mushroomcloud said...

mushroomcloud at 09:46 AM JST - 13th September

Oh wait, there's more:

"In Japan, the Shenzhou V launch was met with disbelief and anxiety that continues to reverberate among scientific and political circles. "We were surprised," says Masashi Okada, a launch-systems engineer at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the country's equivalent of NASA. "Obviously we knew they…

Posted in Japan successfully launches new rocket with 1st unmanned cargo vehicle at 09:46 AM JST - 13th September
mushroomcloud at 08:38 AM JST - 13th September

UnagiDon,

China isn't allowed on the ISS because the US fears that China will try to steal the technology contained within that station. I'd like to phrase it another way, but it is what it is.

In as far as Japan being viewed as the '2nd rate space power in…

Posted in Japan successfully launches new rocket with 1st unmanned cargo vehicle at 08:38 AM JST - 13th September
mushroomcloud at 01:41 AM JST - 13th September

I guess the main point here is that Japan has been grumbling and feeling cast in China's shadow ever since China launched it's manned space program, since they (the Japanese) don't have one of their own. All this talk of choosing to go the non-manned way is just sour grapes…

Posted in Japan successfully launches new rocket with 1st unmanned cargo vehicle at 01:41 AM JST - 13th September
mushroomcloud at 09:49 AM JST - 12th September

Good to hear that Japan is getting their house in order as far as space is concerned. I remember how hard many were laughing when Japan's rocket had to be detonated in Nov 2003, 1 month after China sent their first man to space.

Perhaps Japan might be within grasp…

Posted in Japan successfully launches new rocket with 1st unmanned cargo vehicle at 09:49 AM JST - 12th September
mushroomcloud at 09:49 AM JST - 5th September

Not a good idea, especially when the IOC slams the door on Japan's bid.

It will be a slap in the face to Japan's new leader.

Posted in JOC to ask Hatoyama to attend 2016 Olympic vote at 09:49 AM JST - 5th September
mushroomcloud at 10:56 AM JST - 4th September

Presto345,

You are right, he is a governor. Too bad the world only refers to Ishihara as a mayor, provincial or otherwise.

http://en.rian.ru/world/20081022/117885775-send.html

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2005/07/19/2003264131

http://www.japanfocus.org/data/takahashi_1642.pdf

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2000/04/11/tokyo000411.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/4228353/Tokyo-mayor-demands-help-to-release-hostages-in-North-Korea.html

Feel better?

Posted in Tokyo still confident of 2016 bid despite IOC report at 10:56 AM JST - 4th September
mushroomcloud at 07:52 AM JST - 3rd September

Tokyo doesn't have a fart's chance in a windstorm.

What was not said is that the IOC does not like the racist rhetoric of Tokyo's mayor, Shintaro Ishihara.

Gotta say the Japanese are a bunch of idiots. They could have picked any other city in Japan but they chose THE…

Posted in Tokyo still confident of 2016 bid despite IOC report at 07:52 AM JST - 3rd September
mushroomcloud at 07:21 AM JST - 31st August

As I have said before (correctly), I gave Aso 1 year before he was either ousted or forced to resign.

Let's see how long Hatoyama can last. Perhaps 1 more year at most, as Japan's unstable leadership has proven to last after Koizumi.

Posted in DPJ crushes LDP in landslide victory; Hatoyama certain to become next PM at 07:21 AM JST - 31st August
mushroomcloud at 04:15 AM JST - 25th August

my Nissan Maxima broke down 4 times, once while driving on a highway. Oh, and yes, that model was made in Japan. Why? Lack of discipline and poor engineering from a now soft Japan.

Posted in Toyota to recall 690,000 passenger cars in China at 04:15 AM JST - 25th August
mushroomcloud at 11:47 AM JST - 23rd August

why can't japan then simply find taller players? Are you implying that most japanese are too short?

Posted in Japan outclassed by China at World Grand Prix at 11:47 AM JST - 23rd August