Wednesday February 15, 2012

JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

gyouza's past comments

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gyouzaFeb. 05, 2012 - 10:18PM JST

Guys, she openly admits that she is a blogger writing what she feels, not a journalist or a political activist seeking to drive home a point. JT did start by mentioning these posts as a copy of her blog but that seems to have gotten lost now.

Anyway, my 1.08 yens worth is that she is wrong about Schettino.

Do you think the captain, Francesco Schettino, showed loyalty?

Yes he did. To the most important thing in his life - himself!

Posted in: Honor and loyalty
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gyouzaFeb. 05, 2012 - 10:00PM JST

eeehh? but on december 16th?

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano issued the following statement: The IAEA welcomes the announcement by the Government of Japan that the reactors at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station have achieved a 'cold shutdown condition' and are in a stable state, and that the release of radioactive materials is under control."

Tamanegi - the statement is true. What you are seeing in these hotspots (which are not everywhere) is a concentration of radiation mainly from large flat areas that have concentrated into a small area, mainly in drainage and ditches. It really isn't suprising, most people expected it, but somehow it still seems to panic people EVERY time it gets reported. My kids school has a similar (but not as high level) case in the school grounds. The values discovered and the locations are very unlikely to cause any illness, unless you like sitting in drains.

You will continue to see "hotspots" being reported, only when something out of the blue (i.e. not drainage or similar) strikes should you start to panic.

Posted in: Area near Yokohama school closed due to high radiation levels
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gyouzaFeb. 05, 2012 - 06:51PM JST

Ewan Huzarmy: Good point. I wonder how many other foreigners married to Japanese and who have kids want to leave Japan but their J-spouse won't let them?

How many have had to leave because their j-spouse is paraniod about radiation but the gaijin other half wants to stay? The numbers might surprise you.

Posted in: Area near Yokohama school closed due to high radiation levels
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gyouzaFeb. 04, 2012 - 11:03PM JST

the Japanese Government doesn`t give a damm about anything but saving their own skin

They haven't evacuated from Tokyo yet, so why do you believe this might be the case? I see them almost every day, working in Nagatacho, etc.

Nice try at alarmism though.

Posted in: Area near Yokohama school closed due to high radiation levels
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gyouzaFeb. 04, 2012 - 10:59PM JST

Well, if my boss pulls a Mr. Grenda, I could afford this. But I still wouldn't spend 23,100 yen for one dinner, that is wasting money.

Wouldn't that be 46,200? Or you must be a true romantic huh? Your other half pays their fair share, right?

Posted in: Park Hyatt offers Valentine deals
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gyouzaFeb. 04, 2012 - 06:10PM JST

Yes! And rads have been found in Hiroshima too.

How very odd to find radiation there!

Posted in: Area near Yokohama school closed due to high radiation levels
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gyouzaFeb. 01, 2012 - 12:30AM JST

86.7 million on 377'835 km² (Japan) in 2060 is like 81.8 million on 357'022 km² (Germany) in 2012... What's the problem with that?...

What's the percentage of usable land in both countries? I think Japan has many mountain areas that can't be used for either living or farming - the reduced number will help (hopefully) but not enough to really make Japan self sufficient.

Posted in: Japan's population to shrink two thirds by 2110
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gyouzaJan. 31, 2012 - 10:33PM JST

sswayJan. 31, 2012 - 01:53PM JST If these figures are only taking into account the current and projected birth rate decline they will have to readjust this in the next few years to take into account the effect of Fukushima's fallout. Time will tell though.

Too many factors that could influence this, not least of which that less and less people are smoking, and less are starting to smoke. That alone could save hundreds of thousands of people.

Posted in: Japan's population to shrink two thirds by 2110
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gyouzaJan. 31, 2012 - 09:38PM JST

Okinawa is so overpriced but caters for the hoardes who don't want to "risk" a foreign trip. I can't believe that the flight to Ishigaki can (not always) cost the same as a flight to the UK despite only taking a quarter of the time. There are pockets of charm there, and the people are lovely, but value for money is not that good sadly. This is an attempt to increase the quality, but sadly it places staying there well out of my league - putting private jet back into hanger now!

Posted in: Luxury lands in Okinawa at last
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gyouzaJan. 31, 2012 - 09:09PM JST

Aside from painting the gorgeous dragon, I don't understand the artist's presence in this photo.

He was at the event, where the dragon was painted live in front of guests. Agree that he looks a bit out of place - but as he was there, strong chance he'd get in the picture.

Posted in: Enter the dragon
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gyouzaJan. 31, 2012 - 09:26AM JST

gyouza: Do you mean shakuhachi - the bamboo flute?

Oops - Thanks!

Posted in: Enter the dragon
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gyouzaJan. 31, 2012 - 08:38AM JST

Why arent these babes being used to fix the North Korean situation? If anyone can do it - it is AKB.

Send them to the frontline? Hmmm.

Two got expelled from the group yesterday, alledgedly for breaking the rules of no "realtionships" with men. Haven't seen that story break here yet - for once it isn't them selling something!

Posted in: AKB48 get a new look for men's suit commercial
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gyouzaJan. 31, 2012 - 08:31AM JST

I was lucky enough to see Toun Kobayashi in action a few years back. He gets someone to paint a dot on an 8m x 2m canvas, then sets about drawing around it - producing the most amazing picture in under 30 mins - all accompanied by shachihata and didgeridoo (sp?). Oh, and lighting to convey seasons and sunsets whilst it is all going on.

Great performance!

Posted in: Enter the dragon
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gyouzaJan. 30, 2012 - 02:08PM JST

Sunday marked their first and last opportunity to sit the exam.

So mot in the least bit restrictive then! Hope no one had caught the flu that day.

Posted in: First group of foreign care worker trainees take written exam
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gyouzaJan. 30, 2012 - 02:05PM JST

London has the worst hotels in the civilized world.

I think each country has its fair share. London does have the Ritz, Savvoy, amongst others - not a disaster! Boutique hotels are booming there now. Biggest let down for me was the Waldorf Astoria in NY - borrowing largely on its name, not much in the way of substance sadly.

Posted in: London Olympic chiefs free up 120,000 hotel rooms
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gyouzaJan. 28, 2012 - 01:45PM JST

The group said it thought around 85% of them would agree to the deal

The title (right now) says that a deal has been struck, but it seems the passengers have not agreed yet. They get the cost of the cruise back, expenses, and 11k EU on top. Since most may have only just had to disembark PDQ (?sounds rude, I know it was a trauma), it might not be a bad deal. But for those who may have lost family members and for hose trapped, it might not be so attractive (and on the other hand, how much do you think "I'm lucky to be alive" is?).

Question is, would you want to drag this through the courts in order to get more, or draw a line and get on with life?

Posted in: Deal struck for Italian cruise ship passengers
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gyouzaJan. 26, 2012 - 11:42AM JST

Final point: what gives officials the right to decide for the citizenry what is in their own best interests?

When telling them could cause a situation that endangers lives. Citizenry at large could easily guess what the worst that could happen, and probably beyond worst case - in fact most did.

Posted in: Gov't kept silent on worst-case scenario at height of nuclear crisis
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gyouzaJan. 26, 2012 - 11:14AM JST

contd...

Anyway, the point is (back on topic now, sorry Moderator) explicitly advertising the worst case would have resulted in unneccessary panic - hence it was wiser to not to reveal it UNLESS it had a likely chance of being close to realitｙ. It was a distant threat, not a likelyhood.

Posted in: Gov't kept silent on worst-case scenario at height of nuclear crisis
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gyouzaJan. 26, 2012 - 11:12AM JST

It would have been the biggest mass evacuation in history. The world would respond with countless flights and freighters and ships to evacuate them all. It can be DONE!!!! Yeah America would come through like that. We'd do it. We'd get the job done. Even civilian pilots, bush pilots and retired veterans would come. That's just how we are.

Well, maybe you are right. But maybe the filmIndependance Day (and Battlestar Gallactica) was fiction. I agree with you though, it did look kind of real!!

:) x 5,000!!

Posted in: Gov't kept silent on worst-case scenario at height of nuclear crisis
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gyouzaJan. 26, 2012 - 09:42AM JST

Ivan - very bad analogy. The difference in March was passengers had the option of getting out of the plane before it crashed. Those who did the smart thing and left the Tokyo area made the right decision.

Wrong - people could imagine for themselves what "worst case" could mean and stayed. In reality, had people tried to exercise their option to "get out the plane" there would have been panic beyond all belief, resulting in many unneccessary deaths, and countless injuries, and a logistical nightmare (temporary housing for 30 miilion) to boot. Ivan is right.

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