thundercat said...

thundercat at 11:54 AM JST - 12th June

It says “disappointment and bitterness” has grown from the perception that much-vaunted U.S. values “have been selectively ignored by successive administrations” for national security or economic ends.

Left or Right? Seems the answer would be both...

I think the war in Iraq has a lot more to do with the…

Posted in Anti-Americanism at record levels worldwide, report shows at 11:54 AM JST - 12th June
thundercat at 10:59 AM JST - 12th June

DanManjt,

I would suggest improving the systems that are already in place. It seems that the 'improvements' in secruity are being developed faster than people are being trained to use or implement them.

How about improving the working conditions for the people working in airports? Seems that the bottom of…

Posted in Scanners that see through clothing installed in U.S. airports at 10:59 AM JST - 12th June
thundercat at 10:45 AM JST - 12th June

USN2, Sorry, you are right. Didn't have my thinking cap on straight yesterday.

Posted in Scanners that see through clothing installed in U.S. airports at 10:45 AM JST - 12th June
thundercat at 03:47 PM JST - 11th June

Perfectly fine with me. Just means fewer crowds and shorter waits for those of us that do use US airports...

Nice, glad to see you raising the intellectual level of this conversation. What do you mean 'fewer crowds' and 'shorter waits'? You are already using the American Citizen only line,…

Posted in Scanners that see through clothing installed in U.S. airports at 03:47 PM JST - 11th June
thundercat at 03:34 PM JST - 11th June

Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe told reporters after the meeting, ‘‘It’s not that temporary employment is all bad, but we discussed we should keep in mind that problems exist...'

Does this mean that temporary employment is just 'mostly bad'? Seriously, something needs to be done about regulating these…

Posted in Violent game launch canceled after Akihabara rampage; gov't discusses regulations on knives at 03:34 PM JST - 11th June
thundercat at 01:13 PM JST - 11th June

So at the very best you have a correlation between two events. Where is the causation? Without that you cannot make the argument that one event is the cause or the effect of another. The evidence is nothing but numbers with no link between the two. Do you think it's…

Posted in Akihabara rampage suspect unhappy with work conditions at 01:13 PM JST - 11th June
thundercat at 12:59 PM JST - 11th June

westurn,

You are making a rather large assumption that an increase in knife violations is a direct result of a society in turmoil. There could be a number of reasons for such an increase such as a change in the law, attitude towards enforcing old laws, raise in public awareness,…

Posted in Akihabara rampage suspect unhappy with work conditions at 12:59 PM JST - 11th June
thundercat at 09:09 AM JST - 11th June

I used to take connecting flights through the states on my way home to visit my family. For the last two years I've been paying the extra charge for direct flights. I really used to enjoy short layovers in different cities but never again. Passing through US immigration has become…

Posted in Scanners that see through clothing installed in U.S. airports at 09:09 AM JST - 11th June
thundercat at 02:11 PM JST - 10th June

NB,

You said 'In society where there are metal detectors and guards...' I don't need to misquote. If you were implying that some schools had metal detectors and guards, you should have said that.

You asked a 'simple' question, I give a 'simple' answer and you dismissed it outright. Then…

Posted in 16-year-old boy arrested for barging into ex-girlfriend's high school with knife in Kitakyushu at 02:11 PM JST - 10th June
thundercat at 11:42 PM JST - 9th June

DXXJP

Be careful, the laws changed in 2004. Legally you can no longer drive on an international license after one year of residence in Japan. They've even made it an offence over which you can be deported.

Posted in Driving lessons available for foreigners at 11:42 PM JST - 9th June