Wednesday February 15, 2012

JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

soldave's past comments

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soldaveNov. 07, 2011 - 08:30AM JST

Come July it will be back down to 20% or so.

Posted in: Support rate for Noda cabinet drops to 47.1%
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soldaveNov. 07, 2011 - 08:28AM JST

realmind - Which island is China making a base on? As far as I know it's not in Alif Alif North or South.

Also, just curious what the protocol is here. When warnings are given to a foreign vessel, what language are they given in? Not trying to justify anything, but it just brought the question up in my head. If say, a French vessel came into Japanese waters, would the warning to leave be given solely in Japanese, in French, or is there a common lingo used?

Posted in: Japan coast guard arrests captain of Chinese fishing boat
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soldaveNov. 06, 2011 - 01:20PM JST

Al Stewart - The police are saying he has confessed... whether that is the case is maybe up for debate. Maybe that's what it's getting at.

Posted in: 89-year-old man stabbed to death in Shimane
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soldaveNov. 02, 2011 - 03:16PM JST

But you could replace Brazilian with "Brit, Frenchman" or heaven forbid "US Service member" and the news sites lap it up. Japanese on Japanese hit & run... don't worry about it.

Posted in: Brazilian held over fatal hit-and-run in Nagoya
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soldaveNov. 02, 2011 - 08:23AM JST

Where are the people who were claiming before that this group's target demographic is the kids, and that they are great role models for them?

Very creepy, but completely understandable as a money maker here in Japan.

Posted in: If you had a baby with an AKB48 member, what would your child look like?
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soldaveNov. 01, 2011 - 04:13PM JST

I was all set to see them play in DPRK back in the middle of 2005 until it got moved at the last minute to Bangkok. Still went though and had a good trip.

Hopefully they can organize some sort of tour or get someone like Koryo Tours involved to do it.

Posted in: JFA wants more Japanese fans in N Korea for World Cup qualifier
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soldaveNov. 01, 2011 - 01:45PM JST

Todd Judge - Example: Japanese local and regional government.

Posted in: Palestine becomes member of UNESCO; U.S. cuts funds
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soldaveNov. 01, 2011 - 01:42PM JST

Mahiru Shiratori - True. It helps understand the bigger picture if you have a background, which the stories usually don't provide.

Posted in: Noda apologizes for receiving donations from foreign nationals
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soldaveNov. 01, 2011 - 09:46AM JST

noirgaijin - I see a group of faces looking down at the table and not a word being uttered as you ask that to the organisers.

Posted in: Rei Dan, Ryuta Sato chosen as Best Formalists
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soldaveNov. 01, 2011 - 09:43AM JST

Is the death penalty for the deaths that came from the arson, or for torching the pachinko parlors themselves? Japan loves its pachinko cash cows.

Posted in: Man sentenced to death for pachinko parlor arson-murders
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soldaveNov. 01, 2011 - 09:42AM JST

It's ok. TEPCO has said that everything will be fine by the end of the year. Don't you worry about these reports and findings.

/sarcasm

Posted in: Panel releases report stating it will take 30 years to safely close Fukushima plant
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soldaveNov. 01, 2011 - 09:40AM JST

The headline looks like they are trying to do exactly that. Agree with you though jforce.

Posted in: Brazilian held over fatal hit-and-run in Nagoya
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soldaveNov. 01, 2011 - 08:24AM JST

wanderlust - Sharing the "love", so to speak.

Posted in: Nice offer
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soldaveNov. 01, 2011 - 08:23AM JST

Well I know Japan was upset at China sailing ships through international waters near Okinawa earlier this year.

Posted in: Asian countries should urge China's military to obey rules of sea: Noda
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soldaveNov. 01, 2011 - 08:23AM JST

Moderator - So are we assuming that when romanji is written on Japanese publications that it's correct?

Posted in: Suzanne promotes sexy photobook
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soldaveNov. 01, 2011 - 08:22AM JST

Darrin Flores - Sorry - had to thumb down your post for watching Hexagon and not slamming your fist through the TV within 30 seconds. Nothing personal ;)

Posted in: Suzanne promotes sexy photobook
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soldaveNov. 01, 2011 - 08:21AM JST

Noda out!

Posted in: Noda apologizes for receiving donations from foreign nationals
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soldaveOct. 31, 2011 - 12:32PM JST

They needed a reason that they didn't reach their highly unlikely expectations for the World Cup. Stating that their sights were set too high wouldn't work, and neither would saying they just weren't good enough. But blaming it about people who are not "pure" Japanese in the team... there's an excuse all the people high up in the hierarchies can agree with.

Posted in: Kirwan under fire for using too many foreign-born players
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soldaveOct. 31, 2011 - 12:24PM JST

But converting nuclear energy into nuclear power is now very bad.

Posted in: Japan WWII battleship Yamato part finds peaceful mission
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soldaveOct. 27, 2011 - 04:14PM JST

Japan's desperate to get rid of all those donations that were given to the local government by the Red Cross, aren't they?

Posted in: Japan says it is ready to help stabilize Europe