JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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frontandcentre
I haven't seen the film, but I know the way the story goes and it sounds like Will Smith has made one of the most sanctimonious and self-righteous movies in history. I won't be bothering with this.
Posted in: 7 Pounds
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frontandcentre
How did he manage to keep all the other otaku-photogs out of the picture?
Posted in: Kristin Kreuk
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frontandcentre
I'm all for online communities supporting each other, etc., but how screwed up is this? Promoting the idea of being a friendless, loveless, meaningless drop-out with no self esteem is hardly a good idea
If they were losers before, they are even more so now...
Posted in: Japan’s unpopular men and women boycott love
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Japanese "politeness" in the general sense is a total myth.
More normal than the situation in the poster is for people to feign sleep in courtesy seats. I have woken a few up when necessary...
Personally, I regard ANY seat to be a courtesy seat, but I guess a lot of Japanese people don't because "it doesn't say so"
Posted in: Tokyo Metro
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If you have a warped sense of ethics like Hamas, it WAS a victory. They now have even stronger support from the Palestinians to carry on attacking Israel. Israel's actions will have been completely futile and counterproductive, as the rest of the World has been telling Israel and ex-Prez Bush ever since this latest murder spree started.
Only by marginalising the terrorists can you turn the civilian population against them. Israel's done precisely the reverse
Posted in: Hamas declares victory in rallies across Gaza
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Talk about buying publicity...
Of course, it's only the "best job in the world" if you are an anti-social layabout who has no career
Posted in: Australia offers 'best job in the world'
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liquidator
Posted in: Which professions do you think are recession-proof?
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What a daft question! Of course you can put on weight if you eat enough of anything...
Posted in: Can you still put on weight if you drink diet soda or eat foods that claim to be low in calories?
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VOR - how nice to know that the Israelis are there defending us Europeans against the Arab hordes....
...doesn't really look like it from what I see on the news, though
Posted in: Israel says incursion will continue until Hamas rocket fire ceases
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VOR: "Israel is ready for peace"
That'd be funny if we weren't talking about a large-scale humanitarian catastrophe of Israel's deliberate making - one that will do nothing more than further enrage the Palestinians to oppose Israel even more strongly, causing exactly the opposite of what they say they are trying to achieve.
If Israel rebuilt Palestine, allowed economic development, gave people their freedom and statehood and treated them with respect, the terrorists would be marginalised and over time their support would fade away. Europe has realised this, and I predict that the USA will do the same once Obama is finally sworn in
Posted in: Israel says incursion will continue until Hamas rocket fire ceases
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Sarge, the fact that in your world there are no "innocent civilians" suggests to me that you think those who died on 9/11 were legitimate targets as well.
Why do you think these civilians support Hamas, which is the only resistance to the Israeli occupation which blockades their land, steals their property and prevents even medicines and food getting in to help the people? You'd support Hamas with your usual patriotic vigour, if you were in their shoes.
Try and think about it for once
Posted in: Israel says incursion will continue until Hamas rocket fire ceases
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VOR: mmmm..... let's compare the casualties on each side, shall we?
Even if you thought that the death of one Israeli from a Hamas rocket attack was "worth" the death of hundreds of Palestinian civilians (which would be pretty sick to be honest), do you really think that such a response is likely to lead to future peace and security for Israel?
If you do, you are living in fantasy land
Posted in: Israel says incursion will continue until Hamas rocket fire ceases
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Lows: Almost all of my investments sinking in value
Highs: Further advancing in my profession, Obama's election, witnessing the dismay of the blindly Republican supporting right wing faction on these boards thereafter (I'm still laughing about that)
Posted in: What were the highlights and lowlights of your year?
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frontandcentre
Surely the best "credit-crunchist" award ceremony
Posted in: What issues do you think will dominate the news in Japan and abroad this year?
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"and any additional negative is sure to make things worse.”
Huh? Your major rivals going bankrupt at a time of falling demand is a BAD thing?
Very diplomatic
Posted in: U.S. auto industry problems spell trouble for Japan as well
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I hope she kicked them both in the nuts before they were taken away. Chikan disgust me
Posted in: Two members of train groping gang grabbed on Saikyo line in Saitama
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wookwook - sorry, but you are not correct. If there was a functioning government in Somalia - even an Islamic one hostile to the West - then this problem would almost certainly be tackled. There have been several reports that the Somalian islamists have declared war on the pirates for seizing a Saudi-owned vessel. The only motivation for pirate acitivity is financial gain
Posted in: Somali pirates hijack Saudi oil tanker
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Superlib - if you were correct, more fool Chrysler. In actual fact I think that Daimler tried to get Chrysler to build good quality cars but they simply weren't able to cut the mustard
Posted in: Big 3 U.S. carmakers beg for $25 billion or millions of layoffs will follow
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Plus, with their now-usual double standards, the Americans would be the first to whine if the Japanese government gave Japanese carmakers a JPY 2.5 trn "loan" that it full well knew would never be paid back
Posted in: Avoiding blame in the auto industry crisis
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usaexpat - as you well know, without a viable, functioning banking system, the world economy has big problems. If GM goes to the wall, simply buy a Toyota (also proudly built in the US by American auto workers).
Perhaps that explains the US government's priorities to you
Posted in: Avoiding blame in the auto industry crisis