Posted in: Hiroshima not shy about its atomic bomb legacy See in context
ReformedBasher Frungy's analogy is not even related. Personal war is different from political war and this is what Frungy doesnt get. And with regards to "war is between military"...giz, do you think Japan just let their soldiers decide on their own to sail to Hawaii and do a kamikaze?
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Posted in: Hiroshima not shy about its atomic bomb legacy See in context
Frungy...I do understand you.But I guess its you who dont understand what you are trying to say here. Japan can use your argument as well as US will use the same argument (atleast im putting my shoes on both sides).
But if you are the US and you have the A-bomb, and Japan stubbornly dont want to surrender, and you know that somehow using the A-bomb will stop the war, what would you do? Its in your hands to push the button, whether to continue the massive killings done by Japan or sacrifice a few to stop it. Well, i guess what happened was history!
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Posted in: Hiroshima not shy about its atomic bomb legacy See in context
@ Frungy - War is between countries, one trying to cease the other's sovereignty and take it as its own, even at the expense of killing the innocents. For Japan, this was most of what they did across the Pacific, installing their proxy government to all countries they captured. Using the A-bomb constitutes a different goal and that was stopping the war.
@shinohara - you just made me laugh. As if you are saying that "we can do war but dont use A-bomb, just killing cause no one argues about it". From the start, killing is inhumane and that was most Japanese Imperial Army did during WW2. Tell that to those people who suffered the loss of their relatives. Bet its really hard for you to understand if you are on the other side of the fence. Do you think the A-bomb would have drop at Hiroshima if Japan didnt started the war? Wish Japan was talking about peace even before the war then none of this happened.
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Posted in: Hiroshima not shy about its atomic bomb legacy See in context
@ Frungy - not sure if you were born just born yesterday.
For starters, if Hiroshima is another country or if its not part of Japan, then sure you can say that. Second, the reason why US dropped the A-bomb in Hiroshima was strategic. And if i put myself on the shoes of the Japanese, probably the same strategic reason why they attack Pearl Harbor, even if US wasn't involved in the war at that time.
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Posted in: Lotte Marines win Japan Series See in context
@ shogun36...Its a 7-series championship game, so whoever win 4 games will be the champion.
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Posted in: Mother, son found stabbed on Kawasaki apartment stairwell See in context
not sure about the death penalty... the judicial system here is so bad that one cannot even have a life-term penalty for "abandoning a dead body" even if that person already committed the crime.
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Posted in: We youngsters lack passion and ambition? Hardly See in context
this is one of the biggest problem in this country, just blame it to someone else.
The old ones should blame no one but themselves since they are too busy trying to be selfishly rich during their times that they forgot to impose values to the next generation.
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Posted in: Drunken man arrested after man falls to death off train platform See in context
aside from the alcohol problem, there is also a big issue with regards to japanese behaviour/manner. They dont seem to care nor concern with others that they dont know in their sorroundings. Take for example a man entering a train and just dashed inside bumping with other without even saying sorry (or atleast say "sumimasen" for him/her to pass through).
Its funny Japanese talk about office manner but they dont seem to carry it outside the office.
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Posted in: What are some of your favorite examples of the way English is misused in products, advertising and pop culture in Japan? See in context
the way they do shotcuts, like "MisDo" for Mister Donut
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Posted in: Debate swirls over best abbreviation for McDonald's See in context
And McDonald's gets all the publicity.
Why not debate on a Japanese food chain.
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Posted in: 18-yr-old girl arrested for online sale of photos of herself naked See in context
wonder how many policemen went to arrest him?
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Posted in: 18-yr-old girl arrested for online sale of photos of herself naked See in context
if she is considered minor in Japan, should it be that the authorities also arrest the parents?
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Posted in: Railway geeks wearing out their welcome See in context
Trainspotters doesnt need a senpai-kohai just to behave properly. They are not kids anymore. Its common sense to always act in good manner which most japanese (especially men) doesnt have. They tend to only practice or show good manners inside the office, but outside they are insensitive.
Notice when you are inside a train, they dont even say "sumimasen" when they pass through you, they just ram you off as if you are getting in their way, not even considering if you are woman, an old fellow, nor a pregnant woman.
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Posted in: People turn to advice column to air quirky family concerns See in context
" I think the best thing is to accept that your husband has a kinky aspect to his personality and leave it at that."
Typical "shoganai" japanese syndrome. If its out of the normal, then it is something that needed fixing, or healing.
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Posted in: Hatoyama's flamboyant shirt inspires copies See in context
they can say anything good with the shirt but at the end, there is only one purpose of doing it...commercial agenda.
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Posted in: How long to learn Japanese? See in context
Blame it on JPEPA...for Japan, it doesnt matter if those Filipinos pass or not, as long as they can dump their waste on Philippines and same goes to Indonesia.
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Posted in: World Cup warm-up See in context
guess a lot of japanese cried after the match
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Posted in: Anti-smoking 'monsters' have smokers on the run See in context
If only smokers can swallow their own smoke
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Posted in: 2-year-old girl dies in Kawasaki apartment fire See in context
next year, they would been 7-5-3
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Posted in: SDF museum and PR center in Shibuya closes See in context
"We hope to do some other kind of PR activity like this again in the future" ... but from July 2008, around 10,000 people visited (some including their parents). Guess Japan needs to think of another PR strategy.
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Posted in: Three dead, one child severely injured in Nagoya head-on collision See in context
"Police suspect one of the two cars crossed over the center line"
...do you expect the lanes moved...AH!
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Posted in: Growing number of men have no close friends See in context
Unfortunately, this is really true not only for men but most japanese. That's why when they are in trouble, financialy and emotionally, they tend to commit suicide, rather than asking for an assistance atleast from a neighbor. How many japanese know their neighbors anyway?
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Posted in: Anger and defiance in Taiji after 'Cove' wins Oscar See in context
“It is important to respect and understand regional food cultures, which are based on traditions with long histories.”
Doesn't justify that you don't need to change.
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Posted in: Anger and defiance in Taiji after 'Cove' wins Oscar See in context
after this, Japan will also consider dolphin research hunting...
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Posted in: Woman arrested after trying to strangle 1-year-old daughter See in context
@KyokoSmile: I guess she thought it would been better if they got a puppy or a cat.
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Posted in: Man questioned after wife's body found in car trunk in Chiba See in context
So the police are questioning the husband who already admits of killing the wife and yet police are planning to arrest him later today!!!???...that really woke me up!
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Posted in: Inside the Rings: Kim Yu-na, licensed to thrill See in context
DentShop > I read this in Washington Post so yes, this is an AP.
I also read in a different article that Kim said on an interview that she didn't even felt pressured nor felt nervous. She added that it didn't felt like Olympics at all and that its just like other competitions she participated previously. The article also mentioned that S.Korea looks her up as a national hero.
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Posted in: Whale of a problem See in context
Bacon!!??? Silly...then IWC have more reasons to ban Japan from "research" whaling.
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Posted in: Grammy winner Taylor Swift arrives on 1st visit to Japan See in context
biglittleman...agree with you.
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LegrandeToday 10:02 pm JST Yes of course if the IAEA says everything is fine then it must be so lol…
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I could post that the sky is blue and get 5 downvotes.
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