frank07's past comments

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  frank07May. 08, 2013 - 05:29PM JST

  “I think this is psychological warfare,” he said, adding: “The major point is to put pressure on Japan so that the Japanese administration will be forced to make concessions over the Senkaku islands.”

  or it could backfire on china by forcing Japan not to concede an inch of territory lest they risk losing more

  Posted in: China should reconsider who owns Okinawa: People's Daily

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  frank07May. 07, 2013 - 05:32PM JST

  Saitama again? What goes on there? This guy sounds mentally ill though.

  Good question. What makes Saitama the hotbed of Japanese crime?

  Posted in: Police ignore complaint from man who stabs neighbor

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  frank07Mar. 25, 2013 - 11:07AM JST

  reminds me of Dr Seuss' "star- bellied Sneetches" story

  Posted in: To dye or not to dye?

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  frank07Mar. 02, 2013 - 05:56AM JST

  what threat? the government could just do what it always does by printing more money. Same with so called 'threats' like the fiscal cliff and raising the debt limit.

  Posted in: Sequestration threat underlines why foreign policy is key to Obama’s second term success

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  frank07Feb. 17, 2013 - 12:11AM JST

  financial independence? I thought there's an international market unless we are still in the edo era

  Posted in: Abe's adviser defends monetary independence

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  frank07Feb. 03, 2013 - 07:22PM JST

  I think stable relations are best, but unfortunately China's obstinance forces Japan to respond likewise.

  Posted in: Coast guard arrests Chinese fishing boat captain

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  frank07Jan. 23, 2013 - 12:17AM JST

  a lot of the teachers work on saturdays anyway, so no big change there

  Posted in: Japan considers 6-day school week; teachers not enthusiastic

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  frank07Jan. 20, 2013 - 06:34PM JST

  I believe that guns should be owned for self defense.

  Posted in: Thousands rally against stricter gun control in U.S.

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  frank07Jan. 02, 2013 - 10:20AM JST

  Some japanese people I have talked to said it was because of the high cost of living in japan and the comparatively low salaries

  Posted in: Japan's population logs record drop in 2012

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  frank07Dec. 27, 2012 - 11:24AM JST

  if china claims that it is china's 'inherent territory', there is no meeting halfway, it either belongs to them or it doesn't

  Posted in: China calls on Japan to meet halfway to improve relations

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  frank07Dec. 24, 2012 - 03:46PM JST

  oh it's an advert for malaysia

  Posted in: Asia's long-stay schemes lure foreigners

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  frank07Dec. 23, 2012 - 09:13AM JST

  it's another boom-bust cycle for China, just like it was for Japan twenty years ago, unfortunately. About half of Chinese GDP is from investments, and a big chunk of that is in fixed-assets like real estate and construction, therefore raw materials like iron was needed from Australia. But with China's growth cycle ending, it will soon fall to the wayside.

  Posted in: Twenty years ago when there was greater economic focus on the relationship between Australia and Japan, people seemed to understand that Japanese was worth studying. I think that profile's been lost.

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  frank07Dec. 19, 2012 - 05:13PM JST

  it is a hardline, but necessary stance. china has disputes with many of its neighbors and china plays hardball with them. abe is simply versed in reapolitiks

  Posted in: China commentary questions Abe's sincerity

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  frank07Nov. 19, 2012 - 11:18PM JST

  * "That said, we sent one of our own dried-up correspondents, Daiichiro Tashiro, on a three hour Moe Date to find out if the service could reignite the flame of passion that once burned in his heart."*

  that made me laugh out loud. I like this writer.

  Posted in: 'Rent-a-Girlfriend' service offers simulated romance

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  frank07Oct. 25, 2012 - 06:00PM JST

  money for sex = prostitute

  Posted in: Brazilian student auctions virginity online to Japanese man for $780,000

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  frank07Oct. 21, 2012 - 08:25PM JST

  i thought killers like to stab people, not slash them, unless it was at unprotected areas like the neck

  Posted in: Knife-resistant shirt presented at anti-terrorist convention

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  frank07Sep. 26, 2012 - 07:40AM JST

  is there a problem with bilateral actions? bilateral means both parties doesn't it?

  Posted in: China's aircraft carrier a show of force as Japan tension festers

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  frank07Sep. 21, 2012 - 05:09PM JST

  asians have different ear wax than white people. asian wax is dry and it crumbles so maybe that is why asians need to pick it out.

  Posted in: Ear pick for children’s ears

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  frank07Sep. 11, 2012 - 05:18PM JST

  'family mart', which I have affectionately nicknamed 'fam-bam'

  Posted in: Which convenience store brand in Japan do you think is the best and why?

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  frank07Aug. 17, 2012 - 04:11PM JST

  it should be solved peacefully according to international law

  Posted in: What do you think Japan should do to defuse tensions with South Korea and China, and for their part, what should South Korea and China do?