Wednesday February 15, 2012

JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

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stanoueSep. 06, 2008 - 12:40PM JST

This is my favourite line in the whole article:

“Then the monkey urinated to the ground,” said Toyama. “What a troublemaker. We have to catch him as soon as possible.”

Posted in: Wild monkey continues to elude Tokyo police
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stanoueAug. 27, 2008 - 10:35PM JST

Haha - the biggest pot heads at my uni in NZ were Japanese students. Its not like they would just kick the habit after going back home. Still surprised this is such big news though

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stanoueAug. 27, 2008 - 10:32PM JST

Blimmin fun police. I have coached gymnastics for 10 years and you would be amazed, about 90% of kids aged 5-8 have no idea how to do a cartwheel or a handstand. No wonder children are turning into fatties...

Posted in: Australian school to review ban on cartwheels in playground
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stanoueAug. 27, 2008 - 10:22PM JST

! I wanna go. Any chance the tour will still be going mid-November?

Posted in: SMAP to embark on nationwide tour
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stanoueAug. 25, 2008 - 05:20PM JST

Hmm having re-read the start of the article I see that he is the 'first' Japanese Police Officer in NZ so I guess that might make it news? Although my friend is a cop and his mum is Japanese. Maybe the 'half-ness' of him means it doesnt count.

Posted in: Japanese man to become police officer in New Zealand
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stanoueAug. 25, 2008 - 05:17PM JST

roomtemp: to hire an asian into probably a mostly white police force ensures the public trust is upheld in the face of crime against the asian community. The police force should reflect the public after all. Thus the changing face of NZ is reflected in it's laws but also those who enforce them.

A mostly white police force? Wow someone has no idea of NZ - believe it or not, its police force (and most public service areas) have a pretty representative spread of ethnicitys. Especially in customs/immigration and the police force. I am not sure why this is even news - a PR in NZ has almost equivalent status to a citizen apart from the passport & reciprocal rights in Au/UK - they can vote, serve on jury, take out a student loan, study at domestic student fees...not sure why it is news that one is now a police officer?

There is a big Asia task force police based in Auckland - and a huge Asian population. For example, 75,000 Koreans or so living in Auckland which only has a population of a million. Increase in crimes targeting Asian residents stems a lot from Asian crime gangs too - like the group of Japanese students who bashed their slightly retarded Japanese class mate and ditched his dead body. And financial fraud etc. And plenty of overstayers! Makes sense to have native speakers with an understanding of the culture for these types of crimes, no?

Posted in: Japanese man to become police officer in New Zealand
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stanoueAug. 25, 2008 - 05:09PM JST

He looks like a kindly Grandfather here - different to how I hear he really is!

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stanoueAug. 24, 2008 - 10:15AM JST

Shame on Australian TV which showed the first two dives, skipped the rest to show only some of the final dives- hardly gives you an understanding of who was the best when you miss half the dives! OH well I guess they will show it about 15 times today so nothing will be missed...

Posted in: Aussie diver prevents Chinese from golden sweep
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stanoueAug. 24, 2008 - 10:10AM JST

I think a 'two seat' policy if someone can't fit in one seat is fair.

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stanoueAug. 24, 2008 - 10:05AM JST

Well done Korea, well played tournament.

Posted in: South Korea wins gold in baseball
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stanoueAug. 09, 2008 - 05:27PM JST

Of course the Olympics on their own will not bring about reform - could they act as a catalyst? Maybe but not likely

Posted in: Do you think the Olympics will bring democratic and economic reforms to China?
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stanoueAug. 09, 2008 - 02:31PM JST

I thought the ceremony was great and I love seeing each team come through - the athletes were just glowing, weren't they? I think they need to limit the parade to athletes only though - would save time and no need for those coaches/officials really. Like some of the teams only had 3 athletes but still an entourage of 10-15 ppl. Thought some of the national uniforms were interesting - Japan's was nice and simple and NZs looked good too. Australia's was....ermm... no comment.

Posted in: What did you think of the Beijing Olympic opening ceremony?
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stanoueAug. 07, 2008 - 08:42PM JST

And as for theneworder and others reference to 'human rights' and Japan's lack thereof - depends whether you put priority over collective or individual human rights when assessing that. Eastern/Asian countries have typically emphasised collective rights over individual rights - it it one thing that distinguishes them from the West in a way. And I am not saying that one set of rights is more important than the other - for example some of the stupid rights the USA thinks are so important to protect - I could happily do without

Posted in: In the world of geopolitics, do you think of Japan as part of the West?
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stanoueAug. 07, 2008 - 08:38PM JST

Japan is not a part of the West. Not because of some of the stupid reasons written here, but more because of its historical background and how it has developed as a result.

Posted in: In the world of geopolitics, do you think of Japan as part of the West?
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stanoueAug. 03, 2008 - 09:09AM JST

Well said, Bizarro!

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stanoueAug. 03, 2008 - 08:17AM JST

Hey...this is under the Olympics section, now I realise that sneaky JT has changed the heading in anticipation of the Olympics!! GO FUDOH!

Posted in: Fudoh leads British Open
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stanoueAug. 03, 2008 - 08:11AM JST

Second degree murder? Is that above or below first degree murder in the 'bad' scale? (Sorry I am confused)

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stanoueAug. 02, 2008 - 10:28PM JST

These two men - are the best that USA could come up with as a potential leader? No wonder there is so much to mock about the US

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stanoueAug. 02, 2008 - 10:06PM JST

Hi Cleo - definitely possible that the lady collapsed because of natural causes and the dog was anxious and biting - it has happened before.

Posted in: Woman dies after being bitten by neighbor's dog
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stanoueJul. 29, 2008 - 07:19AM JST

Oh yeah, very fair - so even though 97% of viewers were from the traditional rugby nations, you want to go and put the World Cup in a random Asian country? Yes, this really shows that the IRB is 'undemocratic' and 'unrepresentative' by giving the World Cup to a country that lives for the game and hasn't hosted forever - besides the fact that its probably the biggest event NZ would be capable of hosting, given its size and infrastructure. Heck, the NZ PM went and begged for the World Cup, they deserved it. Playing the next RWC in Japan could give the game a boost like it did football (excuse me, 'soccer') - but there are a lot of differences between how popular football was in Japan/Asia before the World Cup ever came, the popularity of rugby in Asia - especially outside Japan.

Posted in: Report urges overhaul of International Rugby Board and staging 2015 World Cup in new country