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From: woody@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Bill Woodcock)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: Changing names in Nippon.
Date: 12 Nov 1992 07:48:23 GMT
Organization: University of California; Santa Cruz
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucscb.ucsc.edu


                                           Wednesday, November 11, 1992

          ra01+@andrew.cmu.edu (Rikiya Asano) writes:
        > I have decided(maybe) to change my name. I
        > was thinking of Rikiya Asano-Taguchi. Maybe
        > this will only be presented in English.
    
    Please refrain from changing your name.  Think of the thousands of
    person-hours of work which that would entail, as the readers of 
    newsgroups in which you post are forced to create new kill-files.
      
                             -Bill Woodcock

________________________________________________________________________________
bill woodcock  woody@zocalo.com  woody@applelink.apple.com  woody@ucscb.ucsc.edu

Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
From: a7657@mindlink.bc.ca (Stephen H. Kawamoto)
Subject: Re: 50th Anniversary of Japanese Amer. Internment
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 23:24:08 GMT

In canada it wasnt until about 1949 (about the same time or before
Newfoundland became the last province to join the Dominion Of Canada) that
Jpnz-Canadians were given similar rights. Unfortunately, with the hostility
in BC in Post-war times, there was a literal ban of Japanese on the coast.
So my grandfather (on my mother's side) packed up the family's bags and moved
back with wife, and 4 daughters in tow, to Japan. The children were not
welcome there and were picked on by their native-born Jpnz cousins.

Of course, regardless of war, children can be mean. Aside from that, alot of
innocent children got majorly shafted by the war, and are getting shafted in
subsequent wars.

--
PGP 384/D7484F Stephen Kawamoto

a7657@mindlink.bc.ca.


UUENCODED on MIND LINK! Fri Oct 30 10:35:08 1992


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From: lindaa@sooth.Berkeley.EDU (Linda Absher)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Enka Music! (WAS: Japanese exchange student killed...)
Date: 12 Nov 1992 01:20:25 GMT
Organization: /etc/organization
NNTP-Posting-Host: sooth.berkeley.edu

As someone who was "guilty" of participating in the Yoshi Hattori/gun
control thread, but has now tired of the *rampant* hair-splitting by
pro-gun posters (-ahem!), I will now do my part to change the thread...

I'm interested in starting an enka music collection, but don't know
where to start.  I'm interested in what would be considered "classic"
enka performers and/or songs.

If this is too obscure or bizarre, answers should be e-mailed to me....

-- 
   $  Linda Absher		$ "Jane! Get me off of this               $ 
   $  lindaa@info.Berkeley.EDU	$      crazy thing!!!"                    $
   $				$    -George Jetson, "The Jetsons"        $
From: tvp@gibdo.engr.washington.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: Try it again - RE: Please give me your opinions...
Date: 10 Nov 92 01:20:39 GMT
Article-I.D.: u.1992Nov10.012039.27628
Organization: clearer than blir

In article <7438@bigbird.hri.com.hri.com> blamb@hri.com (Bill Lambert) writes:
>Smittie pretty much summarized what I might have to say
>about that article: rehashing Japan bashing.
>
>I might like to add that many complications in business
>relationships arise when there is no commonly understood
>standard that applies. For instance, what may be seen as
>illegal collaboration here, is cooperation in Japan. And
>so it goes...
>
>It's as if US and Japanese businessmen decided to play
>poker. Although both played poker in their countries,
>the rules had evolved differently. When the game started,
>one of the Americans was dealing and mistakenly flipped
>over a card being dealt to one of the other Americans.
>That man said, "I'll take a new card." The Japanese go
>crazy. "You can't get a new card. We don't play that way!"
>Later, after some heavy betting which forces out everyone
>else, an American exposes a winning hand of complete garbage.
>The Japanese players say, "What is that?" The American
>replies, "That's called 'bluffing'." The Japanese reply,
>"What the hell is buraffingu? We never heard of that."
>And so it goes. Different cultural values affect business
>conduct.

You're right to a point. But there's something that always bothers me
about this argument and that is this: The GATT. The rules
are/were clear. Japan had to jump through several hoops before being
allowed to join. Japan *knows* the rules of this game. Japan has
*agreed* to the rules of this game. If Japan doesn't like these
rules, Japan should *get out* of this game and get it's own going.
(Which it has every right to do.)

On the other hand, I'm one of those who believes: "If the referee
didn't see it; it didn't happen." I don't fault Japan or Japanese
corporations one bit for doing what they do. Bending and breaking the
rules *is* part of the game. Pushing your opponent to their limits of
tolerance is smart play, and even admirable in my book. But I give
credit where credit is due: Japanese companies aren't as innocent and
guiltless as some people try to make them out to be. I.e. don't fall
for every argument you come across; you can still be pro-Japan while
admitting they play business and diplomacy pretty close to the wire,
and that it's usually intentional.

[part I agreed completely with deleted]

-- Tad Perry   Internet:    tvp@gibdo.engr.washington.edu
               CompuServe:  70402,3020
               NIFTY-Serve: GBG01266
From: ra01+@andrew.cmu.edu (Rikiya Asano)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Vista expired and maybe passport
Date: 9 Nov 92 06:19:19 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.Iezcy7y00iV082JqVy
	<AezQKkm00iUy44LM1M@andrew.cmu.edu>
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

Friends,

           Last week I was think about those long years since I've been
away from Nippon and, I was looking through my "shoe box" file and I
found out that my Visa had expired. I stiil cannot find the date on my
pastport. I do have a valid I-20 for an F1 student. Maybe, I got caught
up in the mix and forgot completely about it. These thing are very
inconvient. What do they do in these cases? I really don not like
naturalization people, ever those in Nihon. Well, maybe its not the
people but the Job.
From: kanekawa@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (Nobuyasu Kanekawa)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: new newsgroup discussion
Date: 11 Nov 92 01:56:50 GMT
Organization: UCLA, Computer Science Department

Mark Crispin <mrc@Ikkoku-Kan.Panda.COM> writes:
:  4) Newsgroup restructuring/partition.  Split s.c.j. into various parts, and
:     perhaps have some of them be moderated.  Here's a strawman of a possible
:     split:
:    [....]

How about adding the following newsgroup ?

      soc.culture.japan.correspondence         This is for those who are not
					       familiar with sending emails
					       for private correspondence
					       to avoid unnecessary postings.
					       Articles in this newsgroup 
					       often start with "Dear" +
					       name of person.  
-- 
Nobuyasu KANEKAWA  (E-mail address in Japan : kanekawa@hrl.hitachi.co.jp)
   Ich bin am gluecklichsten wenn Ich bei dir bin.
  "Boku ha kimi to iru toki ga ichiban shiawase nanda." Yuzo Kayama
Xref: sparky soc.culture.japan:10257 talk.politics.guns:23677
From: cdt@sw.stratus.com (C. D. Tavares)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan,talk.politics.guns
Subject: Re: A Japanese student killed in Lousiana
Date: 6 Nov 92 22:20:54 GMT
Followup-To: soc.culture.japan
Organization: Stratus Computer, Inc.

In article <Bx9xy3.KuH@ncifcrf.gov>, masuda@fcs280b.ncifcrf.gov (Michiaki Masuda) writes:

>    I think that one of the reasons why this incident had such a strong impact
> (at least in Japan) was that in the US, just a couple of misunderstandings
> could end up with creating a tragedy (both for the deceased and the shooter)
> which involves a handgun.
>    It might be a common knowledge for Americans, but Japanese learned a
> lot, I believe.

The universe in general often harshly punishes simple misunderstandings, 
from "I didn't know anybody was working on that circuit," to "But he looked 
JUST like Uncle Freddy."  I'm sure most Japanese are already aware of this.
Of course, all of us are still allowed to be shocked by it now and again.
-- 

cdt@pdp.sw.stratus.com      --If you believe that I speak for my company,
OR cdt@vos.stratus.com        write today for my special Investors' Packet...
Xref: sparky soc.culture.japan:10472 talk.politics.guns:23898
From: tylee@leety.austin.ibm.com (Ty Lee)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan,talk.politics.guns
Subject: Re: Japanese exchange student killed in Louisiana...
Date: 6 Nov 92 18:36:42 GMT
Organization: IBM, Austin

In article <1992Nov5.165240.4577@news.yale.edu> watt-alan@net.yale.edu (Alan Watt) writes:
>
>|> It's worth noting, that a conviction by a Grand Jury simply means
>-----------------------------^^^^^^^^^^
>
>Frank, the verb here should be "indictment"; Grand Juries do not "convict"
>ever.
>

This is not a verb. It is a noun.

>  Alan S. Watt
-- 
/* The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of IBM's.         *\
 * Take care and have a nice day.                                            *
\* Ty Lee                                                                    */
From: si0l+@andrew.cmu.edu (Soshi Iba)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: IS this
Date: 8 Nov 92 09:47:20 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.IezKv8_00iV0M2BFJE
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

GunBuste@cyberweb.UUCP writes:
>SUB still recieving?
> 
>Hajimemashite!
> 
>Ikaga Desu Ka? Anyone?
> 
>So, anyone like the new pop group in Japan...they're
>call "TUBE", their music is really nice....gotta
>listen to them!!

If you are talking about TUBE that is usually (only) popular in the
Summertime, I think it isn't a new pop group at all.

soshi
From: nat@sumax.seattleu.edu (nat)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: aeronautical engineering school in japan
Date: 7 Nov 92 09:18:10 GMT
Organization: Seattle University, Seattle WA

In article <5672@sumax.seattleu.edu> nat@sumax.seattleu.edu (nat) writes:
>or aerospace engineering in japan?
>  Please e-mail to me at      nat@sumax.seattleu.edu   
>     
>thankyou in advance,
>nat.. 
>

sorry for the first posting ...they cut my first line

I wanted to say...If anyone know about the school in japan that has aeronautical engineering or aerospace engineering, please e-mail to me  at    
    
    nat@sumax.seattleu.edu
        
thankyou,
nat  ^_
 
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan,talk.politics.guns
From: pngai@adobe.com (Phil Ngai)
Subject: Re: Yoshi Hattori
Organization: Adobe Systems Incorporated
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 02:50:32 GMT

In article <Bx8HBy.3E5@world.std.com> cmr@world.std.com (Charles M Richmond) writes:
>3. Guns... There are some 20 million firearms in the hands of the American
>   public. Enough to constitute the final check on government as envisioned
>   by the 2nd Amendment even though they are not tanks and howitzers (mostly).

Try 200 million.


-- 
My opinions are my own.
From: chrisb@natinst.com (Chris Bartz)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: Japanese exchange student killed in Louisiana...
Date: 11 Nov 1992 13:12:56 -0600
Organization: National Instruments, Austin, TX
NNTP-Posting-Host: eagle.natinst.com

In article <7424@bigbird.hri.com.hri.com> blamb@hri.com (Bill Lambert) writes:
>I'm not familiar with the story quite that way. I thought that the
>kid with the water pistol was shot by another kid with a real
>pistol. I don't think a cop was involved in that incident at all.
>Can some one else verify? If someone's going to use this to argue
>excuses, the story should at least be accurate. 

I think you are refering to two different stories.  One was a cop who
shot and killed a child with a toy gun - I don't recall if the gun
was a squirt gun.

The other incident involved a kid with a super-soaker squirt gun and
another kid (or possibly an adult?) with a real gun.  There was no
mistake made either.  The person with the real gun was annoyed with
the kid for squirting him with water so he shot the kid.  I do not
remember if this person was caught but I don't think that being
shot at with a super soaker is a defense for killing someone.


-- 
-chris bartz (chrisb@natinst.com)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan,soc.culture.korean
From: jfe@alchemy.tn.cornell.edu (Brian Chung)
Subject: Re: Sea of East, Korea, Japan.
Organization: Alchemy International
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 06:47:26 GMT

In article <kez8Mve00iUz83lNVJ@andrew.cmu.edu> ra01+@andrew.cmu.edu (Rikiya Asano) writes:
>Brian, 
>
>        You are very paranoid. This is funny! I don't have to attack
>you. I seriously question the attitudes of your reasoning. Since, you
>don't care about
>I find it senseless to discuss the Hugkuk sea. Youth is a fine
>attribute. But, I think that your last statement explains your outlook
>on life. You are too conservative when it comes to humanity. Is there
>something wrong with a single indivdiual Japanese to "root" for the
>Hankak Sea? Was this out of your imagination? And, Why only on Usenet?
>Do you really have such a "whatever" >shrug< feel to what Ko-ryuan's
>Positions are?  You are interesting individual.

	Oh god.  Okay, everyone, next time, someone please remind me
to put in [This is a joke] everywhere I even marginally use my sense
of humor.  My last paragraph, for all those who read it, was a joke.  You
know, like saying, "Hey, James Choi and I actually agreed!  Wow, there's
always a first time for everything..."  (Sorry, James.  :)  )  

	Second of all, I am not really paranoid.  I just don't like your
way of arguing.  You keep bringing in "personal" issues which are not
pertinent to the issue at hand, like the name "Xavier" and my age (21,
FYI).  Can you say, "George Bush?"  I know you can.  [This is a joke]

	Finally, what the heck is "being conservative in humanity?"  This
makes ABSOLUTELY no sense.  Can you please elaborate on this?  (If you
are using "conservative" as a four letter word, then don't bother, I hate
people using "conservative" as a swear word as much as I hate people 
using "liberal" as a swear word, e.g. Al D'Amato).
>
	>
>               Please don't think that I would verberal "attack" you
>because of your age. Personally, I think that I am younger than you.
>But, this is not important. May I ask you a Question? Are you an
>international Student with an F-1 visa?

	This would be a waste of the bandwidth.  I'll e-mail you.

>   
>                                             And, forgive me for
>responding to your reply on this issue. 
>
	????
>
> 


-- 
T. H. Brian Chung                      | IRC nick:  Idaho                
Internet: jfe@alchemy.tn.cornell.edu   | I'm the one with the Earl Grey tea.
Bitnet: jfe@cornella                   | 
DECnet: lns62::thc                     |
From: rjk@world.std.com (robert j kolker)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Medical Services Delivery System in Japan
Date: 11 Nov 92 17:30:24 GMT
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA

I am inquiring about the Medical Services Delvery system in Japan.

a) Is medical insurance provided privately, through corporations, or through
   government.

b) What does it cost relative to the average Japanese wage.

c) How does the Japanese system (or systems) compare to medical services
delivery in Britain, Sweden, Germany, Canada and the U.S.

d) Can you provide sources (in English preferably) where I can find such 
   information.

Please reply by e-mail if you would.

Thank you kindly.

Robert J. Kolker rjk@world.std.com
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan,talk.politics.guns
From: pngai@adobe.com (Phil Ngai)
Subject: Re: RIGHT-WING EXTREMISTS MASSACRE 47 COLLEGE STUDENTS IN ROPPONGI
Organization: Adobe Systems Incorporated
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 07:20:10 GMT

It's clear that gun control has made Japan a nice, peaceful society
where everyone is polite to everyone else.

In article <1dq8f8INN6q@agate.berkeley.edu> robohen@ocf.berkeley.edu (Henry Robertson) writes:
>(AP) -- What had started as a leftist demonstration opposing the impending
>appointment of former prime minister Takeshita in the wake of a recent
>bribery scandal, ended in carnage and mayhem, leaving a smoke-filled 
>main intersection at Roppongi strewn with corpses, rubble, overturned buses,
>and shattered glass glittering under cold neon lights.  
>...
>Then, as push came to shove, the unidentified leader of 
>the ultranationalist crowd produced a dagger from inside his shirt, and 
>proceeded to stab the leader of the kakumaru demonstration, identified as
>sociology professor Tomoji Ishi.        
>...
>The kakumaru crowd, taken aback by the sudden turn of events, dragged
>professor Ishi away from the nationalists.  Although the leftist crowd 
>retreated, the nationalists ensued with a wave of sword-wielding linemen.
>What followed was a tale of gruesome killings, cruelty unfamiliar to the
>japanese psyche since the days of imperialist aggression in World War II.
>...
>Finally, the nationalists dispersed when tanks approached from the nearby
>ministry of defence headquarters...
>...
>"We have witnessed a historic event in the struggle to contain the yakuza,"  
>remarked Michiro.  "There will be hell to pay, many more will die, but
>what must be done will be done."

More killings are promised. Perhaps Japan needs stronger gun control.

-- 
My opinions are my own.
From: shimoji@phakt.usc.edu (Shunichi Shimoji)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: Sumo on (US) tv?
Date: 6 Nov 1992 23:59:25 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Distribution: na
NNTP-Posting-Host: phakt.usc.edu
Keywords: sumo

In article <1992Nov6.151502.8567@serval.net.wsu.edu> mburke@yoda.eecs.wsu.edu (Matthew Burke - grad student) writes:
>
>Does anyone know if sumo ever finds its way on tv in the US (say ESPN
>at 3:30 in the morning, or some such)?

In the Los Angeles area, the sumo program will be on the air, KSCI ch18
every night (11pm or 11:30pm) during the series.
The next program for Kyusho basho will start on Nov. 10th, Tue.
Every broadcast delays by 2 days, but with good English comments by a USC
professor(!).

Sorry, I don't know if the program is on tv in your own area.


- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
        Shunichi SHIMOJI            
   Computer Science Department      |  shimoji@mensa.usc.edu
 University of Southern California  |
From: ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Christopher Mauritz)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: new newsgroup discussion
Date: 13 Nov 92 13:52:52 GMT
Organization: Ritz International, Inc. - Import/Export Consultants
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]


 (lll4325@ritvax.isc.rit.edu) wrote:

: P.S. It seems to me that Japan-bashing
:      is MORE common among Americans 
:      than among Chinese...

You must be joking...you obviously haven't been reading this group
for long.  I've found the Chinese to be almost rabid in their
bashing.  Christ, I have my problems with Japanese society at times
too, but slamming on people who were probably born 20 years AFTER
the end of WWII doesn't make a whole lot of sense...

Peace,

Chris

--
Christopher Mauritz                 | It's conventional in the extreme. I
ritz@ritz.mordor.com                | guess I've seen too much, because I
{backbone}!rutgers!spcvxb!ritz!ritz | don't actually find her provacative
                                    | either.   -Bowie on Madonna-   
Xref: sparky soc.culture.japan:10497 talk.politics.guns:23938
From: dlo@druwa.ATT.COM (OlsonDL)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan,talk.politics.guns
Subject: Re: Japanese exchange student killed in Louisiana...
Date: 10 Nov 92 17:44:59 GMT

In article <1992Nov7.161510.1@sscl.uwo.ca>, sakimura@sscl.uwo.ca writes:
} In article <pa142548.398.720914051@utkvm1.utk.edu>, pa142548@utkvm1.utk.edu (T. Archer) writes:
} > It is irrelivant.  He was under the not unreasonable impression that someone 
} > was trying to break into his home.
} Someone with white tuxedo doesn't look like someone trying to break 
} into my home to me.

Do you judge people's intentions by what they wear?  What does someone who
tries to break into your home look like?
--
David Olson   dlo@druwa.ATT.COM
"Keep in mind that I am speaking from Cambridge Massachusetts, which is
 about as far out as you can get."  Robert Reich, economic advisor to
 Bill Clinton, on "This Week with David Brinkley" 11/08/92
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan,talk.politics.guns
From: smittie@beach.csulb.edu (Smittie)
Subject: Re: Try it again - RE: Please give me your opinions...
Organization: Cal State Long Beach
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 19:34:52 GMT

I replied to this once already. This article is far too long and inane to go
through line by line and discuss of refute in this medium.

The author, in several places, tries to imply that he is offering something new
to the argument. He is not. The entire article is a rehash of rhetoric normally
labelled "Japan bashing." I am not normally one to label things as many times
this causes one to overlook true and relavent points. However, this author,
insofar as I can see, offers absolutely nothing new.

Again, I am not going to do a line by line critique of this article here.
However, to summarize my own thoughts, the author usually takes a point of
truth and then exploits that truth to the benefit of his argument. While the
author begins with a point of truth whether he ends up is usually in gross over
exaggeration. The author does not deal with any of the many issues that negate
or at least challenge his assertations save those he can easily refute.

On the whole I think this author tries to offer as original work, the efforts
of a good number of people. This author tries to offer as original, an argument
that is very old and tired at this point.

smittie

--
___________________________________________________________________________
GEnie, MCI, AOL:Smittie   All of these accounts except MCI will die on or
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___________________________________________________________________________
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 14:05:24 -0500 
From: Rikiya Asano <ra01+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: Changing names in Nippon.
	<1992Nov13.034639.6287@imagen.com>

freinds,

               Don't be hurt by the rudeness of these people. I knew who
I was dealing with from the beginning. I am not troubled by this
individuals messages (althought I will make a hard copy of this for
possible future reference, I think that it is against the law in America
to promote suicide, but we'll see).
I feel more sorry for Young Yoshi. He didn't have the slightlest idea
what he was up against.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan,talk.politics.guns