sarcasm123 said...

sarcasm123 at 12:37 PM JST - 2nd April

kinniku

"Actually, Hikozaemon did a great job describing the shrine and museum's perspective."

He gives an accurate description, I think, but I notice that he does not make a distinction basically between "giving a twisted view on history" and "glorifying war". The examples he gave of the latter were all…

Posted in Tokyo theaters under fire for deciding not to show 'Yasukuni' documentary at 12:37 PM JST - 2nd April
sarcasm123 at 10:12 AM JST - 2nd April

Hikozaemon and kinniku -

I am sure that the museum shows a twisted view on history. But if you claim that it glorifies war, you are mistaken, or you have been walking around in it specifically looking for anything that might sound even a bit "glorifying". I have been to…

Posted in Tokyo theaters under fire for deciding not to show 'Yasukuni' documentary at 10:12 AM JST - 2nd April
sarcasm123 at 05:14 PM JST - 1st April

"Well, actually simple trip to the shrine museum and a viewing of the displays and videos within would prove otherwise. The videos and displays do glorify the war."

This makes me think you have never been there. Have you? I have and I did not see any of the things…

Posted in Tokyo theaters under fire for deciding not to show 'Yasukuni' documentary at 05:14 PM JST - 1st April
sarcasm123 at 03:16 PM JST - 1st April

"That's really worrying. That's worse than censorship. Censorship, you know it's the governement or the will of the theater directors and you can complain to them, sue them. That's about threats and violence."

Can I ask you a question... Why did the movie "Valley of the Wolves Iraq" have a…

Posted in Tokyo theaters under fire for deciding not to show 'Yasukuni' documentary at 03:16 PM JST - 1st April
sarcasm123 at 10:21 AM JST - 1st April

"Not all soldiers are like that. These few, who lack morals, who lack respect for not only themselves but the country they have the opportunity to be in, are doing nothing more then perpetuating the internationally low opinion of Americans in general."

Some study a few years back showed that…

Posted in U.S. sailor reportedly hints at involvement in murder of taxi driver at 10:21 AM JST - 1st April
sarcasm123 at 10:02 AM JST - 1st April

"So at any rate the sign prohibits what he’s doing unless he has permission."

I think he wasn't.

"More likely than not however, he’s a cheapskate who has few qualms in disrupting the peace with his amateur antics."

The Japanese spend their day in the office => the JT complains.…

Posted in Bagpipe at 10:02 AM JST - 1st April
sarcasm123 at 09:37 AM JST - 1st April

eastokyo

"acoustic instruments might be a better choice for 音響機器"

Uh, no. Do a search for 音響機器 in google images and tell me how many accoustic instruments you see.

from wiki: 音響機器（おんきょうきき）とは、音を録音再生したり変換したりするための機器のことをいう。

Posted in Bagpipe at 09:37 AM JST - 1st April