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nigelboy said...

  • nigelboy at 12:17 PM JST - 23rd July

    ... and in the event of an emergency they'll probably stand around exchanging meishi and/or bickering about who is going to do what, whilst rejecting outside offers of help (eg JAL Flight 123, Kobe, and the sarin attacks.)

    Taiko. What part of "Since then" did you not comprehend?

    Posted in Medical priority system handled badly at Akihabara rampage scene at 12:17 PM JST - 23rd July

  • nigelboy at 09:57 AM JST - 23rd July

    And let's not forget how this all started.

    The Education ministry wanted to state the OFFICIAL position of Japan in regards to Liancourt Rocks on their Junior high textbooks including a statement where the said islets are also claimed by Korea.

    And then, we have Korea who refused to discuss…

    Posted in Japan-S Korea islet row spoils more cultural exchanges at 09:57 AM JST - 23rd July

  • nigelboy at 01:36 PM JST - 22nd July

    From a legal and human rights point of view, it will be a disaster, simply because most Japanese have their critical faculties removed courtesy of an education system which encourages rote learning rather than critical analysis.

    Didn't we have this discussion before when PISA surveyed the academic scores including the…

    Posted in How effective do you think the lay jury system will be when it starts in Japan next year? at 01:36 PM JST - 22nd July

  • nigelboy at 01:25 PM JST - 22nd July

    The word "presumed" is extremely important there, and so many people mistakenly omit it.

    Or when jurors omit in their minds the word "reasonable" when we talk about "reasonable doubt". (i.e. OJ Simpson)

    Posted in How effective do you think the lay jury system will be when it starts in Japan next year? at 01:25 PM JST - 22nd July

  • nigelboy at 12:20 PM JST - 22nd July

    So hopefully Japan has learnt from the past.

    Yes.

    PM Murayama was heavily criticized for his slow response in dispatching the SDF during the Kobe earthquake.

    Since then, rescue units such as Interprefectual Emergency Rescue Unit, Hyper Rescue Unit, and 緊急消防援助隊 (Emergency Fire Rescue Unit) were established

    Posted in Medical priority system handled badly at Akihabara rampage scene at 12:20 PM JST - 22nd July

  • nigelboy at 12:10 PM JST - 22nd July

    Is there an equivalent like the General Accounting Office (GAO) in Japan govt that is supposedly non-partisan and provides oversight over government spending?

    Board of Audit of Japan

    http://www.jbaudit.go.jp/engl/engl2/contents/frame03.htm

    Can't say that it has been effective. But then again, which nation has been effective?

    Posted in 150 Diet members going abroad on 'study tours' this summer at 12:10 PM JST - 22nd July

  • nigelboy at 11:59 AM JST - 22nd July

    Why couldn7t they have just mentioned that the Islands were disputed and leave it at that?

    Just to add, the education ministry did in fact proposed to do that. But Korea complained anyways.

    Posted in S Korean city cancels home stays for Japanese children at 11:59 AM JST - 22nd July

  • nigelboy at 11:11 AM JST - 22nd July

    It's tragic that Japan has to go an d be totally stupid, making such a mention of the disputed islands in school textbooks. Why couldn7t they have just mentioned that the Islands were disputed and leave it at that? Why did they have to go and claim possession of the…

    Posted in S Korean city cancels home stays for Japanese children at 11:11 AM JST - 22nd July

  • nigelboy at 08:03 AM JST - 22nd July

    nigelboy, Korea has tons of maps and old records to prove Dokdo belongs to Korea and that's undisputable. Japan must realize playing their childish textbook game with false information won't do a damn good.

    False. Korea has no maps/documents of such sort regarding Liancourt Rocks prior to 1905. The maps/documents…

    Posted in S Korea rejects Japan's proposal for talks at 08:03 AM JST - 22nd July

  • nigelboy at 09:10 AM JST - 21st July

    Bottom line.

    Korea doesn't have any maps or documents describing the location of current Takeshima/Dokdo before Japan's incorporation 1905. They simply didn't know about it.

    Posted in S Korea rejects Japan's proposal for talks at 09:10 AM JST - 21st July

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