smithinjapan said...

smithinjapan at 04:05 PM JST - 16th November

Good on these people. I agree with adaydream that an apology is cheap, but also agree with one of the actual victims that the apologies should be made and are better late than never. Apologies can go a long way towards healing, and if more people made them to help…

Posted in Apology for kids shipped from Britain to colonies at 04:05 PM JST - 16th November
smithinjapan at 03:51 PM JST - 16th November

inakaRob: Meant to add with your non-sequitur on gasoline that there's a good reason people are seeking alternative energy resources, so why can't the Japanese lessen the consumption of tuna for the sake of being able to eat it in the future? Again, if you want to make such silly…

Posted in Stores, restaurants worried about record 40% cut in bluefin tuna catch at 03:51 PM JST - 16th November
smithinjapan at 03:48 PM JST - 16th November

inakaRob: "If you cut hamburgers, tv, cars, gasoline, whatever, by even 25% you would notice a CRAZY fall out from the extreme shortage of a product that you are used to receiving certain quantities for as long as you can remember."

Case in point of what I was saying. TVs,…

Posted in Stores, restaurants worried about record 40% cut in bluefin tuna catch at 03:48 PM JST - 16th November
smithinjapan at 03:41 PM JST - 16th November

Never, ever try to have an intelligent conversation on this topic with a Japanese or blinded J-lover. You simply can't. They'll immediately ignore the facts, such as the FACT that these fish are being driven to extinction, and throw out red herrings (pun intended) like, "Well, you eat cows in…

Posted in Stores, restaurants worried about record 40% cut in bluefin tuna catch at 03:41 PM JST - 16th November
smithinjapan at 02:01 AM JST - 16th November

It doesn't matter whether Ozawa believes god dipped sword in the ocean and Japan was born, or if killing your neighbour is bad, the point is that he is as bad as anyone he claims to believe in religion. I honestly hope these Japanese Christians say they will out and…

Posted in Christian group protests remarks by DPJ's Ozawa at 02:01 AM JST - 16th November
smithinjapan at 01:48 AM JST - 16th November

It'll be interesting to see how the right-wingers try to blame Obama for trying to deal with the Junta and free Suu Kyi. Ah, wait.... they've refused to comment altogether.

Posted in Obama tells Myanmar junta to free Suu Kyi at 01:48 AM JST - 16th November
smithinjapan at 01:46 AM JST - 16th November

ptolemy: "Do Japanese have to die in Japan to have their names reported in Kanji?"

No... but if they only die in Japan, say, in a pachinko parlor fire, it's not quite as sensational, is it? I've been reading a lot about this situation in different media and in all…

Posted in Officials say 7, not 8, Japanese died in Busan shooting range fire at 01:46 AM JST - 16th November
smithinjapan at 03:00 PM JST - 15th November

Some news sources are reporting that he was a necrophiliac. The list of sick stuff this guy's done just seems to be growing and growing, if what they say is true.

Posted in Ichihashi undergoes medical checkup after refusing to eat at 03:00 PM JST - 15th November
smithinjapan at 01:01 PM JST - 15th November

The usual "look at what we are talking about doing. Aren't we great?" stuff. Until something is actually done to MAKE it easier instead of just talking, it's simply paying yourself a little lip service. GOOD lip service, and I like Hatoyama for bringing it up, but words without any…

Posted in Hatoyama says Japan should embrace more migrants at 01:01 PM JST - 15th November
smithinjapan at 03:11 PM JST - 14th November

Naysayers: Look up the word 'prostrating' and see what it means. I'm honoured you took the word I used to describe what the then US government should have done in front of the Japanese public in response to dropping A-bombs on them (as opposed to Obama saying he had no…

Posted in Meet and greet at 03:11 PM JST - 14th November