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Plastic monkey nails it.
Posted in: TV commercial of the week: Hikkoshizamurai
The villa remix of rolling in the deep is worth a listen
Posted in: Adele dominates Grammy ceremony, clouded by Houston's death
cleoFeb. 15, 2012 - 02:37AM JST "Whether an industry is "dead" or not depends entirely on…
Posted in: Confrontation
Interesting, lovenot. Thanks for the info.
Posted in: Woman arrested over murder of 5-month-old son in Kobe
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mareo2
The US is going to stay for keep China in check or we need to rearm and build nukes like India?
Posted in: If you could meet U.S. President Barack Obama while he is in Japan this week, but only had time for one question, what would you ask him?
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stevecpfc at 08:09 AM JST - 7th November
Yeah, even if it is a small minority I am ashamed of see my compatriots behave like that. They make our country look no better than the people they protest against it. Madness is contagious.
Posted in: Anti-China protests held in Tokyo
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mareo2
Let's see... 3k in a country of 127 millions is like a drop in the ocean. I guess that the PRC's media is going to exaggerate it for reinforce the "siege mentality" of their society with their scare tactics.
Posted in: Anti-China protests held in Tokyo
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bicultural at 02:42 PM JST - 4th November
The Xisha Islands (AKA Paracel islands).
Posted in: What is the best way to resolve the territorial dispute between Japan and Russia over the four islands off Hokkaido?
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mareo2
Holy cow... How Carlos Ghosn managed to do that?
Posted in: Nissan profit quadruples to Y101.73 billion
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mareo2
Russia keep the Kurile, Japan Keep the Senkaku, South Korea keep Dokdo. Is called "status quo", people just need to get over and stop rocking the boat.
Posted in: What is the best way to resolve the territorial dispute between Japan and Russia over the four islands off Hokkaido?
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mareo2
Sadly we can't put links, but there is a cool video in YouTube of the test. Just google "Japan Aegis BMD (JFTM-4)".
Posted in: Japanese ship intercepts ballistic missile in test off Hawaii
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mareo2
Ironic mode on: "topics that no one have to talk with others except in secret with the leaders of PRC: Senkaku, Spratly, Arunachal Pradesh, Tibet, rare earths, nobel prize, military build up, authorizing anti-japanese protests, try to block a UN report about chinese bullets in Darfur, defend North Korea regime, some chinese firms helping Iran to improve its missile technology and develop nuclear weapons, building dams in China that reduce the level of rivers in countries like India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, affecting millions of Asians. Talk about any of this in public is "an attack on China" and PRC is going to retaliate by cancel any talk. We can't let that happen because China is our trade partner and we want China to help us to keep world peace and control WMD, even if some people think that they are doing the opposite." Ironic mode off.
Posted in: China says Japan distorted facts in island dispute; no meeting between Kan, Wen
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mareo2
I suspect that the leaders of the PRC are flabbergasted that many ASEAN countries are resisting their "divide and conquer" tactics with the support of the US. So for don't "look weak" in the eyes of the chinese people they bash the US and Japan in the media for "look strong". North Korea to do that a lot is in it?
Posted in: China says Japan distorted facts in island dispute; no meeting between Kan, Wen
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mareo2
I agree with mushroomcloud, a saturation attack is unstoppable and not even the US can save Japan if that happen. North Korea have hundreds of ballistic missiles and can arm them with chemical weapons, obviously a missile attack from China can be more devastating because they can fire nukes. The only thing that stop them from make demands is the US nuclear umbrella and even so they keep threatening us.
Now about the idea that "they can't expend all their missiles in Japan because that open them to an US/Russia/India attack". We don't say something similar about China don't risk conflict with Japan because it hurt business before? Do the leaders of North Korea look rational to you? They call the south koreans their brothers and they killed 46 of them in the Cheonan incident. Do the leaders of China look like their "peaceful rise" can be trusted? Because lately they look enough "extremely hysterical" to start to make me think that the only way we can have "real peace" is if we japanese stop being so naive about the "good will and self-control of repressive governments" and build our own nukes like India.
Posted in: Japanese ship intercepts ballistic missile in test off Hawaii
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Bholder at 07:38 PM JST - 29th October
Ballistic missile
Source: Wikipedia
Posted in: Japanese ship intercepts ballistic missile in test off Hawaii
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mareo2
Gurukun at 03:40 PM JST - 29th October
bobcatfish at 04:12 PM JST - 29th October
Four Kongo Class destroyers means that there is a at least 1 in the sea ready 24/7. We have spy satellites for warn us if North Korea try something dangerous and the US have a much better warning system for protect the US bases in Japan.
Posted in: Japanese ship intercepts ballistic missile in test off Hawaii
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some14some at 12:29 PM JST - 26th October
Is not the chinese people making protests saying that they don't want japanese products and business in their country? Loyalty cannot be bought, it must to be earned.
Posted in: Japan, India sign deal to boost trade, investment
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mareo2
jruaustralia at 11:48 AM JST - 26th October
My apologies then, I misunderstood your words.
Posted in: Japan, India sign deal to boost trade, investment
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mareo2
@jruaustralia
With all due respect sir, to my understanding the trade pact that as just being signed by both countries is separated from the current negotiations on the civilian nuclear cooperation pact. There is no strings attached to the trade pact and so far it only need to be ratified by the lawmakers in both countries.
Posted in: Japan, India sign deal to boost trade, investment
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mareo2
I wonder why some people talk like this is a competition. Both countries embrace each other for growth and a friendly relation is based in mutual respect by see each other as an equal partner. I understand the reasons of India and I take the words of India's PM like an expression of respect to the feelings of the people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I think that if both sides can made some compromises a deal can be reached on the civilian nuclear cooperation. Is a delicate matter so there is no rush.
Posted in: Japan, India sign deal to boost trade, investment
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mareo2
jruaustralia at 07:36 AM JST - 26th October
I am not sure because I am not familiar with India defense, but I can assume that it can be related to Pakistan. India and Pakistan are not signatory of the NPT, so perhaps India see it as a handicap against Pakistan nuclear threat.
Posted in: Japan, India sign deal to boost trade, investment
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mareo2
Capitals move to where they make more profit, is called "business".
Japan-India FTA may help Japan boost exports, reduce 'China risk'
Source: Mainichi Shimbun
Posted in: Anti-Japan protests spread in Chinese cities
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mareo2
Let's see if it don't end with the fall of the communist party or a blood bath in the streets. In the mean time, if they don't really want japanese products, let's explore less risky alternatives for investments. The world is big and wide, full of business opportunities.
India, Japan PMs to confirm trade pact by Miwa Suzuki (AFP) – 4 hours ago
Posted in: Anti-Japan protests spread in Chinese cities
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mareo2
We can't really change that war flag? The imperial memories are incredible negative.
Posted in: Show of force