fishy said...

fishy at 03:48 PM JST - 20th January

peeping tom - i'll drink to that!!

Posted in Saitama governor opposes giving local suffrage to foreigners at 03:48 PM JST - 20th January
fishy at 03:43 PM JST - 20th January

gogogo -- it is not difficult for those korean special permanent residents to be naturalized as a japanese national. as a matter of fact, 99% of special permanent residents who apply are granted with j-citizenship.

Posted in Saitama governor opposes giving local suffrage to foreigners at 03:43 PM JST - 20th January
fishy at 03:10 PM JST - 20th January

dolphingirl -- they don't want to be japanese.. they want the same rights as japanese but want to remain non-japanese.. you see where the confusion comes from????

Posted in Saitama governor opposes giving local suffrage to foreigners at 03:10 PM JST - 20th January
fishy at 02:58 PM JST - 20th January

> the "special privileges" which zainichi koreans get is in comparison to other foreign residents, not to Japanese nationals

@ dreandrifter - You are right, however, zainichi koreans have trying to regain their Japanese citizenship rights WITHOUT HAVING TO ADOPT JAPANESE NATIONALITY --- this is what I'm confused about, and…

Posted in Saitama governor opposes giving local suffrage to foreigners at 02:58 PM JST - 20th January
fishy at 02:16 PM JST - 20th January

also, this is a fact -- if you are a zainichi korean with a japanese spouse, the procedure to apply for a citizenship is super simple and it just takes 1 day for the whole process.

this is also a fact that the zainichi koreans are often granted special privileges…

Posted in Saitama governor opposes giving local suffrage to foreigners at 02:16 PM JST - 20th January
fishy at 02:09 PM JST - 20th January

Many Korean residents living in Japan actually use Japanese names even though they choose to remain Korean. They want the right to vote without becoming a citizen of Japan yet use Japanese names.. I'm confused..

Posted in Saitama governor opposes giving local suffrage to foreigners at 02:09 PM JST - 20th January
fishy at 12:38 PM JST - 6th January

what a waste of tax money for those to travel to okinawa.. i bet they will come back to tokyo and say "ummm,,, this is a tough issue, takes more time to make the best decision", that's it.

Posted in Top gov't spokesman to visit U.S. bases in Okinawa at 12:38 PM JST - 6th January
fishy at 04:07 PM JST - 4th January

Sasuke!!!!

Posted in What do you think of the quality of Japanese TV programs this time of year? Seen anything you like? at 04:07 PM JST - 4th January
fishy at 03:48 PM JST - 4th January

i have seen a family of 4 in a restaurant recently where the girl wasn't sitting upright and the mother pulled the girl's hair real hard that the girl almost fell off the chair.. then smacked her in the head real hard. the father was right there but didn't say…

Posted in Chiba man arrested for kicking 2-year-old son in head at 03:48 PM JST - 4th January
fishy at 11:47 AM JST - 4th January

the problem isn't the number of people, it's the balance of old people and young people..

Posted in Japan's population declines further in 2009 at 11:47 AM JST - 4th January