gonemad said...

gonemad at 10:19 PM JST - 28th August

rjd_jr, you completly miss the points.

I hate these stories that try oh so hard to make Japan/Japanese the 'bad guys' with all this heart tugging and ploys for sympathy.

Did you really read the article?

I have absolutely no sympathy for any immigrant that complains about language difficulties and…

Posted in Japanese-Brazilian families face serious challenge in communication at 10:19 PM JST - 28th August
gonemad at 08:31 PM JST - 28th August

Russia’s agriculture minister said Moscow could cut poultry and pork import quotas by hundreds of thousands of tons, hitting American producers hard and thereby raising prices for American shoppers.

If you'd written taxpayers instead of shoppers, I could understand - but like this?

The Russian move followed a Georgian crackdown…

Posted in Western leaders warn Russia amid Georgia tension at 08:31 PM JST - 28th August
gonemad at 11:21 PM JST - 21st August

The sharp increase, up from 667 in 2004, suggests that employers may have been failing to take sufficient measures to ensure the safety of temp workers.

This conclusion may be true or may be not. The comparison between 2007 and 2004 makes only sense when you also report the total…

Posted in 5,885 temp workers killed or injured at work in 2007: poll at 11:21 PM JST - 21st August
gonemad at 06:46 PM JST - 19th August

certain high-technology products

What kind of journalism is this? Why can't you tell which products this news is about? Without this information, the article is basically meaningless.

Posted in U.S. seeks WTO panel in high-tech tariffs row with EU at 06:46 PM JST - 19th August
gonemad at 08:18 PM JST - 14th August

Chairman Hiroshi Ishihara, President Masao Yoshida and Ujihira will voluntarily relinquish 10 pct of one month’s pay to take responsibility, according to Ujihira.

YMMD

Posted in Furukawa Elec. skips mandatory quality tests on copper products at 08:18 PM JST - 14th August
gonemad at 08:18 AM JST - 3rd May

If Non-Americans are to be given the vote at the very least common sense suggests that first they be legal immigrants, and secondly Permanent Residents.

Certainly. Although the definition and obtainment of Permanent Resident status can be quite different between countries.

While non-citizens can not vote for the…

Posted in If it were possible, do you wish non-Americans could vote in the U.S. presidential election? at 08:18 AM JST - 3rd May
gonemad at 08:00 AM JST - 3rd May

do you recommmend the same proposals for foreigners living here in Japan?

Yes, certainly.

There is a reason why we have things called countries. They form a set geographic boundary, that lets like people live together and govern themselves. It is not "one world" and we all interfere…

Posted in If it were possible, do you wish non-Americans could vote in the U.S. presidential election? at 08:00 AM JST - 3rd May
gonemad at 02:17 AM JST - 3rd May

not such a stupid question, if you add a bit more detail... So let's ask the question a bit differently: do you wish non-Americans living in the U.S. could vote in the U.S. presidential election? Yes, I think this is desirable. Of course we have to put some conditions like…

Posted in If it were possible, do you wish non-Americans could vote in the U.S. presidential election? at 02:17 AM JST - 3rd May