Posted in: 56% oppose amending Constitution under Abe gov't: poll See in context
I find the general Japanese attitude towards Article 9 a bit confusing. The Japanese people generally don't want to expand Japanese military power. Do they want to maintain the current conditions whereby they are essentially occupied by the American military?
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Posted in: Osaka cuts sister city ties with San Francisco over 'comfort women' statue See in context
Good for Osaka! Historical guilt is lame.
Plus, SF is an awful town.
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Posted in: Jackson outburst shows problems with 'other' faces See in context
Yeah, it has nothing to do with the hypersensibility of a lot of blacks. Must be white racism. Never mind that I, a white guy in Japan, have been compared to Brad Pitt, James Hetfield and Nicolas Cage (?). Laught it off.
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Posted in: Japan to uphold apology if South Korea settles wartime labor issue
Posted in: Sickle-wielding attacker safely fended off by victim’s umbrella in Aomori
Just declare a republic for an instant, huge park in the heart of the city.
Posted in: Activists fight Tokyo gov't over historic Jingu Stadium demolition