JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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sarcasm123
With the money spend on this stupid habit Japan could employ hundreds of REAL researchers working on more important problems.
Posted in: Australia to take Japan to int'l court over whaling
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sarcasm123
Uh, no. What Japan actually realizes is that there is no demand for whale meat in Japan. So, commercial whaling would not be profitable anymore. So, they created "scientific whaling", using the exact same personnel and the exact same ships as they were using for commercial whaling, and started pumping money into it to keep it alive. It goes like this: some politician tells the whaling town he will support them if they vote him in. He gets elected and starts pumping money. Meanwhile, together they start telling all Japanese that whaling (the minor habit) is in fact Oh-So-Important-Japanese-Culture, yet that the Bad Bad White People try to force Japan to stop whaling. Japanese love this kind of story and happily believe every word of it. So, more and more money gets pumped into this useless "research". In fact so much that without some "result" (no matter how fake it is), there might come some criticism from within Japan. That is where those unread, and un-cited, papers come in. "See", says the politician and the whalers-turned-researchers: "we ARE doing research! Now give us more money and we will vote for you again!".
Nope, Japan said OK because it can now play the victim role. Japan plays the victim role, the politician gets elected, and the small whaling town gets its money. It is a perfect deal in the Japanese mind. Never mind the international criticism, Oh-So-Great-Japanese-Culture, the job of the local politician, and the jobs of the whalers-turned-researchers are at stake!
No, the committee recognizes that Japan is basically a 12yo with too much money on this subject. They just let it play and spend bribes.
Posted in: Australia to take Japan to int'l court over whaling
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sarcasm123
Which Japanese has suffered over the past 20 years because of a lack of whale meat? None. Oh, except those who used to do the whaling for commercial purposes, of course. They now have to write "research" on their whaling ship.
Posted in: Australia to take Japan to int'l court over whaling
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Yes, it will "win" international attention and criticism. No more and no less than that. And for what?? In order to hunt an animal they started eating about 60 years ago...
Posted in: Australia to take Japan to int'l court over whaling
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Yes, it is research, but on the level of a kid throwing stones through windows in order to count them. Millions of yens are spend on this, and what is the result? Papers in journals with minor impact, which are never cited even by people in the field. Whoo, what GREAT research! NOT!
Posted in: Australia to take Japan to int'l court over whaling
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Japan has been in an economical crisis since several years, and it does not look like it will stop in the near future. CAN JAPAN REALLY PAY? Can it really afford to waste money on this crap?
Moving a fleet to the other side of the world is never going to be "environmentally friendly". Even more if its goal is to kill wild animals.
Posted in: Australia to take Japan to int'l court over whaling
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Except that it is not really about research, now is it?
How can Japanese be so schizophrenic? On one side they ALL admit that the scientific research is just a lie, yet to the outside world they keep using it as a valid excuse. Do they think we don't know?? Do they really think we can't tell? Is it that they really think that "foreigners" do not understand "honne" and "tatemae", or what is it??
WE KNOW YOU ARE TELLING LIES JAPAN. WE KNOW IT. Stop behaving like a child.
Posted in: Australia to take Japan to int'l court over whaling
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sarcasm123
I have a few remarks on this article.
I for one don't believe this. The prices are high in some places, and they are not in other places. The fact that some are expensive is mainly because they are in the main road of the China Town, which is a tourist spot. I would honestly be surprised if many of these restaurants really import their ingredients from China more than any other restaurant in Japan.
By the way, I often felt that the service in these restaurants is far below that of other restaurants in Japan. In many places you have to pay extra for smiles.
The waterfront is "minutes" away from China Town even by foot...
I am wondering what you were confused about really... Not about the shopping center I bet, as they are everywhere in Japan.
Posted in: Yokohama and steamed dumplings
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sarcasm123
I thought the World Cup was in South Africa..
Posted in: On time
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sarcasm123
And there we go again: if the foreigner can't behave he has to go home! Yet, what if the Japanese guy can't behave? It is ignored.
If all people who can't behave in public would have to leave Japan, the population would decrease to just a few hundred people.
Posted in: Dear Angry Western Guy
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sarcasm123
Anyway, why is there even a need to compare the AVERAGE Japanese vs LOW CLASS TRASH in Western countries? Why not compare averages with averages and low class trash with low class trash?
Moderator: All readers, please stay on topic. The subject is how a foreign man acted in public and the writer's reaction to it. It is not about how Japanese act in public or how people act in public overseas. Please focus your remarks on what is in the commentary and do not be ill-mannered toward the writer.
Posted in: Dear Angry Western Guy
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Indeed, most Westerners have never been to Japan, and many think its capital is Beijin. They should not be used as a reference.
Just like many "bad apples" Japanese are present. Yet they do not seem to give the Japanese a negative impression of themselves.
Yet the title clearly says "Western". It even says "Guy". Why not "Japanese Girl"? I have seen plenty of loud and annoying Japanese girls. Is Melissa going to write a column on them too?
Posted in: Dear Angry Western Guy
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sarcasm123
Mellisa,
Here is some more lessons on Japanese behaviour.
You know, in the guide books it says like this: "Japanese people pay attention to the people around them, and try to not disturb them".
How the Western reader interprets it: "Japanese people are quite and well behaved."
What it means in reality: "Japanese people are just as noisy and unmannered as any other country's people. But whereas in most countries people would ask the loud/badly mannered person to behave, many Japanese ignore it and try not to disturb the annoying person".
Most people just ignore the angry customer abusing the shop tenant, most people ignore the loud guys on their bikes late at night, most ignore the annoying piano playing neighbour in the room next door, most people ignore the chikan.
Posted in: Dear Angry Western Guy
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sarcasm123
Man, I recommend Melissa spends some time in Osaka; she could write a "Dear Angry Japanese Guy" column every single day.
Which makes me think that "not expressing anger in public" is not at all a "Japanese trait" at all. Only a limited number of Japanese never express anger in public.
I am sure this "Angry Western Guy" had a better reason to do what he did than many "Angry Japanese Guys" I see around here in Osaka.
Posted in: Dear Angry Western Guy
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sarcasm123
Or food including dolphin or whale, but with a false label...
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sarcasm123
People who want to come to Japan and can work, they come to Japan and work. People who want to come to Japan and can study, they come to Japan and study. People who want to come to Japan and can neither work nor study, they come to Japan and "teach" English. That is why this is a maligned profession.
Posted in: Why is teaching at English conversation schools in Japan such a maligned profession by some people?
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sarcasm123
Uh??? What planet are you living on? No human with a sound brain would want bases in his or her back yard. Same as for nuclear power plants or land fills.
Posted in: Anti-base ad
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sarcasm123
All together now:
"THE LOCALS LOVE US" :P
Posted in: Anti-base ad
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sarcasm123
Sounds suspicious if you ask me.
Posted in: 10-yr-old boy hanged in park after bag strap gets caught in tree
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sarcasm123
Heh, yeah, there is very little visible violence here. But how about the invisible violence?
Domestic violence, "ore-ore" scams, gambling (which should be illegal here, right?) present everywhere, human trafficking being ignored, most other organized crime being ignored, and so on and so on.
In a way there is no need for violent crimes here. If a criminal wants money he can just call an old lady and she will give it to him.
Is that a "safe country"?
Posted in: How safe do you think Japanese society is, compared to other countries?