M51T comments

Voted worst military dress uniform. Easily.

Time.

The Chinese leadership will continue to be egocentric in the medium term. The latest fishing boat incident with South Korea have shown they learn nothing from previous diplomatic failures.

Inception, Winter's Bone.

South Korea's military command was seen to be indecisive after both the Cheonan sinking and the Yeonpyeong killings. SK has brought in more hawkish top brass. Swift retaliation is needed so that NK begins seeing the repercussions of being aggressive.

oberst, yo're correct. Kirin, for example, is the largest distributor of dairy foods, juice, and soon, beer in Australasia. Not bad for a people who didn't acquire "a proper understanding of economics."

Japan has already proposed a regional currency. this article is so Economics 101, it's disappointing.

Great news. One hundred thousand eggs would be low given mortality and predation rates.

It's a good chance for China to show leadership in the region. But they haven't as yet and so the likes of Japan, Sth Korea and Taiwan look for the US to provide stability. China may not like the U.S.'s presence in the area but they don't plug those political gaps with its neighbours. And it's all too easy to blame the US for the current arrangement.

Let's hope the NZ army doesn't have to operate in wet conditions. Obviously their robots don't like rain and the cool green and brown facepaint would run.

Japan is not a "test case" in the Pacific Rim free trade region. It is very late in considering free trade integration.

War is between military industrial structures, not merely soldiers. Women and children in Hiroshima were manufacturing weapons and ammunition. Therefore they become targets.

Good work Japan!

Japan's focus on detection capability is late. South East Asian defence spending, particularly on navies, has increased dramatically. These countries saw China's rise as a hard threat. Japan was hoping China would continue its soft power approach - however the Chinese party's ideology and control structures would always be based on unbalanced power.

"The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme aims to promote grass roots internationalisation at the local level..." This is a two way process - good JETS become a conduit of cultural dissemination in Japan and their home country. English improvement is a just a plus.

The Chinese are keen to improve relations now, because this is damage control. They've confirmed the importance of the U.S.'s role and alliances in the region. Counter-productive result for China.

If China was indeed a "Superpower", they would laugh and give the Japanese Coast Guard double the repair costs. They won't do that, because they are amateurs. And the reason the Japanese government released the captain, was to preempt the release of the four Japanese nationals held for "spying".

It's laughable how many posters have let Hilton get under their skin.

"I think of the Internet as a means of employment, a method of communication, research, entertainment and shopping, but it has not shaped or defined my life." Not a well thought out comment.

sh4ek: exactly - this knife is too short for splitting whole pumpkins. Buttercup/squash maybe.

He's of the same ilk as those who burn flags, bibles, and effegies. These are actions of those who have no sinificant response. Smearing a koran in pork fat would be a more insulting gesture.

Fits somewhere between John Walsh and Dog (and his gorgeous wife) from Hawaii.

Just trap them, then release them many miles away. It worked with the kid that grafittied my fence.

What do they do with the dead bull? Anyone know?

I hope it's not the Ark.

I always open doors and give up seats for elders. They deserve it. The rest are equal to me so shouldn't be shown condescending offers.

Yes, NZ was 'dismal'. They should have put 4 goals past Paraguay.

When some clown is barking at their phone when your ear is inches away from their mouth, you lose control. You can walk away from most noise, but not so on a train or bus. The guy back chatted and got punched. Hopefully the train crushed his phone. I don't punch but 'accidental' shoulders, elbows and knees or coughing at their phone soon shut the conversation down.

Meetings are farcical. Start exactly on time, no more than 40 minutes, background material given to attendees beforehand so that meeting is based on solutions not, "Why is this happening?" questions. No coffees, no notes, no phones. People should remember what's been said. If they need minutes, they're not listening. Always finish a meeting early. Military and TV newsrooms have the best meetings. Most meetings are atrocious around the world. If meeting requests pop up on Outlook.... red X 50% of them. People will respect you for it.

Very few navies would let an unauthorised aircraft approach their craft. The Chicoms wouldn't try this with Russian or U.S. ships.

The Japanese have to get used to this. It's the NWO.