jinjapan said...

jinjapan at 10:27 PM JST - 10th October

he seems to realize that he may have not deserved it himself. have to laud him for that . "Let me be clear: I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments, but rather as an affirmation of American leadership on behalf of aspirations held by people…

Posted in Do you think U.S. President Barack Obama is a good choice for the Nobel Peace Prize? at 10:27 PM JST - 10th October
jinjapan at 10:13 PM JST - 10th October

although i like obama, & do hope he can bring about change, he obviously had no time to bring about change in the short time he's been prez . & let's not forget the u.s.a. is the #1 arms seller in the world. but, i guess they may have been…

Posted in Do you think U.S. President Barack Obama is a good choice for the Nobel Peace Prize? at 10:13 PM JST - 10th October
jinjapan at 08:31 PM JST - 9th October

it's even worse than it seems : The nomination deadline is eight months before the announcement, with a strictly enforced deadline of Feb. 1. this means he was just in office 11 days . they must have judged it on all the peace he brokered between the gangs in chicago.

Posted in U.S. President Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize at 08:31 PM JST - 9th October
jinjapan at 07:59 AM JST - 5th October

although i don't feel certain countries should have the "rights" to tell others what they can & can't do, they have to & should "suggest strongly" if they feel that country poses a danger to the rest of the world.

Posted in Should some countries have the right to tell other countries whether they can or cannot have nuclear weapons? at 07:59 AM JST - 5th October
jinjapan at 07:19 PM JST - 3rd October

although i'm not a fan of ishihara, i think it's pretty ridiculous to expect him to step down because the olympics weren't awarded to japan. should obama & zapatero now resign as well ?? guess you would also like see him commit harikiri .

Posted in Ishihara 'bitterly disappointed' with Olympic bid failure, but won't step down at 07:19 PM JST - 3rd October
jinjapan at 10:19 PM JST - 28th September

a duck or a schmuck ? with some luck it'll leave in a truck b4 it gets stuck in some muck .

Posted in Duck! at 10:19 PM JST - 28th September
jinjapan at 08:39 AM JST - 28th September

it took a "dutch artist" to design a duckling ?? i'm sure a 3 year old could design that. that's one "ugly duckling" .

Posted in Duck! at 08:39 AM JST - 28th September
jinjapan at 08:10 AM JST - 25th September

sitting down sounds very reasonable. better than cleaning up the pee all over the sides & floor when you miss your target.

Posted in 33% of Japanese men sit while urinating: survey at 08:10 AM JST - 25th September
jinjapan at 03:40 PM JST - 21st September

i have a selfish reason for wanting it in tokyo. i'd like to see the olympics once in my lifetime & this would probably give me my best shot

Posted in Which city do you hope will be awarded the 2016 Olympics when the International Olympic Committee votes on Oct 2? at 03:40 PM JST - 21st September
jinjapan at 04:49 PM JST - 13th September

Some of those opponents said the policy would contribute to increases in carbon monoxide emissions by encouraging more drivers. well, what do they think the ¥1000 weekend highway fees caused ? more traffic, hence more co2 emissions . for obvious reasons the governors do not want to abolish the highway…

Posted in Only 3 governors support DPJ's toll-free expressway policy at 04:49 PM JST - 13th September