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Category Archives: Japan
Olympus told U.S. executives no broad scope warning needed despite superbug outbreaks
I wonder if the Japanese company would have been as cavalier about Japanese lives? I wonder if an American company would have been so cavalier about American lives. This is an argument against free trade. Multinationals might not be as … Continue reading
LAT: As Japan’s population shrinks, bears and boars roam where schools and shrines once thrived
The news media love to push immigration on Japan, a proud country that wants to retain its heritage. Japan is in better shape because of its decreasing population. I wish America had this Japanese problem. We have way too many … Continue reading
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Japan’s top court has approved blanket surveillance of the country’s Muslims
Paul Ciotti: The story says it’s not legal for a country to curtail the freedom of some citizens just because other citizens are afraid. It may not be legal but that’s what happened in the wake of the Japanese attack … Continue reading
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Japanese Donald Trump Commercialトランプ2016
Media treatment of Trump vs Hillary: Comments at Steve Sailer: * Worked for a Japanese company. Still deal with Japanese customers.suppliers, banks. They are genuinely negative on Trump which is understandable, as his rhetoric calls out inherent bias of Japanese … Continue reading
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WP: Outrage in Japan as U.S. Marine veteran arrested in connection with death of woman on Okinawa
The Japanese and other asians are not fond of blacks. Washington Post: Japanese leaders reacted with outrage after a U.S. Marine veteran was arrested Thursday in connection with the death of a Japanese woman near a U.S. air base on … Continue reading
Why the Media’s Silence on Japanese Protectionism Gives Trump Another Priceless Opening
Eamonn Fingleton writes: In few places has Donald Trump’s rise caused more unease than in Tokyo. Indeed it is probably safe to say that, underneath an ostensibly imperturbable exterior, top Japanese officials are running far more scared than even Trump … Continue reading
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LAT: Japan doesn’t want the U.S. to apologize for bombing Hiroshima. Here’s why
There are no permanent enemies and allies in the world. It all depends upon time and context. Jake Adelstein writes: Apologizing for a wartime act generations ago would be as welcome to Japanese political leaders as a cloud of mosquitoes. … Continue reading
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WSJ: Japanese Lawyers’ Problem: Too Few Cases
Comments to Steve Sailer: * Japanese apparently aren’t suehappy. Not yet, anyway. It’s hard to feel sorry for the lawyers. Japan already has a system that works, though, at least for consumer product stuff. The head of the transgressing company … Continue reading
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Why Did Japan Attack The US In WWII?
For the same reason that most everybody when they are cornered, fight back. I’m finishing off John J. Mearsheimer’s classic, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics: The indictment against Japan for overexpansion boils down to its decision to start a … Continue reading
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