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Re: Book Review: Kobe Blue

missing_your_posts — Wed, 22 May 2013 07:00:15 -0000

You haven't been silenced have you? ;-P Your posts have gotten a lot less frequent since your outstanding Fukushima coverage... cant help put my tin foil hat on!

Re: Book Review: Kobe Blue

Sarah_Kirschbaum_22044 — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:25:09 -0000

Is this website no longer being updated?

Thanks! :)

Re: Book Review: Kobe Blue

Kevin Boyle — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:46:14 -0000

Ok the magical 30 days has expired. Time for an update. =P

Re: Korean men steal treasured Buddhist statues from Tsushima

honto_ni — Sun, 19 May 2013 16:10:39 -0000

Lee Kunho in the nicest possible way your mind set worries me.

If your ancient culture is so advanced why has it just done the same as this evil empire did 60+ years old? What have you learned from this evil empire?

Also where are you getting your facts from, South Korea has one of the most suppressed Internet controls in the world. Please supply an example where a country which has said amount of control and aggressive propagated have been of benefited?

Time changes everything. How far has the world gone since this evil empire breathed its last dying breath? When these evil empires of old went around the world there was no jumbo jets, one did not have ability to video people in country A to B.

SK did just as bad things in Vietnam as US has done in Iraq and the British has always done. You can insert any force dating back to history began. Closed information and limited perspective are not a positive force.

Please be mindful of your aggressions, how can you spark debate when you are trying to strike the 'fatal blow'? With economy, travel, Internet aren't we in a more world collective not stuck in a strong small collective.

The world has matured. We can grow organs, replace cancerous ones. Space travel is on the horizons. Nasa has a theory of warp drive. North Korea? The world is now so incredible how can you post closed minded hate from a time when you were yet born? Should we hate other countries for starting wars or hate our own for not stopping one?

Your country has only a few key companies. These all have grown from being given technologies from your evil empire or have been backward engineered. If these key companies collapse your country faces a very difficult challenge. Do you think that all this hate information you are being feed is designed to keep you working harder? What happens if SK's government stopped setting up its statues world wide? Might Japan might as for its money SK government borrowed back?

How deeply can you explore future problems with a mind set of an aggressive teenager with a broken beer bottle? More important what benefited does it have in this world?

Peace!

Re: Is Japan really shifting further away from pacifism?

Lee Kunho — Sun, 19 May 2013 00:17:00 -0000

Nonsense!

Re: Is Japan really shifting further away from pacifism?

Lee Kunho — Sun, 19 May 2013 00:13:08 -0000

Is that meaning you wanna bomb again? I will list you out
As potential terrorist .

Re: Korean men steal treasured Buddhist statues from Tsushima

Lee Kunho — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:44:32 -0000

As repeatedly as you and our histories concern, son we are rising this time
And you sleep for a while. We absolutely agree all that Japan had been doing good
Since you lost the War. We admit that you have been good boys for a while but the time comes
You can not control any more as supressed. You want to take out
Of somebody else or your neighbors instead you resolve the yout national internal
Problems itself in your soil. Come on Japan! RRealize it is about
Time to stop doing stupidity. Look back your pathetic iwn history.
You had been pirates through your entire history. But do not get us wrong that
We respect your success in Economy and civilization. At large that is only
Recent 200 years but the Great Korea is 5000 years. We are rising again.
We are stronger than you. We are bigger than you. You mind own yours. Keep that way.
But we are not gonna let you come to us no more as an enemy.

Re: Korean men steal treasured Buddhist statues from Tsushima

Lee Kunho — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:28:10 -0000

You kidding? When you go your friend's place without invitations
And take his belongings without his permission. And you go to your mom
My good nextdoor had given you those. That's what all you do
And only you do. That is your history, son

Re: Korean men steal treasured Buddhist statues from Tsushima

Lee Kunho — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:22:54 -0000

Mind own your suits in your Country. We are all doing fine.
You do yours and we do ours. Why bother? When your nextdoor
Takes your belongings but you can not prove it, what you
Would you do? Your expertise is you take others and make look
Like it has been yiurs frim the begining. What a pathetic people live
On your soil. You are nothing but the pirates. And bad seeds.

Re: Korean men steal treasured Buddhist statues from Tsushima

Lee Kunho — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:16:06 -0000

We never have thought all Japanese had stolen
KOREAN treasures. But Japanese Old Government
Did.

Re: New Genki Sudo music video sends message of Japan-China-Korea friendship

poliet_guest — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:53:50 -0000

Wasn't that the point of the message? Well that's what I took from the shot!

Re: Does Japan’s New Copyright Law Make YouTube Illegal?

mustdisquss — Wed, 15 May 2013 22:27:48 -0000

So they would need to break the law by 'using software to save a copy of the Youtube video to your computer.'
They had better stay well away from Firefox (or any browsers) 'search for add-ons' service ;)

Re: The Best 100 Anime Songs

199LeafClover — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:54:45 -0000

What about Kuroshitsuji's ending song ''Lacrimosa?'' Truly one of the most beautiful songs i've ever heard. Next to Kagayaku Sora No Shijima Ni Wa, Of course ;D

Re: Senkaku Footage Leaked on to Internet: Shows Chinese Trawler Ramming Japanese Patrol Boat

Ali Hitch — Mon, 13 May 2013 07:52:15 -0000

You can ram and scare japan but not filipinos. lol

Re: New Genki Sudo music video sends message of Japan-China-Korea friendship

Steve Spirgis — Sun, 12 May 2013 05:27:58 -0000

Not so much 'hiding it under the jacket' as 'putting it in the pocket of his coat,' at least to me. His body language and facial expression do seem to suggest something underhanded though.

Re: Senkaku Footage Leaked on to Internet: Shows Chinese Trawler Ramming Japanese Patrol Boat

Boploks — Sun, 12 May 2013 00:41:29 -0000

It was Taiwan brother. And now they are sanctioning Philippines because they shot at a 50 meter fishing vessel trying to ram their 30 meters patrol paper boat.

Logic fail.

Re: Senkaku Footage Leaked on to Internet: Shows Chinese Trawler Ramming Japanese Patrol Boat

Boploks — Sun, 12 May 2013 00:39:34 -0000

China is a bully. They have done it to Philippines, Vietnam, and now Japan.

But, they will continue doing this aggressive stupid sh******* because no one is checking them. America? Oh s***, Obama won't waste money and lives, and probable American devastation resulting from a war against China.

Re: Senkaku Footage Leaked on to Internet: Shows Chinese Trawler Ramming Japanese Patrol Boat

leop23 — Sat, 11 May 2013 23:05:05 -0000

Now they're trying to ram Philippine Coast guard. However, Philippine coast guard ships shoot when rammed.

Re: Book Review: Kobe Blue

Innocent Bystander — Wed, 08 May 2013 00:31:54 -0000

Thank you for reviewing this book. To be honest, I've been following Christopher Johnstons online war with Jake Adelstein and others and that sparked my interest. While I don't doubt, as with most situations in life, that some things aren't always fair and people get a raw deal. It sucks, and it's natural to want revenge and justice. But sometimes success is the best revenge. It's not always easy and knee-jerk emotional reactions can be difficult to overcome. I really wanted to read that this was a considered story that put weight behind the authors claims of life experience and greatness. Whether you're an author or a journalist or a foreign correspondent or blogger or backpacker or whatever, I'd expect these life experiences to shape and define a person. Maturity is a word that springs to mind. But if this is just another cliche "Gaijin in Japan" story with no substance and a complete lack of understanding of the devil in the detail that defines this wonderful, yet difficult country, then meh. Jake may be a total a-hole and full of shit for all I know, but at the very least he's a great story teller and clearly has a lot of respect for the good & bad in Japan. If the author is reading this, I'd like to say to you, please take some time to chill out and focus on yourself, rather than others. You can write, you probably have many interesting stories to tell. Play to your strengths & not to your weaknesses. I lived in Japan too, and if there is one thing I learnt, it's how to be humble and quietly achieve.

Re: Book Review: Kobe Blue

Peter Durfee — Tue, 07 May 2013 01:26:36 -0000

It's hypocritical turtles all the way down.

Re: Top 100 Anime List

James Chevalier — Sun, 05 May 2013 23:04:40 -0000

Absolutely foolish. Naruto is a series that is only standing due to its oversized fandom.
The story is basic, the villain is just a combination of too many kinds of typical villains, and the hero is a typical shonen hero. The only thing that sets it aside as an anime is how in depth they go with things that BECOME commonplace in the series.
A strong storyline, interesting characters, UNFORSEEN plot twists.... THAT makes anime worth watching. When an anime is unique, or different in a new, interesting way, it's worth it. But I've seen Naruto's pointless plot done over and again by too many stupid shows. And what pisses me off is that there are THOUSANDS of you insufferable CHILDREN who claim to be "huge anime fans" or "otaku," even though you couldn't name ONE good anime without using Google.
I've been watching anime since I was a child. I didn't start with Pokémon, Cardcaptor Sakura, or Dragon Ball Z, like 90% of the people on this forum. I started with Hokuto no Ken, Slayers, and (yes, I admit) Sailor Moon. I know, with 80% certainty, that upon reading an anime's DESCRIPTION, I can accurately judge whether or not it's worth my time. Over the years, I've seen tons of good shows, and bad shows, and I know what to look, and look out for.
Vampire Hunter D
Saiyuki
Berserk
There you go, j. Clearly you're a shonen guy. Maybe these will give you a better perspective. I guarantee there isn't a single person on here fool enough to criticize these for all the world to see. Gotta warn you, though: After watching good anime, you slowly start to dislike bad anime. Then you rant at people in forums, grow out your hair, and collect swords. If this happens to you, just try to moderate it with small, potent doses of real life. :P

Re: Is Japan really shifting further away from pacifism?

Wahrheitsfreund — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:04:40 -0000

The "Japanese militarism" scaremongering serves pretty much the same purpose as the German boogeyman in much of Europe.

Re: Book Review: Kobe Blue

Wahrheitsfreund — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:02:46 -0000

I would have gone with "Orientalist garbage" but your description works as well.

Re: Japanese man impersonates Freddie Mercury

Indraneel Bhanap — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:42:32 -0000

I think people are very misinformed about who the Parsis actually are. The term 'Parsi' is used to denote any member of a specific Zoroastrian community that resides in India/Pakistan and has resided in India and Pakistan since 900 A.D (originally from Iran). I have many Parsi friends and they all say they are 'Indian' and not 'Persian'. Almost no Parsi today maintains any ties with Iran and hardly any Parsi today speaks Farsi. They've assimilated so much with Indian culture that they speak Indian languages such as Hindi or Gujarati and besides a few of their unique customs, follow Indian customs and traditions.

Freddie Mercury and his entire family were Indian citizens up until they became British citizens when they immigrated to the UK. His parents' ancestry is from a small town called Bulsar (now called Valsad) in Gujarat, India which further strengthens my point that Freddie Mercury was an Indian. Freddie Mercury's mother herself mentioned that he and his sister could speak Gujarati

I hope that clears things up. :)

Re: Book Review: Kobe Blue

S. Urista — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:40:12 -0000

Well...we can debate the merits or lack thereof regarding his journalistic methods; won't argue that. And the book is not without some serious flaws....but I do think that as a writer of fiction Johnson does show promise.