When a state of total war is declared in a country the government say what is wanted from the people & it would be an extremely brave or stupid person that tried to stand against that. It matters nothing at all if the war is a just one or not.…
"Sanctified under the name of kami, the soldiers become deities in charge of the protection of the Empire. They are no longer human beings, they have become the pillars of the Empire. All enshrined at Yasukuni, they maintain neither rank nor distinctions. Generals ans soldiers alike, they are no…
As was said, the shrine is now private, not related to the state, so who is there really isn't anybodies business unless they are related to you or you have a personal reason (comrades for example)for going there.
What I might ask you is why you personally want to…
If my father, grand father, uncle or great uncle had been tried & convicted of being a war criminal & executed they would still be my father, grand father, uncle or great uncle & as such would still be entitled to my respect because of the kinship we would share.…
"both parties are going to work together to investigate"
I hope that really happens, but I doubt it.
NK will promise anything to get what it wants, & deliver nothing. Still something must be tried, if only to prove how pointless it is try anything with these people.
“Easily solved, just give the customer what he asks for. If you're not prepared to supply what the customer wants, fine; but don't expect him to be grateful for whatever you deign to throw at him in violation of commercial agreements.”
I know that you are a veggy so might have forgotten by now what 4.5Kg of squashed animal looks like, it isn’t that much & we are talking about a meatpacking plant here, lots of dead animal of all kinds about the place. I really don’t think it would…
I think everybody needs to look at who is doing what & why. The Yasukuni shrine is not one thing to all people, yes, in the sense that it a shrine to the dead from war, but how we as indeviduals see that depends very much where we come from.…
imagawa at 01:44 AM JST - 16th August
When a state of total war is declared in a country the government say what is wanted from the people & it would be an extremely brave or stupid person that tried to stand against that. It matters nothing at all if the war is a just one or not.…
Posted in Yasukuni at 01:44 AM JST - 16th August
imagawa at 12:30 AM JST - 16th August
Freespeech
"Sanctified under the name of kami, the soldiers become deities in charge of the protection of the Empire. They are no longer human beings, they have become the pillars of the Empire. All enshrined at Yasukuni, they maintain neither rank nor distinctions. Generals ans soldiers alike, they are no…
Posted in Japan ministers, but not premier, visit war shrine at 12:30 AM JST - 16th August
imagawa at 12:24 AM JST - 16th August
Sailwind
As was said, the shrine is now private, not related to the state, so who is there really isn't anybodies business unless they are related to you or you have a personal reason (comrades for example)for going there.
What I might ask you is why you personally want to…
Posted in Japan ministers, but not premier, visit war shrine at 12:24 AM JST - 16th August
imagawa at 10:28 PM JST - 15th August
If my father, grand father, uncle or great uncle had been tried & convicted of being a war criminal & executed they would still be my father, grand father, uncle or great uncle & as such would still be entitled to my respect because of the kinship we would share.…
Posted in Japan ministers, but not premier, visit war shrine at 10:28 PM JST - 15th August
imagawa at 11:03 PM JST - 14th August
cwhite
"so where do they deport the pro-Tibetan Chinese people? Tibet!!"
Maybe they are never seen again.
Sometimes "clever" just isn't funny.
Posted in Japanese Olympic protester deported from China at 11:03 PM JST - 14th August
imagawa at 01:25 AM JST - 14th August
OssanULTRA
"both parties are going to work together to investigate"
I hope that really happens, but I doubt it.
NK will promise anything to get what it wants, & deliver nothing. Still something must be tried, if only to prove how pointless it is try anything with these people.
Posted in Japan, North Korea agree to reinvestigate abductions at 01:25 AM JST - 14th August
imagawa at 05:51 PM JST - 12th August
Noripinhead
"What's amazing about this photo is that they are alone in Tokyo"
Take a closer look, they are not alone.
Nice picture though, even if it did take a lot of power to light it up.
Posted in Tokyo Midtown at 05:51 PM JST - 12th August
imagawa at 06:15 PM JST - 11th August
Cleo
“Easily solved, just give the customer what he asks for. If you're not prepared to supply what the customer wants, fine; but don't expect him to be grateful for whatever you deign to throw at him in violation of commercial agreements.”
You will see from my first post I…
Posted in Ground beef found in shipment from U.S. in violation of trade accord at 06:15 PM JST - 11th August
imagawa at 09:20 AM JST - 11th August
Cleo
I know that you are a veggy so might have forgotten by now what 4.5Kg of squashed animal looks like, it isn’t that much & we are talking about a meatpacking plant here, lots of dead animal of all kinds about the place. I really don’t think it would…
Posted in Ground beef found in shipment from U.S. in violation of trade accord at 09:20 AM JST - 11th August
imagawa at 05:56 PM JST - 10th August
I think everybody needs to look at who is doing what & why. The Yasukuni shrine is not one thing to all people, yes, in the sense that it a shrine to the dead from war, but how we as indeviduals see that depends very much where we come from.…
Posted in The Catholic Church and Yasukuni shrine at 05:56 PM JST - 10th August