある者又は既に行われた犯罪について、若しくは犯罪が行わ れようとしていることについて知っていると認められる者を停止させて質問

    することができる。

    Meaning that there must be a specific crime or suspicion of a crime before questioning can occur. Just being a foreigner is insufficient probable cause, and without a good reason a policeman's arbitrary questions to a stranger are against the law."

    I think people should co-operate with the police, but giving up your freedoms just makes you a sucker and invites further abuse.

    Posted in: Roughed up by the cops in Shinjuku

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