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    I'm not a fan of ABS braking systems to start with. Any system that works by taking brakes off will go wrong at some time and leave a car with no brakes. Plug these and every thing else into a central computer and boy you are asking for problems. There is more buggs and viruses in software now than at any other time in computing history and from what I have heard Toyota is not the only company with same problems. Just Toyota has more cars on the road to go wrong and be noticeable.

    Posted in: Toyota hit with $16 mil fine over recalls in U.S.

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    The question should be; Does Japan know which is the right road to recovery? Because they have been doing a lot of off roading for the last 20 years with Toyota and the other motor manufactures dragging the country behind with their 4WDs.

    Posted in: Is Japan really on the road to recovery?

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    Health care needs to be defined; as for the following logical reason it will either work or not work the way people want it to.

    First a nation needs to decide by referrendum if they want to be a caring nation or not.

    If they decide they do not want to be a caring nation then Health Care becomes a commodity the government then leaves care to privatised business.

    If they decide they are a caring nation then Health Care becomes a right and the government must put a Health service in place. This is nothing to do with politics, socialist or otherwise.

    The business models for private industry and a service are very different. A private businesses main activity is to return maximum profits to investors and to do so must keep infrastructure and customer service as light as it possibly can to stay competive.

    A services main activity however is to provide good outcomes to all it's clients and to do this infrastucture needs to be as heavy as posible within it's budget, which means no cash profit but better service. Which in return like all goverment infrastructures returns gains to society in mant different ways.

    Because of the nature of health service only government run systems can provide holistic outcomes in health when health is decreed to be a right of all the nations people.

    Posted in: Health care is a hot topic for debate in many countries. What do you think is the best system?

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    Yep, its a great recovery; more people losing their jobs every day, companies going bankrupt every week. It is so obvious that no recovery is taking place yet the idiots still try to spruke up the market. Until the bottom is hit there is going to be no recovery, spruking is just prolonging the suffering of the people out of work as unrealist targets are set. People lose trust in the media to the point that some people are wondering if there is a swine flu pandemic or is it just governments trying to cause a diversion from economic inaction by government. The WHO are even changing set rules for a level 6 pandemic by keeping airports open because of the economic crisis so who do you believe? Is it a pandemic or a cover up to make more excuses for drops in the "recovering" economy.

    Posted in: Recovery? What recovery?

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    Will Pakistan become like Afganistan? I doubt it, India will nuke them if it even looks like Taliban is getting control.

    Posted in: Taliban extend hold, advance near Pakistan capital

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    From the peom I can assume Ryukan was from a rich family and Ryokan was begging from the wealthy, as in his time the poor in Japan ate maize they never ate rice. His grass hut and 3 bowls of rice a day was also a luxury some never had, I can understand his nicknamed the "Great Fool"

    Posted in: Recession a good opportunity to return to Japan's core virtues

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    The police are right do gooders do more harm than good. It is like people feeding birds they lose the ability to fend for themselves and decome dependent on handouts. Very few homeles people in Japan beg for money like they do in Australia, in Australia even after collecting their government hand outs and extra money and food from charity organizations (which they often sell to buy more booze or drugs)they are on the streets asking for more money to feed their habits. In Japan some homeless groups are very well organized and care for each other by making money from recycling as a group. There is a difference in Japan between those who choose that life style because they don't want to live in a controlled society and the other homeless, some of these people are doing a wonderful job in looking after the mentally ill that drop through the health system onto the streets. Those that say Japan is a hard uncaring society are wrong they just have a different outlook on Caring. Those Christian do gooders need to study the lessons Jesus gave about charity. He supported the Jewish concept that charity should never be seen to be done and should be provided by always giving work before food. That way it allows a person the retain their respect and dignity, while encouraging them and giving them the confidence to work. Too many charity givers do it to make themselves feel good instead of thinking about the effects of handouts on people in need.

    Posted in: Homeless

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    Only one way to get rid of buggs, eradicate them

    Posted in: What is the most effective way to put an end to Somali piracy?

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    Is it a matter of courage or common sense holding onto restrictions that stop another rise to power by militaristic elitists. All kinds of warlike propaganda is starting to raise its ugly head around the world, I think the Japanese are showing courage and intelligence to stand up against it. Promotion of fear is quite obvious in this article with words like "Unlike China’s double-digit defense spending growth, Japan’s has remained flat for years. China has for years outspent Japan—$70 billion to $49 billion in 2009." and "serve as a counterbalance to the growing military strength of China." How much of that Chinese defense spending is really just soaking up the unemployed in China as China's biggest fear at present is a government backlash from the unemployed, not an attack from outside? And more fear promotion with; " from a potential attack by its unpredictable and often belligerent neighbor, North Korea." This article could have been made much more relevant about Japanese Taking a more global role without the inclusion of this paranoid war mogering garbage.

    Posted in: Japan military assuming more global role

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    The Chinese also released a new model electric car they expect to be a winner at cheaper prices than Honda so more competition expected.

    Posted in: In hybrid price war, new Prius battles Insight

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    Capitalism, Socialism and Communism have the same self destructive flaw "exploitation" and because of this no ideology being based on materialism can succeed.

    Only humanism which puts peoples rights and freedoms first negating exploitation can succeed.

    Posted in: We’ve seen the collapse of communism and now we’re seeing the collapse of capitalism. Surely, somewhere in between there must be a better middle road for us to travel.

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    They need to give workers at least a months work experience before pushing them into courses. Just pushing them in first is a waste of time and money because 60% won't be able to handle the stress related to caring work and will leave or make poor care workers.

    Posted in: The government is encouraging unemployed people to become health care workers because there is a chronic shortage in the nursing care business. Do you think that is a good idea?

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    Another popinjay like Koizumi is some thing Japan does not need, forgive the olde English but it fits better than any modern word. Leadership is a skill, yes Japan needs a skillfull leader not a "strong leader" a strong leader is only required for stuborn assess so they can carry the load without thinking about the ass who has refused to carry it.

    Posted in: If we continue to wait for the next Koizumi, the next strong leader, we're going to be waiting forever.

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    Human rights can only be corrected internally the Chinese people have to change the thinking of the government. Interferience from outside of a country only unites the people within and the hard liners making life even harder for the people you try to help. When all the people shouting about human rights, provide their own people with humanitarian services like free medical services and house all their own homeless and provide EQUAL protection by law, then they can show by example how the rest of the world should live.

    Posted in: Activists shocked at Clinton's stance on human rights in China

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    Too expensive to make films in Japan, NZ is much cheaper

    Posted in: Scorsese plans film on early Japanese Christians

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    Well, read this four times and I'm still quite unclear as to what the author is trying to say.

    Got me as well, it tends to confuse issues. Maybe the authors suggesting Japan should just become an American State, that is the only way to get "total alliance"

    Posted in: From military alliance to total alliance

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    Job losses will just bring in the next lot of bank problems as people fail to make payments. Charmaine Decena has already made the best decisions, better to cut and run if income is lost than stay in an expensive area that will eat up savings.

    Posted in: Asia's semiconductor industry reeling

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    I witnessed a traffic accident in Nagasaki where a very old guy (well over 75) did a sudden right turn and hit a car from the side just like kamikaze pilots, and then kept driving without a brake! Not only his vision, but also all his senses were numb!

    I seen an 18 year old girl do the same thing, she stopped because she ended up sitting on top of a high curb with 2 drive wheels off the ground still reving the engine. An old guy turned the engine off for her, her sense were also numb it is called shock. Some people get it other don't.

    Another girl in her 20s came right through the red light opposite me laughing and talking on her mobile, she did not even notice that a car crossing hit her back end, she just kept going.

    Problem is there are drivers of all ages who should not be driving because their co-ordination and reflexs are not good enough. Many people if they had to take their driving tests in manual cars would never pass. Age has little to do with it apart from discrimation, like the report about the 80 year old. If it had of been a 20 or 30 year old it would never have made the press, 100s in the 20 to 30 year group cause multiple accidents every year but you never hear about it. The guy who caused an 80 car pile up in England was obviously not over 60 as his age was never mentioned in the media. I personally think all drivers should have a medical which includes reaction time and co-ordination every year. After having worked in the aquired brain injuries area and seen how disruptive to life a road accident can be.

    There is nothing to be gained safety wise by picking on older drivers when some at 80 are much more responsive and healthier than some people in their 20s. The medicals that most countries have introduced for older drivers recognise this and are very general. The media practices age discrimination to sell their products that is why they target very young and older drivers, you guys in the middle are simply not newsworthy as so many accidents happen every day in your age group.

    Posted in: Five-car pileup in Tokyo caused by 80-year-old driver

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    tmarie, under 25 year olds cause the majority of accidents that is why their insurance costs are so high. PuffinMuffin must be living in an old folks home as most of the idiots on bicycles are teenagers every where else in Japan. But I must agree older Japanese 30+ do expect you to give way to them when riding bicycles, including the times you are trying to reverse out of a drive way with no chance of seeing them. In a culture where respect is expected this is not unusual and if you can't stand the heat in the kitchen you can always leave.

    Before knocking and stirring the pensioners you should remember they were the ones who provided all the money and built all the roads you are driving on. If they charged you for using them they would not need a pension. So instead of paying pensions money, governments should just charge all the young people who use the roads and other resources the oldies built a toll and give that money to the pensioners. The pensioners would all be millionairs then and could afford chauffers and would not need to drive their cars among impatient dickheads.

    Posted in: Five-car pileup in Tokyo caused by 80-year-old driver

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    The extreemists are not only Palestinian, and the Palestinian extreemists are not the only extreemists who have their own agenda in Israel and Palestine. Can Israel be sure who's extreemists are doing what?

    Posted in: Israel threatens retaliation for Gaza rocket fire

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