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  medievaltimes at 12:37 AM JST - 3rd July

  ‘‘We must expect young people to exert their abilities’’ in order to press for innovative changes,

  This sums up Japan really well.

  Posted in Japan needs to raise birthrate to remain economic power, say experts at 12:37 AM JST - 3rd July

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  medievaltimes at 03:30 PM JST - 1st July

  RepubofTex - The site is called japantoday.com

  Posted in Japanese lawmakers view disputed islets from air; China, Taiwan protest at 03:30 PM JST - 1st July

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  medievaltimes at 03:28 PM JST - 1st July

  For all the noise that is given to the Japanese putting education as a priority, most Japanese people I have met seem very uneducated.

  Posted in Gov't wants education levels to surpass those in U.S, Europe at 03:28 PM JST - 1st July

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  medievaltimes at 11:47 PM JST - 30th June

  about 500 anti-globalization activists and others staged a separate rally near JR Shinjuku Station, saying there is no need for a summit that brings about environmental destruction and poverty.

  Critics assert that the empirical evidence does not support the views of the anti-globalization movement. These critics point to statistical trends…

  Posted in 8 arrested as 1,500 stage rallies in Tokyo against G-8 summit at 11:47 PM JST - 30th June

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  medievaltimes at 11:30 PM JST - 30th June

  History has shown that this type of protest can create the catalyst for real change. It has the function of highlighting the depth of emotions and feelings 'if you will' about the issue. The civil rights and anti Vietnam protests in the US were criticized in the same vain but…

  Posted in 8 arrested as 1,500 stage rallies in Tokyo against G-8 summit at 11:30 PM JST - 30th June

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  medievaltimes at 11:28 PM JST - 30th June

  Nothing ever changes without protest from the masses. The elite of society have to kicked into change. That's the way it's always been.

  Not true.

  Posted in 8 arrested as 1,500 stage rallies in Tokyo against G-8 summit at 11:28 PM JST - 30th June

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  medievaltimes at 08:28 AM JST - 30th June

  I believe in the right to protest, but these guys are idiots. This form of activism on this type of subject will not cause change. Not effective at all.

  This is a way to make their cause and themselves feel validated while bringing about no change at all. Primitive.

  Posted in 8 arrested as 1,500 stage rallies in Tokyo against G-8 summit at 08:28 AM JST - 30th June

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  medievaltimes at 11:19 PM JST - 29th June

  This guy is the head of an education board???????

  Why does Japan time and time again show it has problems with history? Is it saving face, denial, a complex?

  Posted in Japan's colonial rule of Korea not fact, says city education board head at 11:19 PM JST - 29th June

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  medievaltimes at 11:15 PM JST - 29th June

  The louder this gets, the less it has to do with US beef.

  If the issue is sooooo important to them, they would simply not buy the beef and eat something else instead.

  This issue seems to be more about politics and less with food safety.

  Posted in Hundreds injured as 15,000 S Koreans protest U.S. beef after Rice visits Seoul at 11:15 PM JST - 29th June

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  medievaltimes at 06:19 PM JST - 27th June

  And the long held Japanese trait of saving face surfaces once again...

  Posted in Japan to urge U.S. to stop delisting N Korea if declaration insufficient at 06:19 PM JST - 27th June