realist said...

realist at 12:32 PM JST - 22nd September

Eddisobextar Your assertion that even those of us with lkkyu in Japanese cannot understand the politics well enough to vote is an insult to our intelligence. Even those with hardly any Japanese ability still have political opinions and enough gumption to exercise their democratic rights.

Posted in Should foreign residents have local voting rights? at 12:32 PM JST - 22nd September
realist at 12:30 PM JST - 22nd September

Definately, YES. I pay taxes, I have lived here for over 20 years, and I should have voting rights. Japanese people, or any foreigners for that matter, who are living, working or studying in the UK get automatic voting rights if they are there for longer than 6 months, even…

Posted in Should foreign residents have local voting rights? at 12:30 PM JST - 22nd September
realist at 05:43 PM JST - 19th September

I think this case is a good illiatration of the childish mentality of the Japanese. Their lives are very boring, and so this kind of story is what entertains them, coupled with the fact that as others have already pointed out, japan is a bullying society and they love to…

Posted in Why do you think so much media coverage is being given to Noriko Sakai's case? at 05:43 PM JST - 19th September
realist at 08:19 AM JST - 18th September

Kimochi warui

Posted in Big Buddha at 08:19 AM JST - 18th September
realist at 05:01 PM JST - 16th September

Congratulations Mr Hatoyama! We are all relying on you and supporting you!

Posted in Hatoyama becomes prime minister, vowing to end bureaucrat-led politics at 05:01 PM JST - 16th September
realist at 04:48 PM JST - 15th September

Interesting story about wacky Japan. What about all the guys on the Saikyo Line who get on the trtains just to grope each other and have sex with each other on board? I wonder how many of them will be caught this week....

Posted in Tokyo police launch weeklong anti-groping campaign on trains at 04:48 PM JST - 15th September
realist at 11:41 PM JST - 14th September

Why isnt the Aso gone already? Why is he sitill there? The election was ages ago. Good riddance to the LDP.

Posted in Hatoyama, Aso meet to discuss transition of power at 11:41 PM JST - 14th September
realist at 10:12 AM JST - 12th September

To refer to the Sanya district of Tokyo as "skid row" (an American English term) is an insult to the original American area to which it was applied. The Sanya district is in reality a Burakumin Ghetto, a place the previous Japanese Government didn`t even allow to be put on…

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realist at 04:04 PM JST - 11th September

Ok - this guy got 5 years, but for what crime?

Posted in Filipino man gets 5 years in jury trial that involved interpreters at 04:04 PM JST - 11th September
realist at 04:00 PM JST - 11th September

Has Free Speech disappeared from America? All this guy Wilson did was to call Obama a liar! Most politicians are liars, we all know that. He was stating the obvious. Why all the fuss. Surely a political arena is where people are allowed to express their views, however distasteful, freely?…

Posted in Obama accepts lawmaker's apology for floor remark at 04:00 PM JST - 11th September