mountainpear's past comments

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  mountainpearFeb. 20, 2013 - 07:13PM JST

  They'd better start with the teachers...

  Posted in: It's important to improve moral education from the viewpoint of what is necessary to foster children's social morality.

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  mountainpearFeb. 18, 2013 - 01:18PM JST

  You go girl!

  Posted in: Takanashi wins again at women's ski jump World Cup

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  mountainpearJan. 31, 2013 - 07:33PM JST

  very good article about other proposed changes here - http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jan/11/opinion/la-oe-ackerman-japan-constitution-20130111

  Posted in: Abe says he intends to change constitution

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  mountainpearJan. 28, 2013 - 06:10PM JST

  Thumbs down me all you want but I don't think a sixteen year old is a child!!! I don't approve of this kind of activity but this is not child abuse. And in case you wondered, I'm a female!

  Posted in: 17 'relaxation' establishments raided; 76 high school girls in custody

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  mountainpearJan. 23, 2013 - 09:05PM JST

  @WilliB Thais have no choice but to support the current law! Have they ever had a referendum on this matter?

  Posted in: Editor gets 10 years in jail for Thai royal insult

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  mountainpearJan. 23, 2013 - 07:32PM JST

  A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step!

  Posted in: Researchers grow kidney tissue from stem cells for first time

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  mountainpearJan. 21, 2013 - 11:33AM JST

  They're wasting people's lives and money in this ridiculous "clean up"!!! Contaminated areas should be closed off and people must just accept that these places are uninhabitable indefinitely!

  Posted in: Subcontractors reportedly ripping off Fukushima nuclear accident workers

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  mountainpearJan. 14, 2013 - 12:49PM JST

  Sugoi!!!

  Posted in: Takanashi dedicates ski jump fourth win to father

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  mountainpearDec. 17, 2012 - 04:53PM JST

  sigh...

  Posted in: Making a point

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  mountainpearNov. 14, 2012 - 04:38PM JST

  Omiya is not "a sleepy Tokyo suburb". Omiya is in Saitama.

  Posted in: How double-dealing sparked Japan-China island dispute

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  mountainpearOct. 24, 2012 - 03:04PM JST

  @JapanGal Hope your potter friends in Fukushima are testing the clay etc. they use. I don't think I would be happy to buy their merchandise.

  Posted in: Japan's radiation monitoring unreliable: Greenpeace

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  mountainpearOct. 03, 2012 - 03:46PM JST

  What is he going to do? Go and let them live back in the contaminated areas?

  Posted in: Abe visit Fukushima; promises action if LDP returns to power

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  mountainpearSep. 16, 2012 - 10:45PM JST

  meant to say 'defuse the situation'!

  Posted in: Chaos

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  mountainpearSep. 16, 2012 - 10:42PM JST

  @mano2012 The J-goverment bought the islands from a Japanese family called Kurihara who owned the islands. They had previously been renting them on a yearly basis. Ishihara was going to buy the islands and then probably built a port or such like which would have infuriated the Chinese even more. The Japanese government actually bought the islands to diffuse the situation.

  Posted in: Chaos

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  mountainpearAug. 31, 2012 - 03:33PM JST

  @WhatMe Worry. I think you've hit the nail on the head!

  Posted in: 'Free Pussy Riot' written in blood above murdered women

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  mountainpearAug. 19, 2012 - 03:32AM JST

  @Alex Tokyo So you think the Chinese 'activists' weren't state sponsored then? No, the National Front is not in front of the Ecuadorian Embassy and why would they be? But I will tell you who is in front of the embassy. A bus load of British police just waiting to be given the go ahead to go in and arrest him!

  Posted in: Japanese nationalists set sail for disputed islands

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  mountainpearAug. 19, 2012 - 03:09AM JST

  @Marion Wm Steele What are you going on about? Okinawa whether you like it or not is part of Japan. I'm not opposed to Okinawan independence but that is another issue! You seem to think that an independent Okinawa would have a great relationship with China. Think again! I used to work in China and have been told by many times by Chinese that Okinawa ALSO belongs to China! There is a whole lot of aggression towards Japan coming from young people in China, encouraged of course by the government. Always a good way for the government to divert attention away from domestic problems.

  The Senkakus were handed back to Japan by the U.S. in 1972 but the U.S. currently claims neutrality on this issue which is just ridiculous in my opinion. They use the threat of China to maintain their presence in Japan yet when Japanese territory is threatened they claim neutrality.

  Posted in: Japanese nationalists set sail for disputed islands

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  mountainpearAug. 04, 2012 - 10:13PM JST

  No thanks!

  Posted in: Octopus caught off Fukushima back on sale at Tokyo fish market for 1st time since disaster

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  mountainpearJul. 27, 2012 - 07:51PM JST

  The average Hong Kong diet is not that great as they eat out a lot. But on the other hand most people don't own cars, so you do a lot of walking which is great exercise. And Chinese people are more sociable and have strong family ties which is an important factor in the longevity equation, I believe.

  Posted in: Japanese women fall behind Hong Kong in longevity

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  mountainpearJul. 03, 2012 - 11:01PM JST

  @shanabelle

  Kofuku no kagaku has no connection to scientology. The only similarity is in the name.

  Posted in: Marriage impossible - Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes split after five years