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Posted in: Shizuoka local police chief apologizes to man acquitted over 1966 murders See in context

So who is the murderer?

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Posted in: ASEAN, Japan, China, S Korea ensure funds for pandemics, disasters See in context

Actually South Korea sent about $50,000,000 to Japan after the 2011 earthquake but Japan took South Korea off the list of donors.

Japan under Shinzo Abe wanted to amend article 9 of their constitution to create a military so he tried to foment more hatred of Koreans to get more support for the LDP.

Agent Neo if you don’t want to support South Korea in times of crises then you should lobby the Japanese government to return those donations, much of which were made by regular citizens,

Korea also sent 50 tons of boric acid used to deal with the nuclear accident, which Koreas also needed in case of an accident in Korea, but still sent to Japan. Please return that too!!

Agent_NeoToday  10:12 am JST

I understand that the developing ASEAN countries rely on Japan's wallet, but China and South Korea have already become developed countries, so they should deal with disasters themselves

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Posted in: 8 quake-hit cities, towns in Ishikawa Prefecture still without water; death toll 232 See in context

Japan needs its own FEMA.

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Posted in: Kishida to visit quake-affected areas to assess damage See in context

Japan should have its own version of the US’s Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA

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Posted in: Kobe stands with Noto area on 29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake See in context

Japan should have its own version of the US’s Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA

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Posted in: Quake chaos forces Wajima kids to leave families to continue studies See in context

Japan should have its own version of the US’s Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA

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Posted in: South Korea to provide $3 million aid to Japan for quake relief See in context

After the 3/11 earthquake and tsunami Koreans of all stripes from elementary kids to even former comfort women victims raised $50 million dollars in 3 weeks.  

The Japanese government under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe repaid this kindness by deleting South Korea from the list of donor nations and approving school textbooks depicting Korea as illegally occupying Dokto island. 

Abe wanted to foment more hatred of Korea in order to win support to change the Japanese Constitution.  The last thing he wanted was the image of Korean kids and college students donating to help Japan.

The Japanese right are not going to be happy about any donations from Koreans.

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Posted in: Japan sharply revises down quake missing to 120; death toll 202 See in context

apparently bc of Japan's penchant for cash there seems to be a significant number of looting, safe's being stolen, etc. anyone caught looting should be receive 3 times the regular punishment.

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Posted in: Japan sharply revises down quake missing to 120; death toll 202 See in context

I saw on YouTube a man who had lost his wife and three kids in a mudslide. This is truly horrible.

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Posted in: Japan lifts operational ban on world's biggest nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture See in context

You know tsunami is a Japanese word. The disaster at Fukushima was entirely foreseeable. It was greed and incompetence that caused the disaster. I would not trust the executives at Tepco.

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Posted in: Japan lifts operational ban on world's biggest nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture See in context

It is foolish to trust TEPCO. At Fukishima they put emergency cooling equipment AT sea level to save money. TEPCO is incompetent.

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Posted in: Japanese associate professor 1 of 3 killed in U.S. college shooting See in context

Two Asians killed at this U.S. university. Could this be an Asian Hate crime? Has to be asked I think.

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Posted in: Japan faces 'friendshoring' dilemma in Asia amid China risks See in context

BertieWoosterToday  05:38 pm JST

Isn't it about time Japan cut the umbilicus and went its own way? Why does it have to be an American puppy dog

why does China have to be a puppy dog of western ideology called communism?

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Posted in: Japan asserts Fukushima treated water safe in China, S Korea meeting See in context

There are comments that we should trust TEPCO and the Japanese government. My question is why should we trust them??

TEPCO should have foreseen the tsunami and placed their cooling system above the wave level. But they wanted to make money.

TEPCO is a company so why should we trust their words or the words of the Japanese government that was supposed to regulate the safety of nuclear plants?

Ask what trust got the residents of Fukushima. Do you want to be next? Do you want your children to be next?

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Posted in: S Korean scholar acquitted of defaming sex slavery victims during Japan colonial rule See in context

This is not a judgement on the truth or veracity of the book LOL

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Posted in: Angry North Korean See in context

"ROToday  10:05 am JST

It's quite crazy that a team totally isolated from professional football could almost win against Japan, should be like playing a division 5 team"

Not that crazy at all actually.

"In their 1966 World Cup debut, North Korea reached the quarter-finals and beat Italy in the group stage becoming the first men's Asian team in history to make it past the group stage..."

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Posted in: Japan to begin releasing second batch of Fukushima water on Oct 5 See in context

Actually this disaster could have been prevented if they had installed a cooling system above and away from the nuclear plant. It was entirely foreseeable!

"The Fukushima accident was preventable. Had the plant's owner TEPCO and NISA followed international best practices and standards, they would had predicted the possibility of the plant being struck by the size of tsunami that materialized in 2011."

How are we to trust the Japanese government now?

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Posted in: Japanese woman on Malaysia death row to appeal for leniency under new law See in context

just don't go there

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Posted in: For Fukushima supermarket owner, water release spells renewed battle for survival See in context

They’re going to release this for 20 years!

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Posted in: In the twilight of the muscle car era, demand for the new 486-horsepower V-8 Ford Mustang is roaring See in context

Not really a fan of the muscle car/ boy racer style...

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Posted in: Hong Kong's seafood businesses brace for sales slump as Japan plans to discharge wastewater See in context

I get the feeling Japan wants to do this just to spite the Koreans

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Posted in: Pharrell Williams: 'Lot of people died' for black culture to triumph See in context

But there’s no such thing as Black culture. There’s Black-American culture or black European culture but no pure Black culture. The songs are sung in English and the musical instruments are European. The clothes are western. Africas didn’t create hip hop. Shrugs.

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Posted in: Japan MSDF ship flying controversial rising sun flag enters S Korea See in context

Scott Adams has a good take on this sort of situation. He gave as an example an American southerner who likes the Confederate flag. He said that you can fly the Confederate flag but not in a public space if it offends your neighbors so much. A flag is just a symbol and you don't need to have it in public space if it offends other people to such an extreme extent. If you like the symbol so much then fly it in your home.

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Posted in: Women dance to their own beat in China's nightclubs See in context

Feminism became extreme and now preaches hatred of men. As soon as you hear a feminist talk about confucianism or patriarchy you can be sure that they are preaching hate.

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Posted in: Japanese makers of Tropicana fined ¥19 million for '100% Melon' juice with only 2% melon juice See in context

I'm actually worried about Fukishima products from the nuclear disaster area being mislabeled and sold to the public. Is it impossible to stop this?

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Posted in: Japan joins U.N. Security Council as new nonpermanent member See in context

As long as Japan is a one party state it should never become a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

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Posted in: Japan joins U.N. Security Council as new nonpermanent member See in context

Hopefully Japan can be made a permanent UN Security Council member at the end of this 2 year term.

As long as Japan is a one party state, Japan should never become a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

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Posted in: Cameraman hurt on New Mexico film set gets $66 mil in lawsuit See in context

Great news! The producers abused their power and created a dangerous work environment.

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Posted in: Temple University saddened by murder of board member, family See in context

isn't any murder a hate crime?

Yes. But "Hate crime" also has a specific legal definition when a victim is targeted for being or being affiliated with a certain racial or ethnic group. Is it significant that the suspect targeted a western car and also killed the half-white daughter? Of course i don't know the answer.

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Posted in: Japanese cinema must change to help young directors, Kore-eda says See in context

Actually the real reason Japanese cultural products have had less success isn't so much due to Japanese looking only inward, although it is a factor, but the main reason is the Plaza Accord, the Japanese economic bubble and subsequent bursting of that bubble and then decades of economic decline and deflation.

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