Wednesday February 15, 2012

JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

spudman's past comments

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spudmanJan. 04, 2012 - 08:43AM JST

Oil and natural gas mean more than civil relations with neighbors. Spoiled kids playing a deadly game of populism.

Posted in: China, Taiwan complain after Japanese politicians land on disputed isles
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spudmanJan. 03, 2012 - 08:32AM JST

Oh yeah, go Saints!

Posted in: NFL playoff schedule
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spudmanJan. 03, 2012 - 08:32AM JST

Three hours of commercials interluded with 15 second action bites, Americans love games where they get plenty of refrigerator breaks. Not surprising the fattest nation in history needs to eat like belugas watching sport.

Posted in: NFL playoff schedule
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spudmanDec. 26, 2011 - 01:20PM JST

It's Me

Do some research into a little drone called the "Predator" that is used in the ME by western forces. Easy to rig a weapon onto a drone or any other RC vehicle.

Or a ship, a plane, a helicopter or even a dolphin (US navy style), I think you are being over dramatic.

Posted in: Anti-whaling activists use drone to track Japan fleet
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spudmanDec. 26, 2011 - 06:11AM JST

Wrong Smith

Hey great way to add to the discussion. your next word needed to be "because"........ Does wrong with no context even mean anything? SIJ had a point so if you disagree with it enunciate why. Have you read Japanese history text books? They are so vague and revisionist about things the writers view as negative, SIJ actually makes a humorous and on topic point.

Posted in: HK remembers 'Black Christmas' of 1941 when Japan took over
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spudmanDec. 17, 2011 - 11:49PM JST

JT

if the rivers and snow you mentioned could replace Nuke power... then Japan would already have done that many many years ago

Obviously not, cause it took the easy short sighted nuke option. Would you also say that if Japan could make nuclear power generation safe it would have already, many many years ago? Japan inc has majorly dropped the ball.

Posted in: Anti-nuclear protest
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spudmanDec. 17, 2011 - 11:46PM JST

Star-viking.

Snow is water that is stored in the mountains to melt when things warm up, water is potential energy. Snow country is the western side of Japan, the East has high sunshine hours, all year round. Tidal not proven, yet. It could be proven with concentrated effort. Wind requiring land, how about the 20km circle that cant be used for the next few centuries in Fukushima? Not used for anything,never. Nuclear uses a lot more land when it goes to custard than wind generation could ever do. Power generation needs to be localized according to demand and resources, not a one method only thinking. Certainly not a fossil or nuclear source for long term survival.

Posted in: Anti-nuclear protest
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spudmanDec. 17, 2011 - 07:09PM JST

It's meさん

Employed or not means nothose are just added to get reactions like yours to generate hits for sites like JT, BBC, CNN, etc..thing with those crimes,,

Actually the occupation is added in most cases in Japan and in plenty of other countries.

And where is he a foreigner?

He isn't but the NPA like to issue stats to show foreign crime is on the rise, rather than ALL crime. The focus is put on foreign crime, this is to reassure the public that Japan is still a safe country. Never mind that many of the crimes are for visa violations, it still paints the outside crime trying to infiltrate Japan image.

Posted in: Aomori man arrested for allegedly beating 6-year-old son to death
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spudmanDec. 16, 2011 - 07:13AM JST

My bet is the journo has his ducks in a row and TEPCO is once again lying.

Posted in: Yakuza involved in Fukushima clean-up: reporter
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spudmanDec. 15, 2011 - 12:04PM JST

leave japan alone! let's move on, what happened in the past stays in the past.

So Japan should stop August celebrations of the terrible atomic bombings? No, the past remains in the present as a learning tool.

Posted in: Former sex slaves hold 1,000th protest outside Japan's embassy in Seoul
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spudmanDec. 15, 2011 - 09:22AM JST

Won't be over till the women have died or Japanese offers a incere appology. Odd that the Japanese government pays former forced prostitutes even today( by "non official" NGOs) but nothing up front. Japanese would be ashamed if their government told the populace what happened. Actually NHK did a documentary on this issue but the broadcast was stopped due to political pressure, thus keeping an ignorant public ignorant.

Posted in: Former sex slaves hold 1,000th protest outside Japan's embassy in Seoul
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spudmanDec. 13, 2011 - 01:34PM JST

The police were all over this case?

Posted in: Truck carrying 100 pigs collides with car in Tochigi
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spudmanDec. 12, 2011 - 12:24PM JST

Now I now who ate all the pies.

Posted in: Pitch invasion, fights in stands mar Club World Cup clash
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spudmanDec. 09, 2011 - 12:49PM JST

Anywon but the Dirty stinkin' Skankees, please. Would love Baltimore start to build up a franchise again, Hate the Red Sux and Skanks. Good luck Yu.

Posted in: Darvish says he plans to head to Majors
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spudmanDec. 08, 2011 - 02:16PM JST

Actually there is a lack of understanding from your part. Anti whale is not the majority world view, it is the majority view of people in western English speaking countries.

So all the countries that voted to stop commercial whaling are English speaking and western? Hardly.

Posted in: Japan using quake disaster budget for whaling aid
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spudmanDec. 08, 2011 - 12:26PM JST

zichi, figures sound about right! So that donated amount freed up other public funds for whaling? Cool Japan.

Posted in: Japan using quake disaster budget for whaling aid
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spudmanDec. 07, 2011 - 12:03AM JST

For example, if your wife punches me, I don't want your apology. I want hers. Is it that hard to understand? not if he paid her and brainwashed her to think you were worthy of punching. Surely the instigator is culpable?

Posted in: Japan apologizes to elderly Australian POW nurse, others
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spudmanDec. 06, 2011 - 02:46PM JST

I hope the tobacco companies lose this cause all those bright colors are all about attracting new users. Big Tobacco needs some humility.

Posted in: 2nd tobacco company fights Australian logo ban
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spudmanDec. 06, 2011 - 02:26PM JST

lostrune2

Why was she the only surviving nurse back then?

Just a guess but maybe they died due to tremendous damage and suffering.

Posted in: Japan apologizes to elderly Australian POW nurse, others
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spudmanDec. 06, 2011 - 02:24PM JST

Odd how Japan can't seem to grow the gonads to earnestly and sincerely educate it's own people about the transgressions they are so good at apologizing to white people for ( not much on the former occupied countries reconciliation tour). Fact is if you don't detail what exactly you are remorseful about then the apology is empty.

Posted in: Japan apologizes to elderly Australian POW nurse, others