semperfi said...

semperfi at 04:11 PM JST - 28th September

****.

The real problem in all this is how the LDP dragged their asses for decades on these big white elephants & just ruined peoples lives

It does not take 50 years to build a dam. . . . . I'll bet, the money allocated for the damn went into…

Posted in Leading a new life without a dam vexes Yamba residents at 04:11 PM JST - 28th September
semperfi at 10:00 AM JST - 27th September

**Hatoyama **( and his charming wife) DID JAPAN PROUD. He was gracious, intelligent, eloquent, fluent in English, carried himself with dignity and did not try to ingratiate himself to the west ( unlike previous Japanese PM) . If this is this first diplomatic foray . . . WOW !!! This…

Posted in Hatoyama's diplomatic skills largely untested in U.S. at 10:00 AM JST - 27th September
semperfi at 12:58 PM JST - 25th September

. . Socio-political sustems change all the time. Some change quickly, some radically.

Japan adjusted to a radical shifts transitioning from the Edo to MEIJI period. It will do so again. :) ...............................................:)

In responding to the critical demands of living the 21st Century, Japan is already break old paradigms…

Posted in Hatoyama promises action on host of challenges in U.N. speech at 12:58 PM JST - 25th September
semperfi at 09:43 AM JST - 16th September

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Statistically policing is the MOST stressful job. J POLICE DEPT have no clue about STRESS MANAGEMENT Alcohol becomes the acceptable way to de-stress. The PROBLEM lies as much with how the Police Dept function here . . and the ABSOLUTE LACK of SUPPORT cops haveto address
addictions or job…

Posted in Police officer indicted, dismissed for drunken driving at 09:43 AM JST - 16th September
semperfi at 07:59 AM JST - 24th June

possibly that typhoon - that unexpectedly hit around the Phillipines - swung up into the area of the China Sea .

Posted in Fishing boat with 20 on board capsizes; 4 dead, 13 missing at 07:59 AM JST - 24th June
semperfi at 01:20 PM JST - 12th June

Tatanka:

She is smart to sit this trip out... IF Masako cannot handle being a princess - then she certainly will NOT be able to handle the demands on being Empress of Japan. >>> Get back to me on that one , though, tatanka >>>> I'll wager there'll be a…

Posted in Crown prince heads to Brazil alone; says trip too tough for Masako at 01:20 PM JST - 12th June
semperfi at 12:31 PM JST - 12th June

If Masako does suffer from some kind of mental illness - I mean a certifiable one with a clinical diagnosis - the public is entitled to know. So, if she has depression- I mean clinical depression - ( and it very possible) she needs to be treated for it. **People…

Posted in Crown prince heads to Brazil alone; says trip too tough for Masako at 12:31 PM JST - 12th June
semperfi at 12:25 PM JST - 12th June

Hoserfella: **would you haul one of your employees out of the loonybin because they're not "working hard enough"? I doubt **it. Ummmmmmmm - yeah - you got a point. EXCEPT, Masako is NOT living in a 'looney bin' ,as the term is loosely defined.

Posted in Crown prince heads to Brazil alone; says trip too tough for Masako at 12:25 PM JST - 12th June
semperfi at 11:43 AM JST - 12th June

bebert :

Monarchies can be thought of as an insurance plan. If the democracy collapses, .... it might be a card you want to keep on the table.

There are many viable options of democracies with NO monarchy - that exist today - that don't SUCK money from people for…

Posted in Crown prince heads to Brazil alone; says trip too tough for Masako at 11:43 AM JST - 12th June
semperfi at 11:37 AM JST - 12th June

HOSERFELLA : Perhaps she owes more to the Japanese taxpayers Nahhhhh - - - you think ? ? ? - - - - all the dinner parties she has with ther pals and her parents living in gorgeous estate in Spain - all that at the taxpayers expense .

Posted in Crown prince heads to Brazil alone; says trip too tough for Masako at 11:37 AM JST - 12th June