WiseOneIn Kansai comments

@samit

The US should have also closed the Yasukuni Shrine to prevent the worship of 13 A-class war criminals.

Unfortunately the US understanding of Japanese culture was severely lacking at that time, and now Japan's rightwingers go to Yasukuni to worship Tojo Hideki and Co instead.

The enshrinement of the A-class criminals was done nearly 2 decades after their convictions.

Yasukuni Shrine was established in 1869, and the main purpose was to commemorate those who died in wars for Japan. So, a few decades before WW2 started.

The A-class criminals were enshrined at the shrine from 1978 after a decision had been made from 1970.

The Showa emperor was upset over the enshrinement and stopped visiting Yasukuni shrine from 1975. Since then, the Heisei and Reiwa emperors have also never visited Yasukuni shrine.

(Wikipedia)

@rodney

Oh, Belt and Road Initiative. China's version of neo-colonialism!!

Yes, we know about China's DEBT-TRAP DIPLOMACY!! (It's even under Wikipedia)

Whiteys??? You are bad, however I won't drop to you level.

More ECONOMIC BULLYING from China, another one on the list.

China's reputation in the world just keeps sliding down.

As usual, China has an excuse for everything except responsibility!! Yawn. . .

China should be checking the quality and safety of all the food they export!!

I would trust Japanese produce any day over Chinese produce!!

Coliform bacteria found in edamame from China

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230728/p2a/00m/0na/002000c

This despicable and greedy man is still asking for more money!!

He ruined his own career by running away instead of manning up in court. Now, no company wants to hire him.

Everyone who helped with his escape has served their time and moved on with their lives.

But, Ghosn MINUS all his jetsetting and luxurious living will stay in Lebanon forever where the quality of life is near the worst in the world.

"You made your own bed and must lie in it!!"

And you think anyone believes the CCP!!

At least the Prime Minister is willing to sit down and meet face to face and discuss the government's plan.

You will never see this in China, it will be an order and there will be consequences if you don't fall in line with the government.

Even now, the Japanese government has asked China to have a meeting and discuss it scientifically but China being the child it is has refused any meeting at all and continues to refuse any discussion.

"Japan has identified China as the biggest strategic challenge and rendered China as a threat, which is seriously inconsistent with the reality of China-Japan relations," he said, adding that Beijing was open to maintaining contacts with Japan at all levels."

China is a threat to Japan by constantly intruding into Japan's territorial waters. It's not exactly the contact that Japan wants to have at any level!!

This just shows you the amount of distrust that Japan has, if it's not the Korean government one moment, it's the Korean opposition party that keeps moving the goal posts!!

IAEA with a few Korean experts inspected the proposed water discharge plan. OK

Another group of invited Korean experts inspected the water treatment facilities. OK

IAEA gives final approval of the water discharge plan. OK

Korean government respects the decision of the IAEA. OK

And now. . . . . . . .another goal post!!!!

Did anyone at the press conference ask these South Korean opposition lawmakers for their opinion on the following fact?

From 2010 to 2020, nuclear power plants in South Korea discharged a total of 4,362 TBq of tritium, which is more than 5 times the total amount of tritium (860 TBq) stored at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

Reference: Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power

https://npp.khnp.co.kr/board/list.khnp?boardId=BBS_0000032&menuCd=DOM_000000104003000000&startPage=1&categoryCode3=300

Just came back from Hong Kong just over a week ago.

I can tell you a lot of Hong Kongers will continue to eat food from Japan. They know that Japan produces quality.

Most Hong Kongers know that Mr. Lee is just a puppet and anything that he says is just towing the CCP line.

The next big idea from the government is to discontinue teaching English in schools and to introduce a mandatory mandarin curriculum. Another stupid idea leading to more disintegration of Hong Kong.

Duh, Well, it's not exactly daylight at 3am in the morning is it. . . . .

More pointless chest thumping from China!!

Go ahead, continue doing it.

Just more arms being supplied to Taiwan and more worldwide support for Taiwan!!

China. . .food. . . safety reasons.

Ha ha ha, China has no credibility whatsoever when you put those words together in a sentence.

Well, Matsui manned up and went to court, he got a suspended sentence. But in Japanese society, his reputation is now s. . .

No one wants to be involved with him, that will last much longer and hurt much more than any prison sentence in Japan.

Ghosn is a crook.

I can't believe so many people still support this greedy man.

Yes, everyone keeps yapping on about Japan's Justice system.

But he should have manned up and fought to clear his name but obviously he has something to hide by running away.

He has been prosecuted by the SEC in the US along with Greg Kelly.

Now, the French have another arrest warrant.

Crimes in 3 Continents, nothing innocent about this despicable man.

And these supporters. . . . . man. . . how naieve some people are!!

This is a big step backwards for Hong Kong.

Your regular Hong Konger has no interest in dobbing in these freedom fighters. Only snitches and the mainlanders making a new life overseas.

Just came back yesterday from a week in Hong Kong. Haven't been there since 2018. The place is completely different, the roads aren't crowded as they used to be, conversations in the Yum-cha restaurants are severely held back as no-one talks freely as they used too. There were so many empty retail stores around the Temple Street Market area and most street stalls sold cheap, poorly made mainland goods.

My HK colleagues always told me to be careful when speaking in public, we could only speak naturally when we were in private.

They showed me around the ongoing new construction at Hong Kong airport which the government hopes to compete with Singapore airport. It's too late and a total waste of money, only the HK government stubbornly believes things are going to get better. Everyone is leaving Hong Kong now.

It's a real shame, the "Pearl of the Orient" is no more!!

@sakurasuki

Same logic.

What will China's reaction be if overseas Chinese have a symposium about Tianamen or the freedom of people in Hong Kong, Tibet or Xinjiang?

@Garlic joe

You seem to have no idea at all. Being a foreigner puts you in this country already in the position of the culprit. Just try it out in daily life, e.g. with a car/ bike accident. You will see that police immediately has the guilty party regardless of real facts. That’s why it is really helpful to have a dash cam. I know several cases where this has happened, especially for foreign women.

I also remember this racial profiling by the Tokyo police in 2021, because only foreigners could catch a covid 19 disease and did not behave accordingly.

Dude, what are you talking about?

I have been here for many years, have had bike/car/scooter accidents. As long as I accepted responsibility for any wrongdoing that I knowingly did, I have had no problems with the boys in blue or my insurance companies.

I'm sensing a "whinger".

Ridiculous!!

By running away to Lebanon, he has no credibility whatsoever. He should have manned up and fought in court.

With his status in Japan at the time, he could have gotten a suspended sentence and a slap on the wrist.

After leaving Nissan, he would have been head hunted by numerous car makers overseas to head their operations.

Now hiding in Lebanon, most of his accomplices that helped him escape having been convicted and several Interpol notices for him, he has killed his career goodbye.

You made your own bed and now must lie in it!!!

The USA bad-mouthing China at every chance, threatening China with everything from military to sanctions, a non stop buccal ejection of threats and hate, and he is wondering why the Chinese are saying no to meeting!

It doesn't matter if everything say about China was true or not if you go an a year long rant against a place don't expect them to shake your hand and sit down nicely and talk.

Well, can't everyone play China's game. It's called "Being two faced!" The USA is taking a page out of China's book!!

China says: "We are a peaceful nation and are committed to peace in the South China Sea. "

BUT then they say: "We will smash Taiwan and any form of self rule!"

China says: "We don't interfere with the domestic affairs of other countries!"

BUT then they say: "Japan shouldn't attend the NATO summit because it undermines regional peace and stability."

@Tokyoliving

What about your territories violated by military bases from good old US??..

No territory violated by the USA, Japan allows the US military as part of SOFA.

What about China? It violates the territories of many countries!! Japan, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan and many more.

@samit

Korea's nuclear desalination based processing that guarantees complete removal of all heavy radioactive elements from water.

As usual, I highly doubt anything you write without proof or links.

What??? As WA4TKG mentioned.

"China doesn't interfere in the domestic affairs of another country."

How 2 faced can you be??

China and Korea also release massive amounts of radioactive water every year.

China’s Fuqing plant released 52 trillion Bq of tritium in 2020, and South Korea’s Kori facility near Pusan city released 50 trillion Bq in 2018 and the Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant roughly 80 kilometers away has been releasing another 25 trillion Bq into the sea and 110 trillion Bq into the atmosphere.

(The becquerel (Bq) is an internationally-accepted unit for measuring the strength and volume of radioactivity.)

I do hope that Japanese officials will ask Korea on how it handles their radioactive water release. Because their reactors in Pusan are much closer to Japan than Fukushima is to Korea.

@deanzazzr

Same logic!

China was a part of Mongolia around 1280!!

One moment China claims to be a PEACEFUL nation and promotes some form of solution between Ukraine and Russia.

Then the next moment, they say "We will smash Taiwan!!"

Talk about being two-faced❗❗

Chinese authorities, however, say the security law has brought stability after mass pro-democracy protests in 2019.

I don't think it's about stability. It's more about fear and who is gonna dob in on you for saying the wrong thing.

I loved Hong Kong. It seems the good old days of Hong Kong are gone!!

Will be there for 3 days next month for business, it's been 3 years after COVID emerged.

I'm curious to see physically how much the atmosphere has changed. Hong Kongers are well-known for their directness when they speak, which is the opposite of the gentle-mannered Japanese.

I wonder if my Hong Kong colleagues will open up after a few drinks.

It is heart breaking and I have a lot of sympathy for the parents who are still continuing with their efforts to find their daughter. They had a promising lead a few years after Yuri-chan went missing, but it was found to be a time-wasting couple trying to extort money from the Yoshikawas.

I remember when these posters first came out in Osaka, they were posted at stations, police boxes and other places. My daughter who was youngin at the time asked me to explain about a flyer we received from the police at Namba station.

Now, my daughter is grown up and is an adult. Whenever, the media reports about this case the same time every year, I suddenly get a spell of sadness for the Yoshikawas.

The visit ... is a testament to China's efforts towards promoting peace talks, and fully demonstrates China's firm commitment to peace," foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a daily briefing.

I laugh so much whenever I hear China use the word "peace".

because of the counterfeit offensive

...What . . . ???? oh right. . . . more word salad!!

More time wasting, all-talk no-action empty promises!!

China is such a great country with a long history and could do so much more for the world but now unfortunately it is governed by the CCP.

@samit

Like all your other predictions have proven wrong.

You are still stuck on the past and the Democratic party has so many internal problems of their own.

The elite of both countries want to move on and are looking ahead to the future.

Korea still relies heavily on the Japanese semiconductor industry!!

http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=83040

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/Semiconductors/South-Korea-struggles-to-decouple-from-Japan-in-key-chipmaking-materials