Paul Richards comments

turbotsat wrote; "gotcha covered." Covered about what?

Surely you are not questioning David Suzuki's credibility. As for the climate and earth scientist consensus, that is no longer a debate. As the long term trend in global warming and subsequent climate change is accepted science.

If so referencing registered North American carbon energy lobbyist is a failure.

Its called vested interest and the Japanese and English readers here are not that naive.

urbotsat wrote; "counterpoints" There are no valid counter points to global warming and subsequent local-nonlocal climate change. All those points on the carbon energy blog have been addressed over and over by working climate scientists in consensus about the long term trend in global warming.

"We know what is creating our problem with climate and we know the best solution, which is to accept that mother nature, not governments or corporations sets the limits and we have got to meet those limits" ~ David Suzuki ~ Canadian Scientist, broadcaster and activist

sfjp330 wrote In 1972, Okinawa Revision Agreement only granted Japan the rights of adminstration and not sovereignty... What does this mean?

Appreciate the focus on ownership. Does it change anything? Resources could be joint and shared.

As after all national-transnational corporations their elite executive, shareholders, stakeholders, with financiers stand to make a capital gain either in China or Japan. Why not partner?

As I said before the real question is: should our life conditions be framed in a benefit for the elite?

Oil and gas reserves are the issue, make no mistake and China takes resources seriously.So does Japan with far less resources than China.

nigelboy wrote; " ... 5 islands which are merely rocks around Senkaku ..." If that were true neither China or Japan would be posturing.

After the Japanese defeat in 1945 and US occupation the Islands were left for bombing practice a clear act earlier territorial posturing. By 1972, with the end of the American occupation, the Japanese government resumed responsibility for the Senkakus.

However oil and gas reserves had been identified under the seabed surrounding the islands. Taiwan closest to the islands made a claim to what they called the Diaoyu islands. Then China made claim to Taiwan, with all it's territories inclusive of the Diaoyu islands / Senkakus.

All so national-transnational corporations their elite executive, shareholders, stakeholders, with financiers can make a capital gain both in China and Japan.

The real question is: should our life conditions be framed in a benefit for the elite?

http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/12/economist-explains-1#sthash.wBAAoSOK.dpuf

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said: "There were no plans to stop flights to the United States from countries grappling with Ebola ... " Sounds like a good plan.

If the GAIA hypothesis is real we could see Ebola balance the ledger in the first world with the cybernetic feedback system.

GAIA - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_hypothesis#Details

What irony there is in this byline. The best lesson for others affected by nuclear incidents is the media control by government, demonstrating a lack of transparency.

Which is very sad in a culture that once held courage, respect and honesty as among the highest virtues.

As there is little courage shown in leadership, no respect for all Japanese as a clear path of dishonesty is emerging for all affected by the Fukushima Daiichi incident.

"Miyazaki ... not tell them what to do, but in reality, right after he gets to the studio, he's dishing out orders." ROFL. Fantastic ...

Tim_Fox wrote; "In the US the police working in conjunction with emergency health care professionals for forced removal of the family member suffering this condition."

Interesting worldview.

When we look at the USA and see they have the planets largest prison population by far.

Why would Japan look to the US and their putative adversarial model to work in this unique culture?

What a seriously inhibited un-evolved response to female sexuality. Particularly with all the military posturing and ramifications.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sex-dawn/201004/sexual-repression-the-malady-considers-itself-the-remedy

FightingViking wrote; " Had the Fukushima Plant been constructed under STRICT BUILDING CODES we may not be in such a scary situation right now... " That is doubtful. As the actual cause of all the reactor failures was loss of cooling from the earthquake before the Tsunami.

Which is why there is contention about the other Japanese reactors. As Japan's other reactors are also are subject to seismically poor locations; ergo no building code on earth could protect a nuclear reactor from being built in seismically flawed locations.

These are highly sensitive critical systems. Any TEPCO assurances are mute as they are a maintenance and nuclear operator corporation. And certainly not nuclear designers and commissioning engineering specialists and never have been.

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Ooakoto Ootamaka wrote;" ... chicken/horse/cow poop complete with those disease causing bacteria in it, go ahead, bon appétit!" Interesting worldview given microorganisms on and in your body are outnumber your cells 12:1.

Integration of microbiota from our environment is now known to be crucial to our bodies equilibrium. Vital for the human immune system and one reason why industrial food corporations try to sell us probiotics/bacteria for our health.

Pathetic really trying to rebalance around 2000 grams of intestinal flora with approximately 65 grams of probiotics. Our intestinal flora comes from the food we eat and industrialised food is barron. Japanese culture is rich in traditional foods that feed our natural intestinal flora.

KnowBetter wrote; " ... this ... will make the greenies who protest ... we should only buy local ..."

This is not an either or situation, it is a matter of integration. An adversarial stance would be counter productive and if you listen evolved thinkers advocate this.

The principle of locally grown vegetable applies to human health, waste generated using carbon or nuclear energy in transport and failure to create sustainable employment.

There is no reason this technology could not be smaller and still locally employ people. However, since the primary premise of corporations is; 'you make money, I make money and .... the customer'

KnowBetter ****wrote; " ... why not grow food right at home?" Agreed, that would reduce the energy footprint even further. Do you think the corporations will release the technology? Perhaps it up to small business to be innovative and develop this technology. ...

What really is interesting is one person has mentioned the woman possibly had a mental illness. Self evident surely. Why is mental health difficult to discuss in an open forum in Japan?

This is a course and direction that is flawed as it still requires carbon energy inputs to generate hydrogen.

Unless manufacturers can make energy out of pure water in situ, this does little to address global climate change and pollution...

Interesting article. Proving chauvinism is alive and well in Japan.

Not one feminist value amongst the five, a generation of young men who are still unevolved.

Casey Baseel wrote; "... from the feminine perspective, there are a number of mysteries of the male mind". How did that idea gain ground in your thinking? Was it from a woman?

Why this chauvinistic worldview would be 'a mystery' to any woman is literally unbelievable.

Think about it, just saying Casey ...

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"Eating unsaturated fats, like those in olive oil along with leafy greens and other vegetables creates a certain kind of fatty acid that lowers blood pressure, scientists say."

Keyword here are "along with".

Combinations are the keypoint, and a similar reaction was found combining olive oil with tomato boosting antioxidant value of vitamin C*.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0891584900004408

"Anti-nuclear campaigners were seen on NHK celebrating the ruling" Because this is how democracy reaches equilibrium and justice prevails in civilized countries.

What happens next will indicate just how democratic Japan actually is.

It is becoming clear that TEPCO is failing. **TEPCO engineering expertise has always been in maintenance of a nuclear energy facility. The long term work is for the experts and this already has ramifications due to radionuclide contamination internationally. Why can't the Japanese Government invite international nuclear experts and personnel in on a partnership?**

Interesting, so ingesting radionuclide has been ruled out has it?

From this perspective

Europe, North America

and Japan appear to be wilfully blind to even investigating any correlation.

Health data on ingesting radionuclide is referenced from studies of nuclear bombs used in WWII and compiled immediately after by US Military Bloc in the 1940s.

There is no current independent health data* referencing radionuclide ingestion independent of the IAEA.

*If anyone can post any it would be appreciated.

Kawasaki disease - http://goo.gl/k9Z7f1

Kawasaki correlation? > Nuclear Plants - http://goo.gl/687VZN

Misogyny runs deep in Japanese culture.

Just as it has in the past more culturally developed.

Ownership of women is still acceptable, even though not discussed openly.

Language memes good and bad are a symptom of this ancient and hidden value set.

The development of equality will take time, generational change and an elite to grow through old value systems.

But it can be done while keeping the best values of Japan's rich and wonderful heritage. ...

Developing those values in the community have taken longer than expected .

Now there needs to some understanding of the rampant misogyny running through the culture and just how unevolved that is.

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Interesting article. Those studying history know about values, level of thought inclusive of our culture and family group. Value systems that relate to how individuals and groups perceive their environment.

In all the examples given, it is the lack of awareness of others value system that has been at the heart of the issues. Which makes it apparent the level of personal development has not been high.

Just how much responsibility do we have when accessing others level of thought?

CH3CHO wrote; " ... This is what the Chinese Communist Party wants Westerners to report ... " Seriously, China has a communist government? What version of modern history have you been studying?

China is an oligarchy, no one could call the political and social tactics used over the last fifty years communist. All that has changed in two hundred years is the tittles. Titles rearranged within a clever branding strategy used first by last centuries Third Reich, an earlier oligarchy. A branding strategy that has been copied by North Korea, USA, the former USSR / Russia, China and others to hide who is in control.

" ... large organizations (e.g., political parties, bureaucracies, government institutions, and civic groups) tend to become oligarchic as power concentrates at the top, where leaders have access to information and funds and can thereby direct the organization to their own ends ..." Encyclopedia of Political Science [page 1142]

But it is true China is using jingoism^ to project hatred of Japan about legitimate war crimes. Issues that should have been acknowledged but be left in the past. China's strategy not unlike any government today who use of jingoism to manipulate public opinion. A tactic that is allowing government to turn a blind eye to corporate crimes against their own people and earths ecosystem.

As for the feeble semantics argument [Japanese call a "comfort woman" ianfu] ; abuse of women during war is a crime whatever the label. The reality is the systemic abuse of women was military policy and denial of it just makes the culture look unevolved. Which is certainly playing into the Chinese government's jingoistic agenda.

http://www.cqpress.com/product/Encyclopedia-of-Political-Science.html ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingoism ...

Ruling in favour of a corporate entity able to use wealth to leverage power over members of society proving just how uncivilised the Japanese society still is. A community where the benchmark of corporate social responsibility put before profit is still regarded as abnormal. Proving little has changed over two hundred years except the feudal titles are now CFO, CEO or any other ...EO and courtiers the elite executives.

Great article, enjoyed reading the premise. The lack of comments tells a story all by itself.

What is interesting is the new Formula E racing heading for our screens;

http://www.fiaformulae.com/

http://www.fiaformulae.com/television

Interesting, the article does not touch on electromagnetic radiation from our sun. The affect on the stone and probable genetic mutation from both cosmic radiation and our sun.

Still, in a conservative culture where denial about radiation and genetic distortion is modelled by leadership, why is that surprising?

The symbolism in this ancient cherry tree, it's metaphor and mutated stone raising serious cultural questions. Particularly about the acceptance of a new mythology being created around radioactive contamination.

Nuclear power using generation II,III, IV reactors will never be failsafe inside of 2200.

Stuck on the old paradigm conservatives to frightened to admit they made a mistake. Even though it is clear allowing the US Nuclear Military Government Weapons and Energy industry to to sell nuclear energy plants postwar was wrong. Nuclear waste, failure and actual metrics of power production all pay forward their costs into our future. That is not good business unless you are dead.

No one is in position to know the truth. The doubt has to remain as it is a totally unfalsifiable story. Much like a great deal of US beliefs.

Feelings are not facts, no matter what Dylan wants to say.

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Such naive attempt at disinformation. The rest of the world has seen raw uncut footage of the appallingly dangerous behaviour.

The whalers strategy reminds us of those insurance scammers, who walk out in front of slow moving cars and fein injury. No one in their right mind can take this seriously.

Fukuppy wrote; " It's not just about killing dolphins. ... ..pride and defying the wishes and demands of outside powers. People who can't get that don't yet understand the Japanese mentality"

You idiot we know that.

The level of development has been grown through in the countries who stopped whaling. Japan is just stuck clinging to relics of the past, trying to halt or deny the rapid changes in values in our era.

The sooner the cultural level of thinking evolves the better for every living sea creature the Japanese Department of Fisheries hunts to extinction.

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