keech2 said...

keech2 at 03:13 PM JST - 22nd April

fireant,

I remember the whole Koizumi situation when he was PM. I was talking about the present situation with some people here(I live in Ishikawa.) We all were wondering what would happen with a Yasukuni visit, now that there is such firm and recent precedent. It will be interesting to…

Posted in 62 lawmakers visit Yasukuni Shrine at 03:13 PM JST - 22nd April
keech2 at 12:35 PM JST - 22nd April

Now, a couple of weeks ago, the mayor of Hakusan in Ishikawa Prefecture had to pay a fine, because he visited a shrine. The article was a little vague, but it seems that the major sticking point was that he used an official government vehicle to go to the shrine.…

Posted in 62 lawmakers visit Yasukuni Shrine at 12:35 PM JST - 22nd April
keech2 at 07:36 AM JST - 22nd April

The full story is here:

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fd20080420t1.html

I love the reason why she wants to have the kid in the first place.

Posted in I'm afraid I'll abuse the child. I'm giving up my freedom for the kid, and if he doesn't do what I say I'll kick his ass. at 07:36 AM JST - 22nd April
keech2 at 04:35 PM JST - 18th April

jambon,

Thank you for the quote from the FBI and the interesting philosophical argument, but neither of these posts really has anything to do with why I posted. That is the fact that you got your information wrong. If you are implying that, according to Professor van der Haag' argument,…

Posted in Executions to resume in U.S. after high court OK's lethal injections at 04:35 PM JST - 18th April
keech2 at 02:49 PM JST - 18th April

jambon,

Your information is incorrect. The majority of states in the US that do not have the death penalty have a significantly lower homicide rate than states that do have the death penalty. Please check here:http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/article.php?did=169

While this group is anti-capital punishment, their information comes from the FBI Crime Report.…

Posted in Executions to resume in U.S. after high court OK's lethal injections at 02:49 PM JST - 18th April
keech2 at 01:26 PM JST - 18th April

Nessie,

True, but, for hundreds of years, the Catholic Church has done little or nothing to protect its believers from the actions of the more loathsome members of its clergy. The records from the big trials in Massachusetts and California show that the Church officials were much more interested in…

Posted in Pope meets with victims of clergy sex abuse at 01:26 PM JST - 18th April
keech2 at 08:58 AM JST - 18th April

It's just a symbol. The Church still stonewalls victims and still protects pedophile priests. it doesn't mean squat.

Posted in Pope meets with victims of clergy sex abuse at 08:58 AM JST - 18th April
keech2 at 08:56 AM JST - 18th April

This is not surprising. I'm sure that if admitting to being depressed or having any psychological problem due to a person's military service had been more acceptable at any other time in history, men who had fought in any war would have reported similar effects.

Posted in Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. troops has mental problems after war service at 08:56 AM JST - 18th April
keech2 at 10:27 PM JST - 17th April

WhatJapanThinks,

They are on several of the threads. As a matter of fact, I'm looking at one right now. They're probably Google ads, but it still pisses me off. They're big and blue and state that we should get the facts from the Scientology Video Channel. I'm sitting at m…

Posted in What do you think of the new Japan Today design? at 10:27 PM JST - 17th April
keech2 at 05:58 PM JST - 17th April

MOderators and/or editors,

A question that may or may not be related to the new design but I thought I'd ask?

What the hell is with the Scientology advertisements? Are you going to start accepting ads from the Unification Church, the Catholic Church or other denominations or religions? I come…

Posted in What do you think of the new Japan Today design? at 05:58 PM JST - 17th April