scap said...

scap at 08:32 PM JST - 16th August

People should respect the customs and traditions of the country they are living in or visiting. I would do so if I went to the Middle East. However, when I was teaching ESL in a program in the U.S. that offered free classes to students/immigrants, the Saudi women demanded a…

Posted in In some countries, there is a ban on adults and children wearing religious clothing and symbols such as burqas, veils, head scarves, skullcaps, turbans and crucifixes in public places like schools, recreational facilities and so on. What's your stance? at 08:32 PM JST - 16th August
scap at 10:46 PM JST - 12th August

From what I have heard, the DPJ is less "anti foreigner" in their views than the LDP. For this reason, I will urge my J. wife and son to vote for them.

Posted in Are there any crumbs of comfort for Mr Aso? at 10:46 PM JST - 12th August
scap at 10:41 PM JST - 12th August

I was here and remember the details well. It is beyond me how the families of the survivors, like most Japanese, opt for the "shigata ga nai" attitude in these kinds of situation. They should have been really insensed at their own inept govt. As others have noted, there was…

Posted in Relatives of victims of 1985 JAL crash climb to mountain site at 10:41 PM JST - 12th August
scap at 10:14 PM JST - 5th August

The Yokotas should spend more time criticising their own pitiful govt. leaders and less time appealing for "somebody" to do something on NHK.

Posted in Relatives want Japanese abductees freed too after Clinton's N Korea trip at 10:14 PM JST - 5th August
scap at 11:16 PM JST - 4th August

If it were my two daughters that were murdered, I am sure I would feel a sense of justice and closure. That in itself is enough reason for the punishment. Some people just don't deserve to live.

Posted in Silent execution of Osaka sisters' killer at 11:16 PM JST - 4th August
scap at 11:28 PM JST - 29th July

Thank you Bermadoo for the advice. I live in Kyushu, so an auction site in Fukuoka area would be most suitable for me. Any ideas?

Posted in Going, going, sold! - A glimpse into world of car auctions at 11:28 PM JST - 29th July
scap at 11:00 PM JST - 29th July

How do you find a dealer in your area? And, what is meant by "dealer?" Are these special "dealers" that are different from ordinary car dealers? The author uses words like "you choose," but how can one choose if entry to the public is forbidden? What is the process a…

Posted in Going, going, sold! - A glimpse into world of car auctions at 11:00 PM JST - 29th July
scap at 10:20 PM JST - 16th July

Nice gesture, but the question is why not Pearl Harbor? That would have been more meaningful. Guess their handlers thought it might stir up a hornet's nest in Japan. Then again, a visit to Pearl might lead to calls to visit Nanking, Manila and other places ravaged in his father's…

Posted in Emperor, empress lay wreath at Hawaii cemetery for American soldiers at 10:20 PM JST - 16th July
scap at 10:57 PM JST - 11th July

More than arm-twisting, it sounds like blackmail to me. The U.S. says we will leave only if you pay us off. Yes, it is probably a lot cheaper than it would cost Japan to protect itself. I say let the second richest country in the world protect itself--if it thinks…

Posted in Japan offers $336 mil to pay for U.S. Marines' transfer to Guam at 10:57 PM JST - 11th July
scap at 10:32 PM JST - 10th July

At first I felt sympathy for the the Filipino family, and thought the J. govt. was being very cruel. Thinking about it, though, overstaying a legitimate visa is one thing, but knowingly entering the country with false passports???? Doesn't the govt. have to draw the line somewhere?

The root of…

Posted in New guideline set for granting special permission for illegals to stay at 10:32 PM JST - 10th July