donkusai said...

donkusai at 07:06 PM JST - 21st November

I remember last world cup and the team and media were all talking about Japan vs. Brazil as the big deciding match of the group in the week leading up to the first game against Australia. A 3-1 loss to Australia in that first game and it was pretty much…

Posted in Okada confident Japan can reach World Cup semifinals at 07:06 PM JST - 21st November
donkusai at 12:13 AM JST - 21st November

From the article: “Religions as such do not have rights—it’s people who have rights.”

This is an interesting statement. In Western countries, companies have rights as if they were people. If we are consistent, either religious should be considered as having rights like companies do, or companies should have…

Posted in Muslim countries seek blasphemy ban at 12:13 AM JST - 21st November
donkusai at 12:03 AM JST - 21st November

Never seen whale meat in any supermarket I've been in in 4 years in Japan. Had a Japanese teacher once give a demonstration of a past tense sentence as "Japanese people used to eat whale". She was shocked when I pointed out the Japanese still hunt whales. But it doesn't…

Posted in Australia 'deeply disappointed' at start of Japanese whale hunt at 12:03 AM JST - 21st November
donkusai at 02:49 PM JST - 17th November

Showing respect is much better than showing arrogance. This is a storm in a tea cup. Are they so starved of real news in the U.S.?

Posted in Obama's bow to emperor causes outrage in Washington at 02:49 PM JST - 17th November
donkusai at 02:43 PM JST - 17th November

Well, this sounds like just cause for Japan to commence 'research' on bluefin tuna. They can 'research' just enough tuna to balance out the difference between a normal catch and the new reduced catch. Of course, all tuna that has been researched must go to restaurants and supermarkets so as…

Posted in Fisheries minister dispels public concerns over bluefin tuna cut at 02:43 PM JST - 17th November
donkusai at 07:34 PM JST - 16th November

what God do the people of Xian worship? The terracotta warriors?

Xian has a fair Muslim Quarter. Perhaps that is what is meant?

Posted in Christian group protests remarks by DPJ's Ozawa at 07:34 PM JST - 16th November
donkusai at 03:04 PM JST - 16th November

Three-quarters of all civilian deaths in Afghanistan are at the hands of the Taliban. I hope for the sake of the Afghan people that this road makes it easier to bring order to the countryside and allow the Afghans to enjoy some of the peace we sometimes take for granted.

Posted in French, Afghan troops push into hostile valley at 03:04 PM JST - 16th November
donkusai at 05:50 AM JST - 16th November

Ozawa's comments were exclusive and self-righteous. Any group insulted through plain ignorance like that has a right to protest. His comments were aimed more at North American and European society than anything else. As often happens, religion gets blamed for what is essentially cultural or nationalistic issues.

Posted in Christian group protests remarks by DPJ's Ozawa at 05:50 AM JST - 16th November
donkusai at 11:36 PM JST - 12th November

Very, very good breakthrough. Let's just hope that they don't have to sell the rights to some big U.S. company just to cover the costs and such. For a country so active in medical research, so much of the financial benefits go overseas rather than going back into even more…

Posted in New Australian technology could help cancer victims regrow breasts at 11:36 PM JST - 12th November
donkusai at 07:12 PM JST - 11th November

We can see by how un-exclusive and un-self-righteous Japan is to know that he obviously knows what he's talking about. Ah, Japan. The nation that welcomes with open arms all visitors and those from other countries that wish to call her 'home'...

Posted in DPJ's Ozawa calls Christianity 'self-righteous' at 07:12 PM JST - 11th November