gonemad said...

gonemad at 11:52 PM JST - 16th December

Many comments, but nobody has yet focused on one thing which puzzles me. The article states that reprimands go as far back as 1985. On the other hand, Kimigayo has legally become the national anthem only in 1999. That means school principals have tried to enforce the singing even long…

Posted in Teachers lose appeal against ruling ordering them to sing Kimigayo at 11:52 PM JST - 16th December
gonemad at 11:40 PM JST - 15th December

JohnBecker, while I agree with what you write, you won't have much of a chance of enforcing your rights. In the case of commercial use of your photos you may still have a certain control and visibility over copyright infringements, but in the case of private use you have no…

Posted in Creative industries get ready for an offensive in copyright war at 11:40 PM JST - 15th December
gonemad at 06:34 AM JST - 15th December

If only South Africa would finally stop supporting Mugabe...

Posted in Zimbabwe: Cholera introduced by West at 06:34 AM JST - 15th December
gonemad at 06:12 AM JST - 15th December

Crime victims should have no say whatsoever regarding parole for perpetrators. If they do, it will end up in either vengeance or bribery.

Posted in Crime victims present views on parole for perpetrators at 06:12 AM JST - 15th December
gonemad at 01:18 AM JST - 13th December

The ghost is out of the bottle and you won't get it in again. Technical advances have made it possible that anybody can easily distribute content, breaking up the distribution monopoly which the "creative industries" have based their business model on. There are two possibilities how to try to enforce…

Posted in Creative industries get ready for an offensive in copyright war at 01:18 AM JST - 13th December
gonemad at 11:03 PM JST - 12th December

cleo, customs cannot check everything, they just do some sampling. So these two examples won't tell you whether US or Japanese customs is doing their job or not.

Certainly Japanese customs are checking US beef more often than other merchandise due to political reasons as well as bad experience in…

Posted in U.S. beef products arrive in violation of import regulation at 11:03 PM JST - 12th December
gonemad at 10:47 PM JST - 12th December

I will consider options including that of abolishing it

After more than one month still only considerations? Hamada had been pleasantly quick at firing Tamogami, so who is putting the breaks on now?

Posted in Defense chief considers scrapping history course founded by ex-general at 10:47 PM JST - 12th December
gonemad at 10:30 PM JST - 12th December

It is a common misbelief that security cameras would prevent any crime. Especially in the mentioned case, rape, security cameras are pure nonsense. Rape doesn't happen openly on a street (and even less so in a busy entertainment district).

There are places like e.g. London which are full of security…

Posted in Okinawa drops plan to install cameras in entertainment district at 10:30 PM JST - 12th December
gonemad at 09:34 PM JST - 11th December

As a good diplomat he said what the Japanese like to hear, but he didn't tell the reason why it was most memorable...

Posted in Visit to Yokota's abduction site most memorable: U.S. envoy Schieffer at 09:34 PM JST - 11th December
gonemad at 01:47 AM JST - 10th December

Hashimoto said in the appeal that children face increasing risks of being involved in crimes and being bullied through excessive use of cell phones.

And the next day the same guy will recommend parents that their children always carry their mobile phone so that parents can track them -…

Posted in Cabinet minister says cell phones cause loss of humanity at 01:47 AM JST - 10th December