Thursday February 16, 2012

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    medievaltimes

    and fondled her inappropriately

    as opposed to appropriate fondling?

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    medievaltimes

    I'm so glad I wasn't born there.

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    medievaltimes

    This is not rocket science. If the companies don't like the job hunters, don't hire them (bad attitude, not qualified, cancels an interview etc). If the job hunters don't like the companies, don't accept their job offers (bad work environment, too much overtime, low salary, etc).

    Advice to companies - If you want a larger/better selection of applicants to choose from...raise the salary.

    Advice to job hunters - If you want more job options...increase your job skills/education.

    Posted in: New graduates show lack of zeal for jobs and job-hunting

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    medievaltimes

    Proud or insecure?

    And wouldn't their partner kind of already know they don't have many friends before the wedding anyway?

    Posted in: People are proud and they don't want to tell their partner that they do not have many friends.

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    medievaltimes

    Why would a mainland invasion have been necessary when Japan had almost no ships or planes left that could inflict any serious damage abroad?

    Becuase Japan refused to surrender.

    Posted in: Nagasaki A-bomb plane co-pilot dies at age 88

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    medievaltimes

    expat - Although there were a lot of different variables to the war starting I think you are right about Manchuria and Tojo.

    I dont believe your argument that the second bombing was "merely to record data". If that were the case the US would have dropped the second bomb the next day, or even the same day as Hiroshima. But they waited several days with no word of surrender.

    Some people get upset that the US collected data from the bombings. I never really understood this. Of course they were going to collect data from the bombings. They were new weapons being used for the first time in combat.

    I believe ending the war (something Japan was not interested in-even after the first bomb was dropped) was the main factor in the decision to drop the second bomb.

    Posted in: Nagasaki A-bomb plane co-pilot dies at age 88

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    medievaltimes

    Yet the problem of inherited seats and the unfair advantage of possessing the right “name” is far from just a Japanese issue. It is pretty common across both democratic and absolutist states in Asia and is not unknown, of course, in Europe and North America. Think North Korea and India or the Kennedys in the U.S. and the prewar Chamberlains in Britain.

    The Kennedys were directly elected. Japanese politicians are not directly elected.

    Posted in: Japan can do without preaching on how to fix its economy

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    medievaltimes

    I have to say that in Asia, teens tend to be less mature mentally than their western counterparts - there is almost a fatalistic attitude to things like rejection.

    I can't comment on the rest of Asia but as for Japan I would tend to agree with this statement as well. In general, less mature and extremely sensitive to rejection/failure/criticism.

    Posted in: High school boy kills himself after stabbing girl in Himeji

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    medievaltimes

    My point was that the conscription of women and children was hardly going to have any impact on the outcome of the war and certainly shouldn't have contributed to the supposed justification of bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Moreover, conscripting women and children is completely different from indiscriminately killing women and children with bombs, isn't it?

    Ahhh...yes it would have an impact. Not on the outcome of the war (at that point it was clear the Allies were going to win). But it would have an impact on how many people would be killed during a mainland invasion. It was well known the Japanese were fanatical about fighting till the end with no surrender.

    This again goes back to my point of bushido...never surrender and fight to the last person. It's ok to take that stance if you want to...but don't complain when you lose and a lot of people die.

    Posted in: Nagasaki A-bomb plane co-pilot dies at age 88

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    medievaltimes

    Can you tell us of any documented cases of Japanese women or children attacking (let alone killing) Allied soldiers or civilians during the war?

    Read my post again. I never said women and children attacked or killed anyone during the war. But I did say they were conscripted in order to prepare to defend the homeland. They also were forced to work in military factories.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_soldier (scroll down to WWII part)

    http://www.bambooweb.com/articles/c/o/Conscription.html (2nd paragraph)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NationalMobilizationLaw (5th paragraph is interesting)

    Also, I live next door to an old couple that confirm as true. Also, I talked to a Hiroshima survivor who was a high school student at the time, she confirmed as well.

    Moderator: Back on topic please.

    Posted in: Nagasaki A-bomb plane co-pilot dies at age 88

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    medievaltimes

    but these bombs were even crueler because they didn't discriminate between soldiers or women or children. Can you really call that a legitimate method in war?

    Interesting point. But it stops becoming valid when the country forcibly conscripts women and children into military service. Can you really call that a legitimate method in war?

    Posted in: Nagasaki A-bomb plane co-pilot dies at age 88

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    medievaltimes

    That said the bombing of Nagasaki was unnecessary and a great waste of human life.

    It was unnecessary in that Japan should have surrendered long before either of the bombs were dropped. Italy was gone. Germany was gone. Japan didn't have much of an air force or navy left. There was really no hope for Japan to win.

    So did Japan surrender? No. They dug in deeper to the bushido code of "never surrender". The strategy became, "inflict the maximum number of casualties on the enemy and fight to the last person".

    Posted in: Nagasaki A-bomb plane co-pilot dies at age 88

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    medievaltimes

    A lot of people like to blame America for various bad things (some of it they deserve). But in this case I don't blame America, I blame Bushido.

    The stubborn mantra of "no surrender" and "fight till the last person" is great if you win...but if you lose, it's devestating. Also, the conscripting of civilians to fight is nothing to be proud of.

    Posted in: Nagasaki A-bomb plane co-pilot dies at age 88

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    medievaltimes

    Although its an odd comment to make in connection with AIDS, this a great PR stunt that get her a lot of attention. This story is only a few hours old and there are already many posts...mission accomplished Marie.

    Posted in: Marie, at AIDS awareness concert, says she has sex five times a day

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    medievaltimes

    Japanese TV is for 12 year olds.

    Posted in: Idiocy versus intelligence on Japanese quiz shows

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    medievaltimes

    The model said she’s really encouraged by the “electrifying shotgun marriage” between Downtown’s Hitoshi Matsumoto and Rin Ihara.

    Am I the only one who finds this odd? Why would you be encouraged by a shotgun marriage?

    Posted in: Moe Oshikiri looking for a little luck in love

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    medievaltimes

    She is good looking but this is nowhere near the best Japan has to offer.

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    medievaltimes

    Always be alert anywhere in Japan at all hours - nuff said .

    Bunch of B.S. Despite these articles Japan remains quite safe on the whole...especially in the area of violent crime.

    White collar crime and sex crime maybe...violent crime, no.

    Posted in: Woman stabbed in back while walking along Tokyo street

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    medievaltimes

    Why couldn't he be like a normal Japanese man and go to the nearest convenience store and buy comics of young naked girls?

    Posted in: 57-year-old Saitama tax chief arrested for taking pictures of naked 9-year-old girl

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    medievaltimes

    Nice idea but its about as likely as a ban on machine guns.

    Posted in: Aso calls for world effort to abolish nukes

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