jeancolmar said...

jeancolmar at 08:21 AM JST - 22nd July

A good article about a worthy endeavor. The Peace Boat is a reminder of another Japan, the one committed to peace, Article 9 and against militarism.

One question someone might answer. The writer states that the Peace Boat started nearly 25 years ago. I thought it was older than that.

Posted in Peace Boat encourages grassroots interaction at 08:21 AM JST - 22nd July
jeancolmar at 10:32 PM JST - 20th July

Actually now, the Mainichi is kind of dead. They are in the process of reorganization. Go to their website and read their disingenuous and hypocritical barf of contrition.

Hey, Wai Wai was around since 1989. It was a popular for 19 years. That is just 6 years shy of a…

Posted in Mainichi promises new start following criticism of online English column at 10:32 PM JST - 20th July
jeancolmar at 11:18 AM JST - 13th July

If McCain were not the ipso facto Republican presidential candidate I would tell Obama to pick on someone his own size. McCain is a Cold War relic who wants to make trouble with Russia on top of being a neocon who gave us Bush' s wars based on lies. Man…

Posted in Obama revels in a presidential race with many contrasts at 11:18 AM JST - 13th July
jeancolmar at 09:31 PM JST - 12th July

Maybe everyone has forgotten the era of the monster teacher--the sort who would beat pupils though taibatsu is against the law. In those days parents cowered before teachers because they were terrified their child would get a bad naishinsho--secret report--that could ruin his or her life.

Seems times have changed,…

Posted in at 09:31 PM JST - 12th July
jeancolmar at 09:13 PM JST - 12th July

Actually, the emperor system as we now know it goes back to the Meiji era. But that is by the way.

Masako was born into a golden cage which put her into the platinum royal cage. I would rather sleep under a bridge than have the sort of life she…

Posted in Crown prince seeks public understanding for ailing wife at 09:13 PM JST - 12th July
jeancolmar at 08:41 PM JST - 7th July

Another random attack brought to you by your friendly neighborhood knife-wielding maniac. As I have said this sort of thing is an epidemic.

I dread the moment one these types gets on an international flight.

Posted in 12-year-old boy assaulted by knife-wielding man in Osaka at 08:41 PM JST - 7th July
jeancolmar at 11:11 AM JST - 6th July

Bush urging Americans to be proud of their nation is like Hitler urging Germans to be proud of the Third Reich.

Posted in Bush urges Americans to be proud of country at 11:11 AM JST - 6th July
jeancolmar at 09:57 AM JST - 5th July

Good riddance to Jesse Helms, racist and right-wing fanatic. The world today is a slightly cleaner place.

Posted in Former U.S. Senator Jesse Helms dies at 86 at 09:57 AM JST - 5th July
jeancolmar at 08:36 AM JST - 5th July

This is truly idiotic. Here we see the true authoritarian face of the LDP government. Shame on them.

Posted in Int'l NGO members unable to enter Japan to attend G-8-related event at 08:36 AM JST - 5th July
jeancolmar at 08:45 PM JST - 3rd July

It is good to hear that the Japanese are reading anything intelligent these days, but this Russian literature boom is a pleasant surprise. In older and more intellectual days Russian literature was popular in Japan. Two Japanese newspapers sponsored Alexandra Tolstoy's lectures on Leo Tolstoy in the late 1920s. She…

Posted in When I see stacks of Russian literature on display at bookstores, I am overwhelmed by a feeling of how far we've come. at 08:45 PM JST - 3rd July