Bob comments

Well said, “"Japanese young people need to open up their minds and know what is going on in the world, and more importantly, know their history -- good and bad -- of Japanese in America," she said.”

Bottom line it shows the movie studios will go to any length for marketing their movies to increase profits.

In my opinion this particular decision shows an unacceptable lack of respect for those who perished in Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs and the many more who perished afterwards in horrific suffering.

“An autopsy of the victim revealed that the cause of death was hemorrhagic shock caused by blood loss from stab wounds, while Ura's head was cut off with a blade…”

I certainly hope he was dead before they started severing his head crazy!

The focus should be on the solider and his family for in war the soldier is simply one of the tools used by it's military, following orders and sometimes dying while doing so, this does not necessarily make the solider evil or less deserving of respect for his/her service no matter the side. There are may stories of good soldiers on both sides that acted with chivalry while they were still at war with each other and many more stories after the war of forgiveness.

People need to understand it’s the ensign of the JMSDF. Controversy aside Japan should be proud of its self defense forces and support them especially now.

Bob

Nowhere in the article do I see what the measured background level of radiation is. If I were going to move there I would want the background radiation level to be the same or lower than my current home. Folks need to be informed. Radiation is naturally in our environment in my current home in the USA it is about 30-40 CPM. The disaster at the Fukushima Daichi plant released radiological contamination if this contamination is still in the environment causing a higher background level in radiation people need to know the data in order to make an informed decision. I would also have a survey done on my own to verify such readings keeping with the practice of, "Trust by Verify."

Tools, gotta have them wether you're building a home or in defense protecting it from oppressors like the Chinese Communist Party. So unless those businesses start caring about the freedoms they have in a manner similar to their profits they will risk losing both.

Just my thoughts.

Bob

Read here and do further research on your own: https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1955-57v23p1/d12

If Japan wants the Kuriles back I say that they should take them back it is within their right the only down side is the war of public opinion and the possible real war that may occur. Otherwise Japan will never get them back especially through diplomatic means the Russians can never be trusted period!

Great discussion BTW. I just wish this comment forum had an edit ability LOL!

Bob

Wallace

Yes sir I do realize these facts. The nuclear plants in Japan are as I understand it not built to the same standards as those in the USA. I have also read some of the reports on the Fukashima event and it was a unbelievable catastrophe that had proper upgrades which were in the plan but unfortunately way too late been implemented the loss of power to critical plant equipment and meltdowns may have had a much better chance of being prevented altogether. TEPCO was negligent in operating, maintaining and upgrading the plants. One of these reports is in the link below a good read and mush of what you have stated is in these reports I can only hope that TEPCO and the other operator head the lessons learned so as to prevent any such disaster from occurring again.

https://www-pub.iaea.org/mtcd/publications/pdf/pub1710-reportbythedg-web.pdf

Actually Non Nuclear power generation has had more accidents and caused more deaths than nuclear power generation see link here: https://www.engineering.com/story/whats-the-death-toll-of-nuclear-vs-other-energy-sources

I can also tell you from both personal experience and industry statistics that in the USA, I can't speak for Japan, that the safety factor in nuclear plants far exceeds that of fossil/non nuclear plants and this is the primary reason that accidents are extremely rare events.

As a former Nuclear Plant worker and for the last 39 years working in my utilities Power Generation Fossil plants mainly Combustion Turbine Combined Cycle natural gas fired ones, Nuclear Power is the best solution for reducing CO2 and NOX Emissions and for Japan also the most economic one. One interesting fact many are not aware of is that a coal plant emits more radioactive material into the environment than a nuclear power plant. See article here: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coal-ash-is-more-radioactive-than-nuclear-waste/

Yay! Finally let the travel plans begin. Hello Japan!

Bob

Yebisu beer is my favorite Japanese beer! I love the beer, the museum and soon a brewery!

Hopefully the end of the VISA requirement as well, makes sense if your not going to limit the number of travelers entering then the VISA requirement should be lifted as well since the requirement it's self is a limiting factor for travelers.

Killing a fellow human for convince, economic or otherwise is wrong and imoral period.

Keeping the elderly healthy, safe, comfortable and pain free should be the focus and compared the the USA Japan does a much better job at it in my opinion.

As countries like Japan and the USA spend billions of dollars helping others throughout the world I can only help to think our priorities are skewed and much of that money would be better spent taking care of its own citizens. Just my thoughts.

The big question here is, is Japan ready to take on China if they invade Taiwan by themselves? Having the USA in your corner in my humble opinion is insurance.

With Russia flexing their muscles in Ukraine and the Chinese Communist Party with Taiwan all you have to do is look at CCP’s actions in Hong Kong and see what their desires are. The CCP’s oppression needs to be stopped question is can it be and if it can how?

Really! ""Stainless steel is routinely used in heart valves, joint replacements and metal sutures and staples. As such, it is not expected that injection of the particles identified in these lots in Japan would result in increased medical risk."

Used as physical parts perhaps but never injected into a human body how they could even try and make it sound less serious as it is, is beyond my understanding!

Yep looks like some post processing of the image. According to Google maps Mt. Fuji is about 95km (60mi) away.

Just my thoughts but robotics is still a long way off currently for construction work sure manufacturing is well into robotics and robotic seam welders are performing well in construction such as tanks and vessals but they still need to be set up by a qualified welding technician. The future for robotics in construction I believe is 3D printers see link here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Construction_3D_printing

And humans will always be needed to setup, maintain and remove the robots so workers will need to be trained accordingly. In Japan there are technical high schools that are creating the next generation of workers, after all college is not for everyone.

Unless you are criminally arrested or charged with a crime by law enforcement and requested you should never surrender your passport period.

It's as if she is being held hostage contacting her consulate should get it back I would hope.

This is really heartbreaking. Not only will the folks in Tokyo be at a loss but visitors and viewers around the world and to think quoting the article, "This past Aug. 2 — exactly one year before the scheduled date of the women's Olympic marathon — the temperature climbed to 94 degrees (34 Celsius) in Sapporo, just 1 degree cooler than it was in Tokyo on that same day." Just my thoughts.

No worries here, as a former Aircraft Maintenance Technician I can tell you after the 737 Max is returned to service it will probably be one of the safest aircraft to actually be flying due to the additional training and oversight. Just my thoughts.

Bob

Time to start defending the EEZ effectively otherwise it will be overrun with violators.

"The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) is responsible for protecting the EEZ of Japan. As an island nation, dependent on maritime trade for the majority of its resources, including food and raw materials, maritime operations are a very important aspect of Japanese defense policy."

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exclusive_economic_zone_of_Japan

Really! SK is going to be so petty as to do such a thing? Security has nothing to do with any trade disputes and should never be sacrificed because of political differences unless one of the parties actually becomes "the security threat". Meanwhile NK is probably overjoyed.

If such a thing were an individuals doing said individual would be in serious need of psychological counseling for getting over it and moving on definitely not healthy.

Read this article you wouldn't think coal plants emit radiation into the environment but they do more than an operating nuclear plant per megawatt.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coal-ash-is-more-radioactive-than-nuclear-waste/

People typically move to where the jobs are and with the 2020 olympics on the horizon Tokyo would be the place to go. Just my thoughts.

BTW this will soon be California's "Revised" flag LOL!  

https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/soviet-flag-royalty-free-image/72084596

Folks it's a combination of revisionist history and just plain ignorance! In time there will be no record of the The American Civil War or the World War's if we are not careful. History is History and should be preserved as such. Bias, prejudice or political correctness along with ignorance are an enemy to the truth. Just my thoughts.