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voiceofokinawaToday  12:08 pm JST

If Japan was a pacifist nation true to the spirit struck home in its constitution, had China and North Korea been so antagonistic against Japan?

It is the U.S. that has instigated Japan to rearm to the teeth and be hostile against China, etc., contrary to the constitution's war-renouncing pacifism.

China must have known Japan's pacifism was fake and farce.

Totally backwards. Japan's pacifism is sincere as proven by the fact that no one has advocated amending the fitst paragraph of Article 9 which prohibits starting any wars.

Japan, along with every other nation, is remilitarizing today because of the aggressive behavior of North Korea, China and Russia.

Time to come out and change your name to voiceofbeijing.

TamaramaToday  07:07 am JST

Japan needs to spend less, not more. It needs to build diplomatic relations with China and take a leadership role in the region to build the trust, security and mutual respect in Asia.

Impossible as long as the CCP is in power and under Xi is determined to press it's territorial expansion and goals of regional domination.

Japan should not feed the US Military Industrial complex with taxpayer money.

The majority of Japanese purchases from the US are licensed production in Japan. The US Military Industrial Complex (wumao word of the week) as a threat to the world is nothing compared to the Chinese State Industrial Complex.

California produces 70% of the medium and short grained rice in the United States. Let's talk.

Ikeda was initially given a suspended sentence for violating a law that covers inflicting death or injury by driving a vehicle.

For a hit and run resulting in death with DUI...acquittal. Sometimes Japan's justice system simply boggles the mind.

grcToday  11:41 am JST

I’ve said the whole time that investment in the US is what matters. It got Canada out of tariffs and it will probably do the same for Japan. Japan will have to step up its investment though - in 2023 it had the lowest in the US of all the G7 countries Hence Trump’s badgering

Total nonsense. In 2023 Japan was the largest investor in the U.S., followed by Canada in 2nd place. Japan was the highest investor among all countries including the G7.

https://globalbusiness.org/foreign-direct-investment-in-the-united-states-2024/#TopInvestors

John-SanToday  09:42 am JST

Well that’s a win! LOL yeah for China. USS is on life support and within 12 months you will be buying Made in China steel tariff free. LOL

No, Chinese steel has a worldwide reputation for poor quality. Including within China itself.

"Chinese Steel is Unsafe and Should Not Be Used for Your Metal Building"

https://cdmg.com/building-faqs/why-using-cheap-steel-is-unsafe

"Safety concerns over fabricated Chinese steel flooding Australian market

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-17/safety-warning-over-fabricated-chinese-steel/6949506

https://prosperousamerica.org/cpa-interview-bay-bridge-dangerous-due-to-chinese-steel/

Buying equity in a company IS "investing". So this is a play on words to accomodate a shift in Trump's position. It also may indicate a partial Nippon Steel ownership as a solution. Regardless, it represents a win for both Ishiba and Trump as it promotes a constructive step forward in clearning this bottleneck. TBH I didn't expect this from either of them.

lunaticToday  06:22 pm JST

BYD and two other Chinese EV auto makers[...]

That would hurt the Japanese ultranationalists so badly.

Ultranationalists have nothing to do with the automotive industry. What a d/a comment.

garypenToday  06:41 pm JST

Namahage

Either take a quick crash course in golfing,or feign an interest.

He's an old Japanese man. I guarantee he already has an interest in golf, as well as a very expensive set of clubs and a golf club membership.

Ishiba used to play golf in high school and later as a member of the Tottori Country Club Yoshioka Onsen Course. But he hasn't been an avid golfer for decades. Might be able to revive interest, maybe not.

I doubt very much that she will find her daughter alive. But as unfortunate as that is, as a mother she deserves closure. And North Korea should address this issue and provide proof of death if that is the case. It would also be in their benefit to clear this one issue off the table.

Americans, at first glance are generally White, Black, Hispanic, East Asian, Middle Eastern, Southeast Asian, and mixtures of these in varying amounts. Looking at the video nearly everyone is Asian, during the peak Chinese tourist season, and is therefore likely to be predominantly Chinese. A native Japanese crowd wouldn't lock themselves into a train crossing out of familiarity. We aren't talking about one or two people sneaking under the gate annd running across to beat the train, we're talking slowly walking into a deathtrap.

Pukey is an incessant cyberstalking troll. And what exactly does "No matter how hard you try, you're not Japanese." even mean? I'm not Japanese and I don't try to be. I don't see any other posters doing that either. There are quite a number of gaijin here who have a long experience with and knowledge of Japan.

Don't know why the Mod allows this nonsense.

The 37 creatures were likely destined for collectors of exotic insects, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said, estimating they were worth around $1,500.

Although the headline misleadingly suggests that there are Japanese snacks with beetles in them, the article is really about bug smuggling.

Ishiba is going to either pull it off beautifully with Trump, or bomb totally. With Trump there really isn't a sensible moderate medium path.

Sounds to me like the US should consider the US Steel sale to Nippon Steel, provided Japan will not only buy US LNG on long term contracts to replace their Russian source, as well as provide the financing to build USWC LNG terminals.

Stupid git. When you "push someone" they don't end up with a cut near the eye.

Total chaos for everybody under Trump.

wallaceToday  10:24 pm JST

The majority of tourist groups in Kyoto are Americans.

Based on recent statistics, Americans constitute the largest group of foreign visitors to Kyoto, making them the dominant tourist group in the city. 

That's on an annual basis. But if it were broken down into late Jan-early Feb when many Chinese tourists take trips during the CNY and Lantern Festival, I am sure you will find that the Chinese would be the largest group in that period. Looking at that video I don't see many (if any) American looking tourists.

Pukey2Today  08:44 pm JST

Absolutely stupid.

OssanAmerika:

Absolutely stupid describes people who can't comprehend the danger of being on a train crossing when those gates come down. Also describes those who can't differentiate that from a bridge which under normal circimstances poses no danger.

While some people are gloating that Nissan stocks have dropped 5%, there are some people buying Nissan stocks on this dip.

Strikebreaker555Today  06:21 pm JST

Before anyone gets upset over foreign tourists. I think it is important to remember that 70% of al inbound tourists to Kyoto or any other famous landmarks in Japan, are actually native Japanese.

Watch the video. Do you really think native Japanese, who grow up with train track 踏み切りfrom kindergarten onwards would behave like this?

The Chinese tourists have already been in Sapporo from even before the Lunar New Year. And they will be there till Feb 12th when the Latern Festival ends.

What value is there to what about half of Americans think? They voted a convicted felon and sex abuser into the White House.

Just out of curiosity, does Japan immigration allow entry for convicted felons?

Everyone around Ghosn who helped him, except Ghosn himself has had to face the music.

Kinda reminds you of Trump. lol

Actually...the term "Ponzu Sauce" has been in use in many NY City restaurants now for at least a decade.

China won't do anything unless they get slapped with a 100% tariff. Why should they, they only stand to gain from the US fentanyl crisis. They are already carrying out an All-Fronts War.

voiceofokinawaFeb. 1  12:25 pm JST

Even the one-percent cap of GNP on the military is in violation of Art. 9 of the Japanese constitution.　Much less the two-percent!

There is nothing in Article 9 (or anywhere in the J-Constitition) that addresses military expenditure. Please stop posting blatantly false information.

WoodyLeeToday  08:11 am JST

Sad, all Japan needs to do is to reduce tariffs rates on U.S products like automobiles

Japan has a 6.3% tariff on U.S. automobiles.

The United States has a 2.5% tariff on passenger cars but a 25% tariff on SUVs. More importantly, 40% of Japanese cars sold in the U.S. are manufactured in factories in the United States.

President for 13 days and he's already started a trade war with America's two biggest trading partners, neither of which have an adversarial relationship with us.

I did my bit by eating peanuts today. I hope that qualifies in some small way.