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UtrackFeb. 14, 2012 - 01:02AM JST Okay It's was a bogus video. It was a shock…
Posted in: Fukushima's No. 2 reactor may be reheating
"...delivering the file..." I think they mean, "delivering the thicker than last time, padded envelope". No…
Posted in: Tokyo officially submits 2020 bid to IOC
vinnyfav, this article has been completely updated from the one posted yesterday (reporting 60+ suspected cases…
Posted in: NZ admits overreacting to flu scare on plane from Japan
Seems like a cool guy and he has a successful "formula". Agree Zest is lame to…
Posted in: Global Dining
Wurthington, I heard the same thing which is why I avoid Chiba beaches.
Posted in: Former gang member shot dead in Denny's restaurant in Chiba
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Its an AN-124 designed by the Soviet Antonov Design Bureau and built in Russia and Ukraine
Posted in: Heavy help
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and who would you like to sue Hemplord? It seems you think some should be sued
Posted in: New Zealand earthquake toll at 145 dead
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asianTourist New Zealand is also a land of volcanoes and earthquakes we also have specialist teams
Posted in: Grim work
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this could be far worse than the original
Posted in: Quake in New Zealand kills at least 65
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pop is not a musical form
Posted in: Does J-pop really suck?
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good article and I completely agree and those that cant understand he's using McDonalds etc as an EXAMPLE. McDonalds here I can get BBQ sauce for free if I request it. I would rather genuinely friendly staff and If I get bad service here I don't go back. Id rather the variation of service than soulless standardized service.
Posted in: In Japan, the customer is not king
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i have one and love it, find it much more useful than my laptop, however neither question in this survey is very useful. Its a great device but filling a void is a bit over the top and as others have pointed out pretty much all gadgets are not necessary.
Posted in: What do you think of the iPad?
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Gurukun have a think i'm sure the answer will eventually come
Posted in: Meeting of minds
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This guy is a moron doesn't know what socialism is himself, many liberal social democracies especially in northern Europe
Posted in: Fixing American 'dumbocracy'
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crazygaijin i never said anything about that otherwise your arguing against the wrong person or creating an entirely new argument. Also please note that Tojo was prime minister only until July 1944. Cannot be the sole reason for Hirohitos actions for example his brother being in charge during the time of the Rape of Nanking...yeah I'm sure brothers never talk. You seriously gotta read a bit more dude.
Posted in: Historians rethink key Soviet role in Japan's defeat in WWII
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from wikipedia anyway so not a single event but multiple and either the A bombs or Soviet invasion was the deciding factor.
Posted in: Historians rethink key Soviet role in Japan's defeat in WWII
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tkoind I pretty much agree with what you say but I tend to put more emphasis on the Soviet Invasion. Anyway I recommend that author to you, Nationalists in Japan sent him death threats for his views.
Steve...whats your point?
crazygaijin read be informed
Posted in: Historians rethink key Soviet role in Japan's defeat in WWII
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tkoind
one i'm hardly a japanese apologist i'm sure ossan and nige would be happy to state that. secondly to say it was all because of the US is extremely naive and uninformed.
As I stated and i'm sure any descent historian would recognise that the USSR invasion of Japan was not Just a land grab but a decision brought about by a allied request to stalin for him to attack Japan.
Posted in: Historians rethink key Soviet role in Japan's defeat in WWII
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Read Books by Saburo Ienaga Japanese historian very good he argues that the soviet invasion played a major contribution in japans decision to surrender. Though the a bombs were destructive the fire bombings of individual cities tokyo Nagoya etc were more destructive than the a bombs and japan showed little interest apart from weak peace feelers through the Russians.
Please note people that russias invasion was because of an agreement to do so with Churchill and Trumen not just a land grab. Russia did not gain much land Manchuria was handed back to china.
IMO the Russians put the fear of god into the Japanese they knew the US wer not the devils they portrayed them as but the Russians were and they had a much bigger grudge against Japan than the US
Posted in: Historians rethink key Soviet role in Japan's defeat in WWII
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Agree with sourpuss, this is nothing new many books cover this already. As to what percentage the A bombs and the soviet invasion had in Japans surrender, we will never know and can only speculate. Maybe it was just Hirohito trying to save his own ass, knowing the Soviets would execute him while the Americans might save his ass.
But the Soviet invasion was a brilliant not traitorous at all considering Japans use of sneak attacks without declarations of war. 1905, 1937, 1939, 1941
I would like a book on the Japanese communist party and its early leadership about their popularity and their attempts to transform Japanese society after WWII. Had it not been for the CIA Japan could be a very different country
Posted in: Historians rethink key Soviet role in Japan's defeat in WWII
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IMO though the A bombs ere terrible, dropping them is something the US does not have to atone for or apologise for. The IJA under the Emperor had to be stopped they were one of the largest killing machines in Human History. 150,000 Japanese civilians pales in comparison to the amount of bloodshed Japanese committed throughout Asia
Posted in: Should U.S. President Barack Obama visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki when he comes to Japan in November?
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peroni
Posted in: Which brand gets your vote for the best beer?
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i spoke japanese and went into a real estate agent who were very helpful and they phoned up several places and the minute it was mentioned I was a foreigner they said no. Luckily I got a great place lived there for 2 years and I got on well with neighbors and the landlord who was more than happy to rent out to foreigners after me.
Regards to the article, I have to agree with tkoind, trying to make poor excuses for Japans racism and the reasons given are really lame trying to bring it back to WWII etc. Call a spade a spade or racism, racism. Stop being apologists.
Posted in: Why Japanese property managers are so strict on renting apartments
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go the boys in white, good work. Good start to the World Cup
Posted in: Australia beats New Zealand 2-1 on late goal
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im with Branded that look gets old, give me a refined intelligent elegant woman anyday
Posted in: Yuko's style