Wednesday February 15, 2012

JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

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usaexpatJul. 16, 2010 - 11:44PM JST

"For me to poop on" Oh, wait a minute wrong dog. I like wind-up toys so this is cool by me.

Posted in: Bowwow
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usaexpatJul. 12, 2010 - 11:51PM JST

Hopefully trade will balance a bit more as Chinese wages increase. 1st world manufacturing except perhaps in Germany has been wiped out by the Walmart/China complex. Certainly paying higher prices for goods made domestically and employing your own people would be a good thing in the long run. Globalization has really only made CEOs rich and hurt workers. Of course it allows every trailer park dweller to have a flat panel tv but is that a good thing?

Posted in: Companies brace for end of cheap made-in-China era
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usaexpatJul. 12, 2010 - 11:47PM JST

I don't each much beef so when I do it's more as a treat. That being said I always go for Japanese beef preferably Matsuzaka Gyu. I suppose if I consumed a large amount of beef I'd go Australian for the price and lower fat content but it's not even in the same league for taste.

Posted in: Playing for high steaks
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usaexpatJul. 10, 2010 - 12:13AM JST

Sorry but good on her. The current crop of kids has no respect for the elderly or anyone else. That'll teach the little punk to give up his seat. By the way, since when is 60 years old elderly?

Posted in: Elderly woman arrested for beating youth sitting in priority seat of bus
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usaexpatJun. 29, 2010 - 11:48PM JST

Klein: Thanks for the info, I was a little curious about what laws she actually broke. By the way considering nude photos of an 18 year old child porn is pretty insane. At the end of the day this is a stupid case and the police would better serve the public by concentrating on actual crimes that harm people.

Posted in: 18-yr-old girl arrested for online sale of photos of herself naked
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usaexpatJun. 29, 2010 - 11:44PM JST

The King scares me even more than Ronald er.... Donald

Posted in: Hail the King
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usaexpatJun. 24, 2010 - 11:52PM JST

Nope he couldn't give him a pass and I find it odd that McChrystal's aids had such loose lips. My guess is he was so frustrated he may have done this to make the news and get out of the job while exposing the incompetence of the administration. "Biden... Bite Me" That's a sentiment I can agree with.

Posted in: Obama couldn't give McChrystal a pass
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usaexpatJun. 24, 2010 - 11:47PM JST

Yeah, leaflets will definitely persuade the North Koreans to leave the cult of Kim. In our lifetime I doubt you will ever see a democratic North Korea.

Posted in: S Korean, Japanese activists send leaflets by balloon toward N Korea
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usaexpatJun. 24, 2010 - 11:25PM JST

Well Sassa san is a racist but at least he likes my brand of Gaijin. I say give permanent residents in local if not national elections because they live here and pay taxes here. Permanent residents own property and businesses and have just as much concern for what goes on in there towns and prefectures.

Posted in: Japan weighs up whether to give foreign residents the vote
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usaexpatJun. 17, 2010 - 06:03AM JST

Sushi: I don't dispute that America needs to reduce its reliance on oil but cap and trade is not the way to do it. Why do you think Mr. Inconvenient Truth is such a fan? Certain people stand to make billions from a scheme that will not end oil dependence but merely raise the cost of energy for everyone. In addition any costs that manufacturers pay get passed along. In the end it's just another way to further degrade average (read non-wealthy) people's standard of living. Who pays for it in the end? Hint the same people who always do the poor and middle class. If you want to end America's dependence on oil then the government needs to fund research to make that happen. Wind and solar aren't going to cut it. Building nuclear plants and making viable electric cars should be the first step while we develop other technologies.

Posted in: Obama accuses BP of recklessness in national TV address
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usaexpatJun. 17, 2010 - 12:20AM JST

Mr. Burns is right on the money, Kindergarten and Elementary are very good here. Jr and Highschool is why you see all the suicides. We are moving back to the US before then. I pledged to my wife that I would never allow our children to attend a Japanese High School.

Posted in: Japan and its standardized test-based education system
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usaexpatJun. 17, 2010 - 12:14AM JST

Did anyone notice he used this tragedy to push cap and trade? Obama won't stop until he bankrupts the country. As for his being tough with BP, well short of laying a lawsuit that will take 20 years to settle he is at the mercy of their good humor.

Posted in: Obama accuses BP of recklessness in national TV address
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usaexpatJun. 17, 2010 - 12:09AM JST

Well I'm happy to see Japan grow a backbone but couldn't it be over something more useful. Withdrawing from the IWC will just bring international condemnation.

Posted in: Japan may quit whaling commission if ban stays put
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usaexpatJun. 08, 2010 - 11:17PM JST

I thought the "gyuru" thing had run its course. Peaked in Fukuoka about 1998 if I remember right. Really ugly fashion

Posted in: New 'gyaru' magazine hits bookshelves
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usaexpatJun. 08, 2010 - 11:14PM JST

The minister in charge of cutting wasteful spending will be one busy lady if she actually does her job.

Posted in: Get back in line
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usaexpatMay. 29, 2010 - 12:55AM JST

Yeah Australia, tilting at windmills. How does the ICJ have any jurisdiction when this is a matter for the IWC which both Australia and Japan belong to. For the record I like Peter Garret singing better than flapping his gums about whaling.

Posted in: Australia to take Japan to int'l court over whaling
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usaexpatMay. 28, 2010 - 12:03AM JST

I'd say Britain has enough, the US should drop to those levels or maybe a little higher. Say 2 warheads for every country on earth just as a deterrent

Posted in: Britain reveals extent of nuclear arsenal for first time
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usaexpatMay. 27, 2010 - 11:48PM JST

I don't want to sound too radical here but I personally hope that NK caries things to another war. This time I doubt China would add as much material support as they did in the Korean war and we can finally finish off crazy Kim and his goons.

Posted in: S Korea stages anti-submarine drill amid tension
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usaexpatMay. 27, 2010 - 11:43PM JST

His appearance at the Harley 100th celebration in Milwaukee drew outcry as well. Sir Elton is terrible regardless of your cultural beliefs.

Posted in: Elton John performance in Morocco raises outcry
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usaexpatMay. 25, 2010 - 11:58PM JST

Um, all of the Kanji = not in my lifetime. The mandate is essentially that they know all of the Kanji which I would go so far as to say no average Japanese citizen knows. This whole language test is set up to assure failure. 257 took a test and 3 passed means the test is structured to fail.

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