JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- Core Developer - コアディベロッパー
- Midokura Japan K.K. - ミドクラジャパン株式会社, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥4.0M ~ ¥10.0M / Year Negotiable
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- Translator
- ZAIHON, Inc. (日本財務翻訳株式会社), Tokyo
- Salary: ¥6.0M / Year Negotiable
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- Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in Kanto region
- RCS (RCSコーポレーション), Kanto
- Salary: ¥180,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month includes performance bonus
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medievaltimes
Immigration is a federal issue not state...and everyone knows it. This is more about politics and fear than it is policy.
Posted in: Tea party activists rally on Arizona-Mexico border
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medievaltimes
I wonder how Japan got to be so peaceful.
Posted in: Kan pledges Japan's commitment to peace on 65th anniversary of WWII's end
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medievaltimes
Oh please. The Constitution is open to interpretation. But it is the job of the courts to rule on that, not you. And they will if need be. And if they rule in your favor, fine. But if they rule against it you have to respect to process of government.
Posted in: Obama says Muslims have right to build mosque near ground zero
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medievaltimes
Obama is right on this one.
Having said that, the republicans are going to play the fear card. Actually, I cant fault them for doing so. The American public seems to eat up paranoid fear mongering on a lot of issues. Weird.
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medievaltimes
Correct. After WWII, Germany has in large part acknowledged and taken responsibility for its actions, thus being able to move forward. Japan has used denial, shame and saving face to continue to stunt thier growth.
Posted in: Was the dropping of the atomic bombs necessary?
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medievaltimes
Anybody know the monetary cost of the Iraq war?
Posted in: White House: U.S. on track to end Iraq combat role on Aug 31
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medievaltimes
If Japan wanted to cure its economic woes they would either legalize it and tax the heck out of it...or....set up sting operations twice a day, seven days a week and fine the heck out of them.
Posted in: Two arrested for running members-only prostitution website
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medievaltimes
The nations of the world also have to remember the events that led to the using of these devices against cities.
Japan likes to focus on the bombs being dropped as if it was some kind of isolated incident. They tend to ignore the important events that came before that led to the bombs being dropped.
Posted in: Was the dropping of the atomic bombs necessary?
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medievaltimes
100% Correct. I have lived in both Japan and Germany, and the way the countries have dealt with WWII is strikingly different.
When you start to ask the question why Germany doesnt seem to have as many problems with WWII as Japan does, thats when the real coversations begin.
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medievaltimes
Thanks for the info Jamal2609.
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medievaltimes
This is where your logic fails. Like most people, they want to view things as black and white issues. You want to make it a case of either a country did "good" or a country did "wrong". That is simply not a realistic way of viewing the world. There are many shades of gray inbetween black and white.
The reason I mention this (again), is because this black and white view was the cornerstone of your logic. It simply is not valid.
Posted in: Was the dropping of the atomic bombs necessary?
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medievaltimes
Yes, yes...I know this. I guess I will ask for a third time. Would you rather be taken prisoner by Japanese or Americans?
Posted in: Was the dropping of the atomic bombs necessary?
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medievaltimes
Can anyone fact check me on this?
After the second bomb was dropped didn't the government take a vote as to decide whether to surrender or not and it was split even down the middle? It was only then that the Emperor made the unprecidented move of stepping in and giving the surrender?
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medievaltimes
YuriOtani - Im not trying to have a go at you...but your logic is flawed on this one. You are starting to compare apples and pizza.
I'll ask again. If you were a POW/civilian would you want to be subjected to Japanese treatment or American treatment?
Now, does that mean all Americans treated civilians and POW's with dignity...no, of course not. That would be naive. But it was not secret how Japan treated its enemies.
But then again, it would also be naive to think there are no shades of gray inbetween black and white.
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medievaltimes
In Japan I have found that physical violence/bullying and discipline/teaching often go hand in hand.
Posted in: Man arrested for beating 5-year-old daughter in Wakayama
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medievaltimes
There are some good points on both sides of this issue. For an objective view of the issues people should read the following...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DebateovertheatomicbombingsofHiroshimaandNagasaki
Posted in: Was the dropping of the atomic bombs necessary?
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medievaltimes
Depends on the circumstances. WWII was an incredibly complex series of events that culminated in not one, but two bombs being dropped.
Posted in: Was the dropping of the atomic bombs necessary?
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medievaltimes
You're not actually going to use this as a logical argument are you? If you were a POW, would you rather be subjected to an American camp or a Japanese camp?
Dehumanization is something the Japanese used to a greater degree. No question.
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medievaltimes
Aren't they protected under the Constitution to build a mosque?
Posted in: Far from ground zero, opponents fight new mosques
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medievaltimes
They say there are strangers who threaten us, in our immigrants and infidels They say there is strangeness too dangerous, in our theaters and bookstore shelves That those who know what's best for us, must rise and save us from ourselves
Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand...
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