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aka Ali G (the character most young American's probably know him by)

I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary, but slinks out of the race where that immortal garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat. - John Milton (1608-1674) Areopagitica. In short - put up or shut up.

First - most pundits on TV are worth about as far as you can throw them, that said What you describe is very different from being above the law - ie passing a law and then openly flaunting them. What you are describing are either loopholes or failures to comply- as far as I can tell without...

This confuses me - do you have any examples or suggestions where I should look for more information? There is a difference from being above the law and finding loopholes to get around the laws.

The first set of pictures and the travellog I linked to all have pretty much the same photos - they were on sponsored tours and taken to pretty much the same areas. But you can tell in the Japanese travel journal that he/she knows there is more going on, but he/she won't be able to get a look at...

Looking for the answer to this question (it is a hotel btw) I found this travel journal of a Japanese person who took a trip to N.Korea. There are good captions for many of the pictures on this thread, as well as lots more from his/her trip. Some are quite funny - even if they are not intended...

Where are all the people? If you look in the photos, it seems like everyone is off the streets for a little afternoon nap....

Interesting post ! :-) I agree with your stand on Education, which is why the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) strikes me as a bit of a reach and a possible exception to your better defined Japanese ministries - but there are always exceptions.

Thank you, now we will probably get some debate going...

Why? Can you give us a little more than that please :-)

Just a short note from me - people have a lot to say but it must be done politely or in a self-effacing way when it comes to issues that can provoke such emotions. Everyone, and I mean everyone, has a right to bring up points and defend their views, but when this is coupled with barbed comments...

Yes, needles may be faster, and Japan might have smaller numbers overall, but it is the sneak attack that people think is coming from a lack of education and a false belief that AIDs is a gay problem, a drug problem, and a foreign problem. Experts predict that the Japanese AIDs problem will come...

I wonder how Japan will deal with the challenges AIDS will pose if the free and loose attitudes continue. Will sex become more of a moral issue? I can't find the news article now, but Japan's AIDS problem is getting bigger. Unlike in the past, AIDS is not attacking through foreign sex workers...

I agree with the visiting other countries comments. The Bobby Fisher thing is really odd. A note about limitations, it seems for desertion in a time of war, a offense punishable by death (that is key) there are no statute of limitations. Granted this also makes it a capital court martial and...

Since it seems there is no way to save yourself - you'll bleed to death and or get gangreen assuming you can't call a helicopter and a tournaquit at the wrist is not going to solve anything - so I would probably wait to die (of course that assumes I had time to sit and think rationally like I...

Remember guys, all you are getting mad at is a bunch of 1 and 0 s. It is possible to express an viewpoint without personal attacks, but if someone does, don't respond in kind - that is how things get nasty.

Great KNM, glad things are working out for you. It can be a lot of work, but if this thing is really your bag, the payoff can be very nice indeed. Congrats!

Kind of a grim aside, but from what I have read about historical seppuku (harakiri / when samurai killed themselves) cutting of a head cleanly is no easy task. It was considered a dishonor if you aided in seppuku and could not cut off the head in one go. The spine complicates things as it is in...

Akeru - bringing in the values of some extreme Muslims in a discussion of motivation behind these terrorist acts is one thing. Saying is an irresponsible and off topic comment. It does not belong on this forum. You are entitled to you opinion, but comments like yours have sent otherwise...

Let's keep this civil folks. Plenty of ways to express you think someone is off their rocker without harsh humor. Also, due to problems in the past, do not bring the value of Islam as a belief system into this thread. Take it somewhere else. Off-topic, insensitive posts will be edited or...