jacqueshellacque said...

jacqueshellacque at 10:31 PM JST - 24th April

Dealt with by the Treaty of San Fran in '51. Ancient history. Aso personally owes nothing and has no moral or legal responsibility to say or do anything.

Posted in Australian POWs seek apology, compensation from Aso for coal mine labor at 10:31 PM JST - 24th April
jacqueshellacque at 05:02 AM JST - 14th April

Those who say the Japanese aren't burdened by so-called "judeo-christian" puritanism are proven wrong when it comes to drugs. The urge to control people's private lives can be just as strong here as in places where people believe the creator of the universe cares how we eat, dress, or perform…

Posted in Japan going to pot: Celebrity busts and student smokers have authorities in a tizz at 05:02 AM JST - 14th April
jacqueshellacque at 04:58 AM JST - 14th April

Antiquated. An evolutionary dead end. Think about this peeps...in the 21st century, the Age of Reason, when we have such wonderful inventions as our current medium, in which all of the information and thought ever conceived by mankind can be converted into 1s and 0s and transmitted around the world…

Posted in What do you think of Japan's school education system? at 04:58 AM JST - 14th April
jacqueshellacque at 04:55 AM JST - 10th April

It's ironic how int'l shipping, the industry that's gone the furthest to divest itself of modernity, is beset by a pre-modern plague. That said, my solution to Somali piracy would be to blow up the mansions built by the rich ones. Satellite images could reveal them, give an hour's notice,…

Posted in What is the most effective way to put an end to Somali piracy? at 04:55 AM JST - 10th April
jacqueshellacque at 03:14 AM JST - 10th April

[i]"C'mon people, China, Korea, Thailand, The Philippines, Malaysia.....etc etc etc all INVITED Japan to come on in and instill their culture and work ethic in WW2..... don't deny it. It was for their own good."[/i]

Perhaps not, but postwar they all signed treaties with Japan which included reparations for wartime…

Posted in History textbook by nationalistic scholars clears screening at 03:14 AM JST - 10th April
jacqueshellacque at 11:31 PM JST - 9th April

Yawn. Much ado about nuttin'. First of all, it's impossible to generalize about how J-Ss are taught about history in schools, b/c soc sci classes and Ts are among the least supervised in J-ed. I imagine there are some Ts who indoctrinate in a manner not so different from 1940.…

Posted in History textbook by nationalistic scholars clears screening at 11:31 PM JST - 9th April
jacqueshellacque at 08:50 AM JST - 21st March

[i]"They are also scheduled to have a meeting with the group Sora no Kai, that is campaigning for an end to the statute of limitations for murder cases."[/i]

Not applicable if perp isn't in Japan...wink wink, nudge nudge.

Posted in Hawker's family to visit Japan on 2nd anniversary of her murder at 08:50 AM JST - 21st March
jacqueshellacque at 10:58 AM JST - 17th March

"A 14yearold doest need supervision "

Er, apparently these ones did. The 'game' story an obvious cook-up.

Posted in Comatose 14-yr-old boy dies 4 months after 'sand bath games' in Utsunomiya at 10:58 AM JST - 17th March
jacqueshellacque at 02:17 AM JST - 16th March

A victory for Reason over the irrational.

Posted in Court suspended parental rights for one day to save boy's life with transfusion at 02:17 AM JST - 16th March
jacqueshellacque at 11:03 AM JST - 13th March

By "repose of the war dead", surely they meant both sides?

Posted in Emperor's visit to Pearl Harbor dropped from itinerary at 11:03 AM JST - 13th March