I saw a story today about some radiation-related quackery being flogged to unsuspecting members of the Japanese public. Some of the most anxious are the parents of young children, who experts say are the most vulnerable to the effects of radiation. And, I would add, these parents in turn are the most vulnerable to the [...]
Category Archives: Problematic Japanese Treatment
Powerless, pointless PowerPoint
Posted by Ken Y-N (aka Tepido Naruhodo) on March 24, 2012
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Mr Arudou stalkerises himself by first off putting "Affiliate Scholar, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii" on the front page of the presentation, then by saying in the accompanying article "I gave a couple of presentations on my campus", so I wonder if he will entertain questions from his readers about his status? I also note that [...]
Giving up on Japan – some truth please!
Posted by Ken Y-N (aka Tepido Naruhodo) on March 18, 2012
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The latest article on Debito.org is enticingly entitled An argument for "giving up on Japan", where a reader writes in with what Mr Arudou says is "considered and considerate", but I would describe as "clichéd and crawling". Sadly, Mr Arudou says "I won’t answer it, for now", but will we have to wait as long [...]
Two people talking about Mr Arudou…
Posted by Ken Y-N (aka Tepido Naruhodo) on January 25, 2012
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Fast-forward to 1 hour 45 minutes in. Or maybe just don’t listen at all.
Stalking Japan Times contributors
Posted by Ken Y-N (aka Tepido Naruhodo) on November 10, 2011
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Searching the web I came across this site of batshit-crazy loons concerned Fookooshimars citizens discussing the merits of Mr Arudou’s recent article: http://enenews.com/japan-times-column-public-possibly-worldwide-sickens-time-truth-will-leak-about-fukushima (Note that it appears to be down right now – the GoJ’s DoS seems to be working! Click here for the Google cache.) Skip past the extract and the ads – the [...]
Just Be Cause… I Hate Japan
Posted by Ken Y-N (aka Tepido Naruhodo) on November 1, 2011
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This month’s Just Be Cause is a spew of hate and, quite frankly, racism: That is precisely what tatemae does to Japanese society. It makes everyone into a politician, changing the truth to suit their audience, garner support or deflect criticism and responsibility. One point I find interesting is that he appears to blame the [...]
Children’s Rights Network Japan
Posted by Ken Y-N (aka Tepido Naruhodo) on October 2, 2011
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With Debito.org turning into a mouthpiece for Children’s Rights Network Japan, given the recent posting about Parental Abduction Support Services (PASS), I decided to take a closer look at their web site. Note that Tony Del Vecchio also has revealed some charming emails from those involved, and I see today that there has been more [...]
‘Libertylessness’ wrecks marriages, threatens nation’s future
Posted by Ken Y-N (aka Tepido Naruhodo) on September 10, 2011
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I am proud to translate an article from a well-known newspaper in the US for Japanese ex-pats, written by the naturalised ethnic Japanese 田中花子. By Flowerchild MIDFIELD, reprinted with permission from the Mainichi Beikoku First, an axiom: Healthy adults are at liberty throughout their lives, and this should not necessarily change just because people get [...]
The predictable money shot
Posted by Ken Y-N (aka Tepido Naruhodo) on September 6, 2011
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In this month’s Just Be Case, Mr Arudou goes on the search for poon tang, in an article that comes to a predictable climax. I suspect we all know the statistics that are rehashed in Mr Arudou’s column (but why is he quoting 2005 and 2006 articles?), but it’s when he tries to draw his [...]