grc comments

collegepark30349 - very well said. The arsonist firefighter syndrome

Interesting to know what the current account balance with the US was

rainyday - hard to feel sorry for the people who voted in the outfit in the first place. The blame lies squarely with the voters, a criticism often levelled on these pages at the Japanese electorate

Didn’t I read an OTT article here only a few days ago praising to the skies Japan’s prowess in disaster response? I

The guy isn’t being insensitive, he’s calling things as they are. It’s the opposition’s job to point out the failures of the government, and to be criticised for doing so speaks to a very immature and insecure political system. And make no mistake about it, the rice policy is a huge failure, which it would be galling to see Koizumi praised for magically rectifying ahead of the election.

OssanAmerica - you are missing the point as do so many people. The US is known as a dangerous country. But Japan is pushed as a safe one. The number of incidents isn’t the issue, it’s the mismatch between image and reality.

Scumbag

Blacklabel - The answer to your question is yes.

Totally agree with the Moderator on this one.

Darn tourists, giving the government all that money. By the way, is there a breakdown of how the revenue is used at present?

Yubatu - you are conveniently forgetting the exchange rate and the imported inflation that has by common consent brought

The Trump administration must be telling the truth. It always does.

Tamarama - do you think you may get harassed when you next try to enter the US?

Cephus - there are those who would disagree

The weirdness of the news most likely begets copycat crimes, sadly

A lot of commenters in an earlier JT story on this subject today called four-year-old rice animal feed. Now the leader of the opposition is being called an idiot for doing the same? Why do you guys want?

These knife crimes are becoming serious

Two women, aged 19 and 16? Should that not be one woman and one girl/minor?

Saltwater Shenanigans - let us hope it doesn’t change

Eugene - your point being?

Ricky Kaminshki13 - spot on. If Eto had not said what he did things would have gone on as they were. I know a lot of Japanese are thinking the same

Of course the auction system was always an idiotic idea. The very purpose of an auction is to sell at the highest price people are willing to pay. How did Ishiba let it go on so long??

No wonder Roddenberry set the original Stat Trek four hundred years in the future

maxjapank - how on earth can you be downvoted for expressing sympathy for the Nissan workers fearing for their future? What kind of people read JT? )And it’s a rhetorical question)

sakurasuki - somehow I wasn’t surprised by all your downvotes

I’m so pleased we’re getting close to knowing the weapon used. It’s by far the most important part of the story

Full marks to the organizers who accepted staff wingeing about the inconvenience. If there’s one thing about Japan, it’s its world-beating dedication to making people’s lives more convenient

I agree with the commenter who said Tokyo University is not on a par with Harvard. It doesn’t have a feud with the eccentric leader of its nation for one.

GuruMick - you are right to call out the odiousness of Israeli readers’ comments. But there are many no less odious ones, on different topics, in JT

saying ‘odious murder’ does nothing to address the worrying trend of stabbings in this country