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Even without this, Sony isn't doing that well recently. Last time I checked, the only division that was giving good profit was finance. Can you imagine? Sony is kept alive by selling insurance and stuff... Truly sad. The final nail in the coffin was discontinuation of AIBO some years ago.

While it sounds very noble and moral to be against the death penalty, in a more practical term, why should the tax payer money be used to feed these murdering people for the rest of their lives? What's the purpose? To have them remorse? Is there really any justice in that? I'd imagine that there is actually more closure in having the offenders die in a swift manner. And it also acts as a strong detergent, saving more potential lives.

Granted, death penalty is not something that should be handed out left and right, especially if there's even a slightest hint of doubt or lack of direct evidence. The story of Sakae Menda is truly horrendous and should have never happened. I can't even imagine how much the man has suffered. On the other hand, does anyone honestly believe that the culprit of Akihabara massacre should be let to live?

Now this is really silly, although I take it there are other ferries going to Ulleung anyway.

@Skeptical Hippo; Thanks, an interesting read. Wonder how functional it is by now... probably not all that much.

Oh, come on, nothing more constructive to say?

I, for one, wonder how Japan got it's intel on North Korea. Tough, it's probably just American information rehashed, wouldn't it be cool if it was the work on some highly secret and elite Japanese intelligence agency.

Dokdo is not uninhabited as two Koreans call it their home. From what I can tell Dokdo really has zero value to modern day Japan and they should just give up claims to these two rocks in the sea.

Well, wikipedia says it has rich fishing grounds and possibly large gas deposits. Anyway, owning an island also means owning waters around it, so even if it's a small rock in water, there's a lot of naval territory to be gained.

I do believe that it is mostly economical interests fueling the dispute between the two contries, although South Korea does seem to get slightly more emotional.