spudman said...

spudman at 11:35 PM JST - 21st October

But SushiSake3 claims N.Korea has only TNT, no nukes.

he needs more of the former for DHA and less of the latter!

Posted in No Futenma relocation, no transfer of Marines to Guam, Gates says at 11:35 PM JST - 21st October
spudman at 11:16 PM JST - 21st October

my friend currently in the SDF assures me Japan can defend herself.

Against who? China with it's nuclear weapons and 3.5 million troops versus Japan with 150,000? No way. Russia with nuclear weapons? No. North Korea with it's rudimentary but none the less capable nuclear weapons? No. So unless your…

Posted in No Futenma relocation, no transfer of Marines to Guam, Gates says at 11:16 PM JST - 21st October
spudman at 05:38 PM JST - 21st October

Patricksmash: the agreement for bases drawn up by the US and signed to by Japan needs the mutual consent of both parties. What you think Japan would actually risk pissing off the US? No way! Japan has latched on to that nipple and without it would be completely at the…

Posted in No Futenma relocation, no transfer of Marines to Guam, Gates says at 05:38 PM JST - 21st October
spudman at 03:04 PM JST - 21st October

In addition, why are people so worried about a falling birth rate when a drop in population would probably mean more resources for everyone.

cause demand creates economies not resources.

Posted in Survey finds 1 in 7 Japanese living in poverty at 03:04 PM JST - 21st October
spudman at 02:56 PM JST - 21st October

Japan should not be punished forever for the war. Russia entered it in the last days without provocation.

Actually Russia were involved before Japan was. Japan joined an axis to fight against Russia and others so Yuri's revisionism is not factually correct. Were Russia late to join in the attack…

Posted in Russia critical of Maehara's remarks on 4 disputed islands at 02:56 PM JST - 21st October
spudman at 02:44 PM JST - 21st October

well done Nikki

Posted in Campbell beats Ai Miyazato in playoff to win Fujitsu Ladies at 02:44 PM JST - 21st October
spudman at 11:40 PM JST - 20th October

It's not like the Japanese whaling fleet is sailing past Sydney harbor with their middle finger pointed at the Australians.

Try Hobart and they are.

Posted in Japan catches 59 whales off Kushiro at 11:40 PM JST - 20th October
spudman at 11:38 PM JST - 20th October

Davidattokyo

LOL, that would explain all the shops / restaurants in the Tokyo metropolis selling / serving whale products?

Yeah bought off the oyaji whalers. Don't confuse consumers of a novelty product with the purveyors of a government subsidised trade.

Posted in Japan catches 59 whales off Kushiro at 11:38 PM JST - 20th October
spudman at 09:29 PM JST - 20th October

He wanted to get to the bottom of things.

So who cracked the case then?

Posted in Cop arrested for stealing girl's underwear during investigation at 09:29 PM JST - 20th October
spudman at 03:39 PM JST - 20th October

David

And indeed the anti-whaling propaganda would have us believe that "whales don't eat fish", which this research demonstrates is false. We can chose to be ignorant or we can chose to see the reality.

That's a stretch.No one would ever argue that More like the whalers to suggest…

Posted in Japan catches 59 whales off Kushiro at 03:39 PM JST - 20th October