OssanAmerica comments

deanzaZZRToday  06:26 pm JST

Taiwan has never been part of the vocabulary of the UN. The Republic of China illegally occupied the UN Security Council seat until it was rightly booted out of the UN in 1971.

Illegally?? Never a part?? LOL!! The Republic of China (now Taiwan) was a founding member of the United Nations on October 24, 1945.

The Peoples Republic if China (China/Red China/Communist China) did not exist until October 1, 1949.

Your act is getting funnier and funnier.

elephant200Today  06:37 pm JST

This is also a reminder to any countries who try to export their food or medicines to China that a strict and serious attitude to check products safety is necessary.

https://www.reuters.com/article/world/chinese-frozen-food-firm-recalls-products-suspected-of-african-swine-fever-conta-idUSKCN1Q70E7/

http://www.chinagate.cn/2016-05/11/content_38427935.htm

Good that they got this wheelchair. The one they always use at every tournament is wide but looks really chintsy. I think it has a wooden seat.

bass4funkToday  08:12 am JST

No, but Japan can’t have anymore Free rides and take advantage of the U.S. anymore.

Typical MAGA Trump Vicimization syndrome based on false information.

Japan has invested more money in the US and created more American jobs than any other nation on this planet. But "facts" mean nothing to the orange one and his minions.

I am sure Fast Retailing can easily afford the legal fees to bring civil suits against these shoplifters. But if they are foreigners as mentioned in this article, I'm not so sure it will be easy to collect on the judgements.

JJEToday  05:13 pm JST

What illegal activities?

UN-recognized Pyongyang is not engaging in anything illegal.

Look it up before posting such a question.

North Korea has been banned from launching any ballistic missiles by numerous UN Security Council Resolutions UNSCR 1718, 1874, 2087, 2094, 2270, 2321, etc. North Korea has continued to launch ballistic missiles including ICBMs.

North Korea has been involved in the illegal sale of weapons and weapons technology to countries like Iran, Syria and Myanmar in violation of international sanctions.

North Korean state-sponsored hacker groups such as the Lazarus Group have been linked to the 2014 Sony Pictures Hack, Bank heists via SWIFT such as the USD 81M stolen from Bangladesh Bank, Ransomware attacks including WannaCry in 2017.

Kidnapping of foreign nationals Japanese and South Korean 1970s-1980s as well as abductions in Thailand, Romania and other nations.

North Korea Illegally exports coal, weapons ad labor in violation of UN sanctions.

Counterfeiting of U.S. currency.

The UN Commission of Inquiry found in 2014 that North Korea operates political prison camps called kwan-li-so holding tens of thousands under inhumane conditions and engages in crimes against humanity including torture, arbitrary detention, forced starvation, and executions.

North Korea continues to violate the Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and multiple UN Security Council Resolutions prohibiting it from developing or testing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.

Under the current system, Japan allows drivers from South Korea and more than 20 other nations to convert their licenses without any written or driving test.

This is ridiculous.

I taught foreign drivers to practice for the gaimenkirikae for a while prior to the Covid pandemic. While 10 questions for the written test does seem insufficient, that's really not the problem. In my opinion many foreigners come from countries that drive on the right side, such as China, South Korea and Vietnam. Drivers from these countries need considerable amount of practice for the driving test. No drivers from right-side driving countries should be exempt from the driving test. I'm surprised to read that there is even a 30% passing rate. I've seen applicants take the driving test 6-8 times to pass.

Not sure if this is official or unwritten PLAAF policy but clearly Chinese pilots are under orders to deliberately provoke any foreign military aircraft they come across, even over international waters. Just another reason for China to be distrusted and disliked.

WiseOneIn KansaiToday  05:33 pm JST

For a nation with a rich history, rich culture and significant contributions to human civilization, the current CCP government destroys this image and generates an impression of dishonesty, intimidation and deceit. What a shame!

The CCP threw out everything good about China in the Cultural Revolution.

China under the CCP is distrusted and disliked by all it's neighbors, regional and otherwise.

Daniel NeagariToday  05:47 pm JST

OssanAmerica... please remember that in Japan we have people that never set a foot out side of Japan (probably not even 600 km from where he lives). and thinks everything they do is perfect the way it is and nothing else....

That kind of people exist everywhere... and they are the noisiest

Of course that is true.

But AFP quoting this idiot with no experience gives the impression that all Japanese cosumers think this way. Which is false.

The Osprey will make JGSDF deployment to the Nansei Islands much faster than the CH-47 Chinook. No refueling, higher speed. The tradeoff is number of troops it can carry but can make it up in faster more frequent flights.

American rice "tastes awful. It lacks stickiness", said Sueo Matsumoto, 69, who helps families where children have hearing difficulties.

American rice "tastes awful. It lacks stickiness", said Sueo Matsumoto, 69, who helps families where children have hearing difficulties.

"If they (the Americans) want to export to Japan, they must work at it. They must think about consumer preference," he told AFP in Tokyo.

What total nonsense. The US produces non-sticky long grain rice in the southeast states. But he US also has been producing sticky medium grain Japonica rice since the early 20th century. This guy must have tasted Uncle Ben's or Carolina Rice. Calrose has been selling Japonica since 1948.

And tomorrow there will be more Chinese ships surrounding the Senkakus.

Punch him in the kneecap Marco.

MarkXToday  07:37 am JST

While I hate admitting anything Trump said was true or correct, he was right to say that Japan was spoiled. For the longest time they sold to the US without ever thinking about looking for new markets

This is absolutely false. The significance of the US market is that it is the largest consumer market in the world. Which is why Japanese auto makers went so far as to build factories in the U.S.

Japan has been exporting cars to the EU (350,000–400,000 vehicles per year.), UK (120,000–140,000 Japanese vehicles exported annually), Africa (200,000–250,000 vehicles annually, mostly used cars) Australia (250,000–300,000 vehicles yearly.) and they have been doing so for decades. And despite facing Chinsee EV competition, In 2024 Japan exported approximately US $6.10 billion worth of motor vehicles (passenger cars) to China.

Trump is the worst person in American history. No respect for the rule of law whatsoever. Revenge upon law enforement agencies that only did their job to investigate or prosecute him in accordance with the laws of the United States. And what neanderthals voted him into the office of POTUS?

Slap 25% tariff on all American Agricultural products. And if Trump now comes back at 50% do the same back. Keep going until the tariffs are 1000% both ways. Then watch him crumble.

Or keep selling US Treasuries every week until Trump agrees on a "deal". Don't even waste time trying to negotiate a deal. Let him come to you to make a deal.

I had a discussuion (argument) with an older Japanese lady who put the "foreigner" problem all into one basket. She thought the county was overrun by too many tourists, which is arguably true. Then she she says the country in letting in too many foreign worker to which I pointed out that it is Japan itself with a labor shortage that's doing it. Then she talked about foreigners buying up land/real estate in Japan even though they don't even live here. I pointed out to her that too many tourists is an immigration issue that Japan itself is pushing. Foreign workers are also something that the country is creating and is a social problem. Foreigners buying land/real estate isn't an issue at all, except for buyers from China (PRC) who may be a national security problem. The impact on real estate by foreign buyers only increases the market value which benefits the non-foreign owners in that area.

There are indeed foreign workers, foreign residents who may milk the system or engage in illegal criminal acts. But they are a minisucle portion of all the foreigners in the country. Painting all "foreigners" as the problem is reminicent of 1930's Germany.

The J-govt does indeed need to move to slap down the use of "anti-foreigner" sentiment as a political tool.

Don't lease any more Pandas!

elephant200Today  08:58 am JST

You think that with a few old, used ships you could stop a Chinese navy that grows to the size of the French navy EVERY TWO YEARS?

Don't be so proud of your PLA Navy. They have quickly made ship numbers and zero history and experience in naval warfare. Even the Japanese have more experience with carrier combat.

This really doesn't concern the wumao crowd who are eager to put down these ships as worthless. If so, why so upset about it?

I guess Vlad really did diss him. Good.

Clearly there will no lasting peace in the Middle East as long as Netanhayu is in power. There are quite a few Israelis who do not fully agree with him and his policies.

The spreads include chicken bacon ranch pasta for dinner and French toast sticks with fruit or ham patties.

Ham is a processed food. So is chicken bacon.

You can't regulate what's processed or not, but you can regulate the ingredients and additives.

yakyakToday  02:37 am JST

Don't spend the money, time or efforts. These houses should be torn down yet the Japanese Government is to cheap to solve this challenge.

In what countries does the government take on the responsibility and cost of tearing down unoccupied houses?

I can hit you, but if you hit me back I'm going to hit you even harder.

Third grade intellectual process.

The PI only have two ASW frigates so this would be a quick way increase their ASW capability. And the JMSDF is making way for the Mogami class. Makes sense for both nations.

Garlic eaterJuly 3  03:00 pm JST

@OssanAmerica

Hirohito, in his surrender speech, referenced the use of the atomic bombs as one of the reasons for the surrender. If anyone should know, it would be him. The rest is speculation.

“...but now the war has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage, while the general trends of the world have all turned against her interest. Moreover, the enemy has begun to employ a new and most cruel bomb, the power of which to do damage is indeed incalculable, taking the toll of many innocent lives. Should we continue to fight, it would not only result in an ultimate collapse and obliteration of the Japanese nation, but also lead to the total extinction of human civilization.”

Yes that was the speech and reason used by the Emperor to force his wish to surrender and end the war against the continuing resistance of the IJA, IJN and their ministers in the cabinet.

Whether the A-bombs were actually needed from a "tactical" point of view was known only to the U.S. military.

Apart from border skirmishes, there were no battles between Imperial Japan and Monglian troops under the Soviets. This can be verified easily with a 5 minute check.

There is no record of Japan ever having invaded or occupied Mongolia.

Japan needed to focus on SEAsia and the Soviets on the advancing Germans, so neither side had any interest in expanding the 1939 conflict, so they signed a non-aggression pact in 1941.

That the border area of the 1939 conflict was a Kilometer into Manchukuo or Mongolia is irrelevant. The conflict did not expand into an invasion of either country by either side.

Instead of arguing just look it up. A person looks foolish clinging on to erroneous historical information.

Japan needs to start selling US treasuries, in small lots. Keep selling every week, the way a hostage taker may kill off one hostage after another until he gets his demands. This is the only language that Trump understands. He is terrified of damaging US debt. Japan needs to show Trump that if he wants to act like a DK so can Japan. Whatever diplomatic damage is created will be past history when Trump is no longer in office and gtheUS goes back to having a Potus with a brain.

Fairly good bet the kids were harassing this man. There had to be some kind of interaction that lead to this. Did this nearby witness see what lead to this altercation?