Japan Considers Cutting Off Funding For North Korean Propaganda Schools

Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara has announced that public assistance for North Korean private schools in Tokyo will be cut off in the 2012 budget, and that he hopes “we can make a judgment on what should be done with the consent of all citizens”. 22,000,000 yen of funding will be cut from the budget ($284,000 USD). Most municipalities, including the capital, have “frozen” their funding of North Korean schools. If…
Read more...Japanese bureaucrats are a bunch of lazy do-nothings!

64:名無しさん@涙目です。(神奈川県) []:2011/11/28(月) 13:50:28.83 ID:CqK49qdq0 The everyday life of about 80% of bureaucrat scum: 8:28 Arrive 8:30 Unlock your locker, sort papers, go through daily morning routine 8:45 Routine finished. Drink tea. 8:58 Coworker arrives. You’re not on bad terms with him, but greet him with a stare. No conversation during the day. 9:00 Sit on your butt. Since you have no work, open Excel for no reason. 9:30 Stare at Excel…
Read more...NHK broadcasts weird, fake story about Korean slang catching on in Japan

1 :依頼(兵庫県):2011/11/25(金) 07:05:19.38 ID:5FOpbYjD0 ?PLT(12001) ポイント特典 Source: NHK (The names for her family members are written in nida-nida gibberish –Shii) 2ch’s unsurprising reactions: 2 :名無しさん@涙目です。(三重県):2011/11/25(金) 07:06:24.17 ID:DR2nnuCX0 NHK = Nippon Hangul Kyoukai 4 :名無しさん@涙目です。(茸):2011/11/25(金) 07:06:40.47 ID:jErCYg1K0 This isn’t “catching on” with anyone 7 :名無しさん@涙目です。(東京都):2011/11/25(金) 07:07:03.77 ID:Ue7exnuX0 6 :名無しさん@涙目です。(岡山県):2011/11/25(金) 07:06:47.47 ID:Jz4zCCIo0 They’re just saying “ching-chong bing-bong nida” like it was nothing. 8 :名無しさん@涙目です。(SB-iPhone):2011/11/25(金) 07:07:17.57 ID:1Mnahsd90 THIS IS NOT A FAD. 9…
Read more...Korea Holds Self-Love Party: “So That Japan Will Never Forget Korea’s Support”

Fast on the heels of South Korean government officials seizing 80% of Tohoku fundraising and diverting it to Korean nationalist group: Chosun Online, September 26, 2011 SEOUL — Cultivating mutual understanding through displays of traditional Korean culture, “Korea-Japan Festival Hanmadang” was held on September 25 in front of Seoul City Hall. This year’s theme was “Don’t Give Up, Japan! Thanks, Korea!”, focusing on encouraging victims of the Huge East Japan…
Read more...South Korean government seized 80% of Tohoku fundraising and diverted it to Korean nationalist groups

April 20, 2011: Japan’s Dokdo claim puts brakes on quake donation drive A growing number of municipal administrations here [in mid-April 2011] either stopped or suspended donation drives for Japanese quake victims. Goesan County in North Chungcheong Province has decided to stop collecting donations from its employees for the quake-devastated neighbor, as well as returning donations to contributors, the first to do so among local administrations. “We launched a donation…
Read more...America Finally Descends Into Civil War

Japanese netizens comment on the Occupy Wall Street protests: 4:名無しさん@涙目です。(宮城県):2011/10/03(月) 13:17:44.60 ID:jQl9pXnl0 Next stop, Communism! 5:名無しさん@涙目です。(庭):2011/10/03(月) 13:18:08.78 ID:gxr/mTAn0 Take responsibility for the money you yourselves wasted… 6:名無しさん@涙目です。(iPhone):2011/10/03(月) 13:18:43.16 ID:9zp6z+Mk0 As long as they’re outside and getting exercise, it’s fine by me. 16:名無しさん@涙目です。(西日本):2011/10/03(月) 13:20:17.58 ID:sz5kImn10 Protesting with iPhones they bought on an installment plan. This is really too funny. 17:名無しさん@涙目です。(庭):2011/10/03(月) 13:20:29.48 ID:xVEQ7Y4Z0 The birth of the USSA 23:名無しさん@涙目です。(米):2011/10/03(月) 13:21:36.68 ID:uVI0dVeW0 Sorry,…
Read more...Children Demonstrate In Tokyo: “Raise Our Allowance!”

“Raise our allowance!” “Extend summer vacation!” 22 children from Nerima’s Kami-Shakuji Children’s Center in Tokyo took to the streets in a “Children’s Pride” demonstration after writing their own demands on placards. The Children’s Center is linked to an artist’s studio that helps the children with these activities. The aim, say the artists, is to raise awareness of their feelings in society. As they approached a yakitori stand on the corner,…
Read more...From Turkey With Love: Islamic Nation Aids Wakayama Prefecture

Repaying a 121-Year-Old Debt, Turkey Aids Japan In 1890, the Ottoman frigate Ertuğrul sank in a storm off of Wakayama prefecture. The rescue of dozens of sailors from the sinking boat by local residents established a pattern of Japanese-Turkish friendship that has lasted ever since. Today, as Wakayama recovers from the terrible effects of Typhoon #12, Japan’s Turkish embassy has been offering considerable human and material aid. Meanwhile, in Tokyo’s…
Read more...China’s Superior Bullet Train Fails 11 Days After Launch

China claims its rail tech superior to Japan’s BEIJING — A spokesman for the Chinese Railways Ministry says the nation’s high-speed rail technologies are far superior to those used by Japan’s bullet trains. The remarks Thursday by Wang Yongping in an interview with the Xinhua news agency came after Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. threatened to take action if China files for patents on high-speed trains that use Japanese technology in…
Read more...Who’s the cutest Article-chan in the Constitution Girls?

PHP Publishing has released a new… political… art book… thing called Constitution Girls. The book describes the articles of the Japanese Constitution with moemoe artwork. The meaning of each article is explained with relevant case law and current legal issues. And, of course, a cute picture of the article’s moe character. Of course, the most famous Article around the world is Article 9, which renounces Japan’s ability to make war….
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