tkoind2 said...

tkoind2 at 02:28 PM JST - 9th June

This cop did a good job stopping this guy and taking him alive. But the reality remains that cops here are very ill prepared to deal with real threats. That simple.

Posted in Suspect says he decided to stage Akihabara attack a few days before at 02:28 PM JST - 9th June
tkoind2 at 10:45 AM JST - 9th June

Hughgarse, exactly the point. Why?

If they have direct flights, aren't they afraid the locals will all escape and leave the place with no one to turn out the lights?

Posted in Denver lobbies for direct flights to Tokyo at 10:45 AM JST - 9th June
tkoind2 at 10:39 AM JST - 9th June

Japan does have a violent history. Then again so does much of the world. This isn't unique to Japan. Mass murder rampages happen elsewhere too. And Japan is not alone in having a fragmented, alienated and disfuncational society.

Where Japan does stand out is where this becomes more frightening. And…

Posted in Temp worker stabs 7 to death, injures 10 in Akihabara at 10:39 AM JST - 9th June
tkoind2 at 09:24 AM JST - 9th June

There is massive denial in Japan about the state of this society. There was more news and analysis about this on foreign sites than here in Tokyo. The sheep don't want to know that there are more wolves around. And the shepherds are happy to keep everyone in ignorant bliss.…

Posted in Temp worker stabs 7 to death, injures 10 in Akihabara at 09:24 AM JST - 9th June
tkoind2 at 09:19 AM JST - 9th June

There needs to be consumer protection for airline surcharge structures. It should be included in the advertised price of tickets and not an add on. This is just their way of hiding it until it is too late. A bait and switch plan to say "Hey Hong Kong is only…

Posted in As fuel prices continue to rise, the fuel surcharge on airfares is also increasing. What's your view on the issue? at 09:19 AM JST - 9th June
tkoind2 at 08:45 AM JST - 9th June

People are becoming alienated from society and from themselves. They are able to dehumanize others and that has always empowered people to do terrible things to others with no empathy or compassion.

Society here alienates and dehumanizes people. Insane working hours, failing family and social structures, economic and social anxiety…

Posted in Temp worker stabs 7 to death, injures 10 in Akihabara at 08:45 AM JST - 9th June
tkoind2 at 09:24 AM JST - 6th June
Cool Biz is just propaganda to show the country is thinking about the environment. More needs to be done. e.g.
1. Why do offices need to be 16C in the summer. They are not 16C in the winter. Its freezing in most places here in summer. I feel like I…
Posted in What do you think of the Cool Biz campaign? at 09:24 AM JST - 6th June
tkoind2 at 10:50 AM JST - 4th June

The nomination does indeed look sealed. It is now time to turn our attention to the utter destruction of the Republican reign of terror.

I am not a democrat. My politics are complicated and not terribly mainstream. I can say this. I believe strongly in rational foreign policy, working class…

Posted in Obama seals Democratic nomination; Clinton seeks VP slot at 10:50 AM JST - 4th June
tkoind2 at 10:38 AM JST - 4th June

Can we melt it down and give the proceeds to someone who needs some of that 10mil to eat tonight? I'm sure there are a lot of elderly here in Japan who would be happy to snap off a piece of Mickey and transform it into a bag of groceries.…

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tkoind2 at 10:04 AM JST - 3rd June

China was the worst choice for the Olympics. Their civil rights and liberties record, repression of religious and political freedom, occupation of Tibet and Uyghur territories, continued threats against Taiwan, increasing repression in Hong Kong and horrific environmental record should have ruled them out.

China's increased repression after winning the…

Posted in Hotel rooms still available for Beijing Olympics at 10:04 AM JST - 3rd June