nigelboy said...

nigelboy at 10:36 AM JST - 13th August

but would have beem able to secure both and return within the hour, compared to more than 12 hours later

My response was some poster indicating that the helicopter spotted some survivors when the crew located the crash site. And if you bothered to read the link I provided you,…

Posted in Relatives of victims of 1985 JAL crash climb to mountain site at 10:36 AM JST - 13th August
nigelboy at 09:57 AM JST - 13th August

It is indeed confusing for people who can't or WON'T see that they are two different issues, for which I was merely drawing an allusion. Allow me to dummy it down for you so you can understand:

Thank you. They are two different issues. Thank you thank you thank you.…

Posted in Hatoyama says Japan will stay nuclear-free if DPJ wins election at 09:57 AM JST - 13th August
nigelboy at 12:54 AM JST - 13th August

Well, clearly we know different people. The difference being, of course, you're trying to paint it in a positive light while I'm pointing out the negative. Nori-p will become an example of 'the fallen' and will pretty soon probably be given a reprieve, and get her celebrity status back, with…

Posted in Kawamura warns public against drug abuse after Sakai's arrest at 12:54 AM JST - 13th August
nigelboy at 12:32 AM JST - 13th August

Japan has to up its game in terms of diplomacy, bottom line. You remember the other day when Clinton rescued the two journalists? you remember the subsequent "we want our abductees home, too!" from Japanese relatives of the supposedly abducted? That's another example of where Japan needs to start building…

Posted in Hatoyama says Japan will stay nuclear-free if DPJ wins election at 12:32 AM JST - 13th August
nigelboy at 12:23 AM JST - 13th August

Though the U.S. helicopter was at the scene of the crash site, the helicopter was not equipped with rescue hoist nor large search light to conduct any kind of rescue operations. Uncertainty of the terrain and the darkness made it impossible to conduct any search and rescue without the possibility…

Posted in Relatives of victims of 1985 JAL crash climb to mountain site at 12:23 AM JST - 13th August
nigelboy at 12:09 AM JST - 13th August

Therefore it needs to be gently pointed out that, no, Japan can't control spirits, and that if people want to pray for peace to do so at a new symbolic memorial for such, and not the poor convoluted Yasukuni shrine taken over by rightists who are no doubt hoping someday…

Posted in Aso, 15 of 17 cabinet ministers say they won't visit Yasukuni on Aug 15 at 12:09 AM JST - 13th August
nigelboy at 08:45 AM JST - 12th August

As I mentioned, there is almost 20,000 Japanese companies in China. The Japanese companies are making their products in China and exporting to Japan for profit margin. The Japanese companies are responsible for shipment for majority of goods exported to Japan, not Chinese

Now you're being desparate. As I indicated…

Posted in Aso, 15 of 17 cabinet ministers say they won't visit Yasukuni on Aug 15 at 08:45 AM JST - 12th August
nigelboy at 08:28 AM JST - 12th August

This is true. Japan has almost 20,000 companies in China. China is a #1 exporter to Japan, surpassing U.S. This is not 1978 or twenty years ago. What if China saids Japan needs to remove Class-A Criminals memory from Yasukuni, or else we will start reducing trade with Japan. What…

Posted in Aso, 15 of 17 cabinet ministers say they won't visit Yasukuni on Aug 15 at 08:28 AM JST - 12th August
nigelboy at 10:50 PM JST - 11th August

So I don't know why it was so secretive actually

It wasn't "secretive" per se but it was more like "Oh. OK. So they enshrined some Class A". So when it was revealed in April of 1979 that they were enshrined in 1978, the PM still kept going to Yasukuni…

Posted in Aso, 15 of 17 cabinet ministers say they won't visit Yasukuni on Aug 15 at 10:50 PM JST - 11th August
nigelboy at 10:42 PM JST - 11th August

Emperor Hirohito was so disgusted by it that he never visited yasukuni again. Is that what you're after?

Nope. But for the record, the Emperor did not visit the shrine after 1975 when there was a debate among the population about the "private" and "public" issue. Since the Emperor was…

Posted in Aso, 15 of 17 cabinet ministers say they won't visit Yasukuni on Aug 15 at 10:42 PM JST - 11th August