dreamdrifter said...

dreamdrifter at 08:22 PM JST - 12th February

Betting:

Have to love how the Japanese constantly brag about the safety of their food, but things like this incident constantly pop up.

Still, a 2008 Canadian study of 17 industrialized nations put Japan in 2nd place for food safety. (UK was 1st).

Search for "Food Safety Performance World Ranking…

Posted in 23 suffer food poisoning at hotel in Kagawa at 08:22 PM JST - 12th February
dreamdrifter at 07:40 PM JST - 12th February

tmarie, I think those two are clearly totally seperate issues. Linking them would be absurd.

Posted in Japanese, S Korean abductees said to have married in N Korea at 07:40 PM JST - 12th February
dreamdrifter at 09:25 PM JST - 11th February

Absolutely unbelievable.

Could it be a ploy to make sure that a DPJ government has an excuse NOT to get involved in Afghanistan (by knowingly proposing the impossible), without having to go back on their mantra of a more proactive role for the SDF?

In the process of trying to…

Posted in DPJ will broker Afghanistan ceasefire if it wins power at 09:25 PM JST - 11th February
dreamdrifter at 12:48 AM JST - 11th February

Alfgarnet:

Britain has admitted its own past atrocities. It has paid Billions of Pounds to its former colonies

Correct me if I am wrong, but as far as I am aware, Britain has never officially apologised for imperialism, nor has it paid a single penny as reparation for colonialism.…

Posted in POW sketches and stories brought to Japanese readers at 12:48 AM JST - 11th February
dreamdrifter at 09:34 PM JST - 27th January

Darwinism in practice. WHY WOULD YOU EAT A POISON FISH? They always answer "the chef has to have a special license." My answer is that YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S ON THAT DUDE'S MIND. What if that chef is having money trouble.

Oh my go what if he is "STRESSED OUT…

Posted in 3 in serious condition, 4 others ill after eating globefish at 09:34 PM JST - 27th January
dreamdrifter at 11:17 PM JST - 24th December

davidattokyo - I can't see how Japan not taking whales from an anti-whaling nation's EEZ could possibly be described as a "compromise". Correct me if I am wrong but Japan is already taking whales from waters which are considered international waters by most countries on Earth?

Posted in Sea Shepherd intercepts Japanese whalers in Antarctic waters at 11:17 PM JST - 24th December
dreamdrifter at 11:10 PM JST - 24th December

imacat - the rhetorical tone of your question suggests that you too know full well that he wouldn't agree with such nonsense. In other words, you are already aware that reasonings given by one pro-whaler will differ from reasonings given by another pro-whaler. There's plenty of uninformed, racist nonsense being…

Posted in Sea Shepherd intercepts Japanese whalers in Antarctic waters at 11:10 PM JST - 24th December
dreamdrifter at 01:06 AM JST - 24th December

Harsh words there imacat - maybe davidattokyo is just pointing out why Japan is justified in Antarctic whaling even though he thinks it isn't the best option for Japan - I do not see a contradiction here.

I'm against this bureaucracy-driven waste of tax money but it's also pretty clear…

Posted in Sea Shepherd intercepts Japanese whalers in Antarctic waters at 01:06 AM JST - 24th December
dreamdrifter at 10:15 PM JST - 22nd December

In my opinion, regular Japanese koban cops have even less of a case to carry firearms than British police. Have specialist armed units which get called out when incidents happen - makes sense to me. However disarming of regular police in Japan will never happen because it goes against people's…

Posted in 2 teens arrested for assaulting policeman, stealing gun, handcuffs at 10:15 PM JST - 22nd December
dreamdrifter at 09:08 PM JST - 22nd December

Mindovermatter - I agree that Japanese cops don't need guns. When do they ever use them? Why not follow the British example?

Posted in 2 teens arrested for assaulting policeman, stealing gun, handcuffs at 09:08 PM JST - 22nd December