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Fri Mar-18-11 08:14 PM
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| 59. Strange to see people say they feel sorry or son't feel sorry for him. |
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Here in Japan, most people would describe this level of contriteness to be "atarimae" (expected).
He is crying out of a sense of responsibility and contriteness. It is atarimae.
He is not doing it "to get sympathy".
It is atarimae and no one here feels bad for him in the least, I am sure.
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| -The moment nuclear plant chief WEPT as Japanese finally admit that radiation leak is serious enough |
jakeXT |
Mar-18-11 02:20 PM |
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Just too sad for words. |
ananda |
Mar-18-11 02:22 PM |
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Boo-fucking-hoo! |
Earth_First |
Mar-18-11 02:29 PM |
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In Japanese culture, this display probably means today is 'the rest of his days.' |
caseymoz |
Mar-18-11 03:01 PM |
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Superior Japanese technology |
mybuddy |
Mar-18-11 03:48 PM |
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The reactors are vintage General Electric.. |
sendero |
Mar-19-11 07:21 AM |
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No doubt, they would do the same thing here to us, God forbid a similar situation occurred. |
louslobbs |
Mar-18-11 03:47 PM |
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Exactly..... |
defendandprotect |
Mar-18-11 10:30 PM |
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You don't understand the culture. |
bitchkitty |
Mar-19-11 12:29 PM |
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and Rush will laugh, calling them |
ChairmanAgnostic |
Mar-18-11 02:30 PM |
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Rush out to be sent into Fukushima with a shovel. nt |
caseymoz |
Mar-18-11 06:15 PM |
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not a shovel. A fork. 2 reasons. |
ChairmanAgnostic |
Mar-18-11 07:33 PM |
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I will pay all expenses. nt |
madmax |
Mar-19-11 05:10 AM |
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The last time people offered to fund BFI's ex-patriation was... |
freshwest |
Mar-19-11 06:10 PM |
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Okay. Begin the Chenobyl cover now and start rebuilding. Just |
neoralme |
Mar-18-11 02:39 PM |
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that's what I have been yelling for days...do the DO THE CHERENOBYL NOW! BURY IT!.... |
ElsewheresDaughter |
Mar-18-11 02:45 PM |
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Not me. Except for China, Japan is probably the most dishonest |
neoralme |
Mar-18-11 02:58 PM |
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Today on the radio, I heard a journalist from the west talk about how he observed |
jakeXT |
Mar-18-11 03:08 PM |
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Yeah, it was strange....... |
neoralme |
Mar-18-11 03:11 PM |
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The pitiful thing about the cable is . . . |
caseymoz |
Mar-18-11 03:32 PM |
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How long do you think it will be before there are estimates of |
neoralme |
Mar-18-11 04:32 PM |
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I have no idea on most. |
caseymoz |
Mar-18-11 10:53 PM |
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+1000% |
defendandprotect |
Mar-18-11 10:32 PM |
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Japan is not the most dishonest country in the civilized world |
CreekDog |
Mar-19-11 12:55 PM |
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they can't bury it until they cool it first |
northernlights |
Mar-18-11 03:39 PM |
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I remember around 1953 the USSR had an accident in the area |
jwirr |
Mar-18-11 03:44 PM |
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I was born in 1953 so can't answer |
northernlights |
Mar-19-11 04:17 PM |
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That was the thing - it was covered up pretty thoroughly back then. nt |
jwirr |
Mar-19-11 05:21 PM |
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at Cherenobyl they brought in oil drilling rigs drilled under the core and pumped in liquid nitrogen |
ElsewheresDaughter |
Mar-18-11 04:00 PM |
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ABSOLUTELY!!! |
Throckmorton |
Mar-19-11 06:33 AM |
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Mar-18-11 04:45 PM |
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hahah opps, I forgot to type the "Thing" after Cherenobyl |
ElsewheresDaughter |
Mar-18-11 07:47 PM |
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Lend them some money? You have it reversed. |
caseymoz |
Mar-18-11 02:53 PM |
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Japan has the worst sovereign debt to GDP ratio in the world. How |
neoralme |
Mar-18-11 03:04 PM |
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Japan is actually the 3rd biggest holder of US treasury debt,after the US Fed Reserve itself & China |
stockholmer |
Mar-18-11 03:34 PM |
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G7 intervened to bring down the price of the Yen |
Aerows |
Mar-18-11 03:40 PM |
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add the IMF (with the SDR's)& the BIS into the mix of villains too(heres a Sunday post from me) |
stockholmer |
Mar-18-11 03:52 PM |
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The plunge protection team, G7 version? n/t |
daleo |
Mar-18-11 10:10 PM |
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Thank you for making the my point explicit. |
caseymoz |
Mar-18-11 03:49 PM |
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The investor class will be fine... |
Aerows |
Mar-18-11 03:52 PM |
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Until the other classes find them and kill them worldwide. |
caseymoz |
Mar-18-11 04:02 PM |
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Yeah, that might happen. |
neoralme |
Mar-18-11 04:19 PM |
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None. |
caseymoz |
Mar-18-11 03:46 PM |
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the nebulous "Other investors/savings bonds" includes the huge Arab royal wealth funds |
stockholmer |
Mar-18-11 04:15 PM |
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Almost 0%...Something like 99.9 % of Japan's debt is held iinternally |
masmdu |
Mar-19-11 04:56 AM |
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They can't recall our bonds. |
AtheistCrusader |
Mar-18-11 04:04 PM |
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That's what I meant. |
caseymoz |
Mar-18-11 04:07 PM |
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That's what I sort of guessed. |
AtheistCrusader |
Mar-18-11 04:24 PM |
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+1 |
stockholmer |
Mar-18-11 04:52 PM |
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U.S. Treasury bonds cannot be paid until their due date. |
amandabeech |
Mar-19-11 06:21 AM |
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I disagree... |
Aerows |
Mar-18-11 03:37 PM |
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Yeah...You sound as bitter as me. |
neoralme |
Mar-18-11 04:23 PM |
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When you write out Republican thoughts like that... |
CoffeeCat |
Mar-18-11 08:50 PM |
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Someone said they were thinking of burying it. Why not now. It is |
jwirr |
Mar-18-11 03:40 PM |
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It's far easier said than done now. That's why they're 'thinking' about it. |
caseymoz |
Mar-18-11 03:59 PM |
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Thank you. In another post I spoke of the "accident" in 1953 in the |
jwirr |
Mar-18-11 04:23 PM |
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Actually I read what it was years ago, but now I can't remember. nt |
caseymoz |
Mar-18-11 07:27 PM |
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They used 600.000 people, but they were also cleaning the town and villages |
jakeXT |
Mar-18-11 06:03 PM |
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And seep into the Pacific Ocean, since the reactors are basically in it |
Prometheus Bound |
Mar-18-11 04:42 PM |
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At least that way they'll have enough water. nt |
caseymoz |
Mar-18-11 06:20 PM |
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They don't need our help, they need to talk to Russia |
ElsewheresDaughter |
Mar-18-11 02:49 PM |
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That's what the Russians said: |
jakeXT |
Mar-18-11 02:57 PM |
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thank you for the link |
ElsewheresDaughter |
Mar-18-11 07:44 PM |
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Russia's a good idea, but they need whatever help they could get. |
caseymoz |
Mar-18-11 04:12 PM |
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An American CEO would have his lawyer and corporate shill |
CanonRay |
Mar-18-11 03:04 PM |
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How many times are people going to post the same sensationalized article from the TABLOID |
Hannah Bell |
Mar-18-11 03:38 PM |
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I read the article. |
girl gone mad |
Mar-18-11 05:14 PM |
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they didn't even get the man's name right. |
Hannah Bell |
Mar-18-11 10:29 PM |
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It's not just in The Daily Mail. It's all over. That was a nice article |
neoralme |
Mar-18-11 05:22 PM |
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right, it's "all over". in authoritative sites like "zero hedge", an economic blog |
Hannah Bell |
Mar-18-11 10:36 PM |
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I sure hope the translation is poor, |
CRH |
Mar-18-11 05:27 PM |
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The translation conveys the formal register of language used & the ritualized expressions |
Hannah Bell |
Mar-19-11 05:14 AM |
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*yawn* |
jpak |
Mar-18-11 10:23 PM |
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strange that no one but the daily news has put this particular spin on the presser |
Hannah Bell |
Mar-19-11 05:19 AM |
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I knew from the tone of your subject line just who the author had to be. |
kestrel91316 |
Mar-19-11 06:32 PM |
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I feel so sorry for this man. The whole concept of nuclear energy |
JDPriestly |
Mar-18-11 03:51 PM |
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Mar-18-11 04:41 PM |
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Hopefully, he will now join in the struggle to shut down all nuclear reactors |
Zorra |
Mar-18-11 06:09 PM |
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I feel badly for him, and I fear ... |
Akoto |
Mar-18-11 06:20 PM |
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The tsunami was a result of the earthquake, which was itself predictable and predicted. |
yardwork |
Mar-18-11 08:11 PM |
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Strange to see people say they feel sorry or son't feel sorry for him. |
Bonobo |
Mar-18-11 08:14 PM |
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Just kabuki |
JustABozoOnThisBus |
Mar-18-11 10:32 PM |
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Bid to 'Protect Assets' Slowed Reactor Fight |
Prometheus Bound |
Mar-19-11 08:05 AM |
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at what temp does lead burn? |
StarsInHerHair |
Mar-19-11 06:18 PM |
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Now I to cry for them too |
madokie |
Mar-19-11 06:21 PM |
#83 |
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