morosophos comments

Trump should have been more forthright and said the ethnic Japanese were sent to relocation centers for good reason... they were enemy aliens.... 25% of them all.

And he should have said most of the American citizens among them were children, and so naturally to be kept with their enemy alien parents.

And Trump should have also said that up to half of those children had dual citizenship. Of course, had he done so, he would soon have realized there can be no analogy between Jan. 6 and the so-called internment. WWII was going on.

Kyodo News has a bit of explaining to do regarding their phrase, "around 120,000 innocent people of Japanese descent."

It's obvious in viewing Trump's campaigns that the majority of Americans want him back. May God continue to bless and protect Trump, and may America be made godly again.

Suicide? This is double murder. No one has the right to kill themself, knowing full well they'd be endangering others in the attempt.

This is a great idea. Now we can have Bible studies and prayer get-togethers in convenient locations. It's also a good place to take a nap, wash up a bit, check the Internet, relax. I hope these rooms have WiFi. If they think these prayer rooms are only for Muslims, they'd better think again.

Send us a million of them. We'll make futon, jackets, insulate the house, too.

Why in the world do Japanese politicians need to visit a Shinto shrine for something that deals with the dead? Buddhist temples do that nowadays. The bigger question is what can any living person actually do for the dead.

Thank you, JT, for this article, bringing a laugh to a Monday morning. If only we had a video of this and the expressions on those police officers the moment they saw their patrol car driving off! And I would love to have heard the chewing out they got from the Police Chief. What is really funny is the charge: "suspicion of stealing a police patrol car." I mean, seriously, the police weren't sure what he was doing but they suspected him of stealing their car? Typical policespeak but funny. Thanks to this little episode, police nationwide are going to have to endure a new set of training classes and videos.

Nine times out of 10, what is being posted on social media is a filtered, enhanced and otherwise fictional version of reality. It’s been proven repeatedly that people only post their idealized selves online, after all.

Now THAT'S an eye-opener.

Advice for all you LIT's: Learn the lingo and the culture. You won't regret it.

I don't know why anyone needs Twitter anyway, but good for Trump. Twitter, Facebook, Google... they can't win against the millions of followers Trump has. The case is about coercion. We'll see what that turns up.

So sad and so ironic. Here the police are trying again in their Fall Campaign to remind both adults and children about traffic safety and something tragic like this happens. Did the child dart out at that crosswalk? With all the bicycles there at the side of the road, visibility would have been nil. Because of that problem alone, this looks like more of a city issue, not a driver issue. What driver has not taken their eyes off the road "for a second" while they adjust their mirror or adjust the A/C or change channels on the radio? And, as he was a tourist, he may have been checking a map or directions. We'll see what is reported after the investigation, but it is highly advised that pedestrians become more engaged in "defensive walking."

OK, folks. So the Japanese article says that this professor has been working on a spray vaccine to create antibodies since March 2020... using a cold virus! So is he saying that the cold virus can make you immune to the coronavirus? And these viruses are no different? If so, then what in the world is all the fuss over getting a vaccine if it's no different from the common cold??? Pfizer and Moderna had better get in touch with Mie University.

Nothing that concealed carry can't handle (maybe someday, huh?). Or simple self-defense techniques (hey, police people... start some classes). Girls need to quit being so passive, and watch how they dress. And guys, quit living in a porn world. Life just ain't like that.

So... can she or can't she speak casual English? You'd think this would have been proven immediately in the J-news, but I couldn't find anything other than a prepared speech she gave. Definitely not good PR for her, nor for her being a role model for English students -- to feign lacking English ability??!! Not good at all.

Nobody will learn any foreign language unless they really want to AND need to. There is no need to speak English in Japan, nor even read it -- how many signs are there in English in your city, or notices in English sent out by the local government, or any helpful information in English in your community (e.g. monthly city newsletter, tax or health insurance info)? And, more specifically, how many role models are there who can actually use English well? Ever hear the Emperor have a lengthy conversation in English? or PM Abe? MEXT leaders? How about any of your local Board of Education reps or even school principals? And on and on -- singers, movie stars, TV personalities, famous athletes.

Remember: Japanese is the sacred language of the land (key words: unique and kokutai). English education was very successful during the early Meiji period when many classes were held in English only, when Japan saw the need to become a part of the real world (think Clark of Hokkaido and Janes of Kumamoto and their influence on some amazing young men who went on to change Japan).

Perhaps Japan could use another Yukichi Fukuzawa or Arinori Mori right now...

A simple online search on "highest percentages of murders committed using handguns" or "highest incidence of handgun murders per 100,000 residents" will show you the real situation. Guess who commits these murders and why.

There is no one 100% any race. Best to refer to them as "mikkusu," unless you know the percentages. Then feel free to say someone is hafu, or even shikusutinsu, or if you are pretty sure, satisekando. In the US, we have quite a few shikusutifosu.

Lost? Should be "collected" or better yet, "carelessly left." The big question is, "When was the last time he actually fired the gun?"

Hey, how about everyone cut CO2 by not dispensing and opening up any more soft drinks. But they should keep bottling the products to use up existing CO2. Oh, and stop beer production -- awful amount of CO2 produced, over 10 million metric tons per year.

About 6,000 Nisei spent WWII in Japan -- not in internment camps but living pretty much as other Japanese. Some were recruited to help as interpreters and engage in propaganda activities (such as the Tokyo Rose gals) for the J-Govt. This probably had something to do with the suspicion of the Nikkei in the US. The big issue many can't seem to get is that the US had to do something with all the Issei who became enemy aliens after the Pearl Harbor attack. Imperial Japan sure did something with all the enemy gaijin in Japan, and in all the countries it invaded. It's odd that those who renounced their US citizenship were eligible to receive compensation from the US Govt.

As expected, some of the Japanese press use the term "sanpai" to describe her visit. The term means "visit worship," which is exactly what she looked like she was doing. There goes her claim to anything Christian in her.

Wonderful message any time of the year -- Jesus Christ is the only Way, and He saves only those who are sinners. The phrase is from Acts 4:12 -- "There is none other Name... whereby we must be saved."

Miyazaki should be worrying. His films add nothing to alleviate the spiritual vacuum among Japanese youth. The only spiritual message "children's souls" get in his major films is mysticism and the occult. What is sapping youth's strength are books and movies of this caliber. Miyazaki would do well to invest in what these kids really need -- a godly foundation.

It's a seat issue, not human proportions. Airline seat rows are designed for maximum human occupancy. Cram them in. Airlines need to see how trains handle seating. Bench-type rows may be the answer.

Don't they call these children "bastards" anymore? Shame on the fathers! And shame on the "entertainers."