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From: ee152fdm@sdcc15.ucsd.edu (Maiko Covington)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: Please give your opinions...
Date: 5 Nov 92 00:44:32 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego

When I am in the US, of course I do not write my name in katakana
either. I write it in romaji, of course.
	As far as "gaikokujin" vs. "gaijin" goes, the two words do
not have a technical difference. But lots of people sense a
difference in the attitude with which they are used. Bill Lambert is
right - it's just the attitude with which a certain person uses the
word. However, "gaikokujin" may sound better because that is the
word used in all official documents so the nuances balance out.
	I HATE being called "gaijin-san". How would you like being
called "Mr. Japanese", or "Mr. Alien"? It's the same thing. I
personally have never been called "gaijin-san" in anything other
than a condescending voice, or by people saying something like "see
that other blond guy over there, you guys must know each other,
huh?". I just think "gaijin-san" is a silly word, it sounds like a
kid talking.
	I was amused to see that Narita airport has put up
"foreigner" signs to replace the "alien" ones. Now if only LAX would
do the same.. ^_^
		Maiko
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
From: cmr@world.std.com (Charles M Richmond)
Subject: Plutonium
Organization: Integrated International Systems Corp. One Longfellow Place, Suite 3309, Boston, Ma.
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 02:45:24 GMT

I must admit that I find the transfer of the bulk of the _worlds_ supply
of fissionable plutonium to Japan to be incomprehensible. I do not 
understand why the Japanese would want such a large supply and I especially
do not understand why they would allow this quantity of such a dangerous
element on their territory given their previous experience. I do not
understand why the US was willing to go along with this. (Note that since
the original material had a US source that the US had maintained the right
to veto any transfer, even though France was the seller) I do not understand
why the transfer is being done in what seems to be a very vulnerable way.
(Note that plutonium is not just radioactive, it is also highly toxic and
that small quantities {*can someone find the exact measures*} can poison
large numbers of people and animals) After reading the following newsclip
I understand why the Americans are doing this(see article) but I do not 
understand why they are not making Japan pay heavily, especially since 
the Americans do have the authority to stop the transfer. 


        TOKYO (UPI) -- U.S. nuclear submarines are watching a Japanese
freighter carrying more than a ton of highly toxic plutonium from France
in an apparent move to to foil terrorist hijack attempts, the Kyodo News
Service reported Wednesday.
        In a dispatch from Washington monitored in Tokyo, Kyodo quoted U.S.
government sources as saying the Akatsuki Maru has been watched by the
submarines since it embarked on its two-month journey from Cherbourg,
France Saturday.
        The report did not specify how many submarines were following the
ship.
        The sources told Kyodo the freighter is also being watched by U.S.
reconnaissance satellites. Japan has provided a patrol ship from its
Maritime Safety Agency, Japan's coast guard, to accompnay the Akatsuki
Maru on its journey, but it is not adequately equipped to engage in
battle in case of attack, they said.
        The shipment has caused an uproar in the international community,
with a dozen nations refusing to let the ship into their territorial
waters. The ship's route has been kept secret from the public.
        Tokyo insists it will use the plutonium only to run nuclear power
plants, but the substance is also the main ingredient of nuclear
weapons.
        At least one of the submarines is carrying Navy special forces SEALS,
the sources said.


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Date: Mon,  9 Nov 92 19:27:18 MST
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: Mr. Charles Richmond
Organization: Brigham Young University, Provo UT USA
From: luke@newt.ee.byu.edu (David Luke)

In article <MezQYt_00iUyE4LNMI@andrew.cmu.edu> ra01+@andrew.cmu.edu (Rikiya Asano) writes:
>Dear Mr. Charles Richmond,
>
>                            I will not kill you on sight. I have
>regained my senses, now. I have decided to compromise and play your
>little "Kill file" game.
>But, in light of violence of the American society, this kill instinct
>that you have is animalistic. After, talking with Mr. Joe, I have
>withdrawn my attempt to
>eliminate you as a threat to my like. I sincerely hope that you stop your evil
>killin' ways. I also hope that you "play" this game only over the computer.

It amazes me that it is possible for someone so paranoid and clueless to
get into graduate school in this country.

But, that is just my racist view, I'm sure, so I will get general and
merely mention to the general s.c.j audience that a "kill file" is not
some kind of electronic death threat.  It is a file that automatically
"kills", or in other words, deletes or screens out all postings on a 
certain topic, or by a certain author.  I can't give you any more details
than that off the top of my head, since I have never used one, but then
I have never been quite so motivated to do so as I have recently been 
due to certain high-frequency, extremely low SNR posts on this newsgroup.
-- 
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|  luke@wombat.ee.byu.edu           image of a fuzzy concept."                 |
|                                                               -- Ansel Adams |
From: yoichi@carson.u.washington.edu (Yoichi Ii)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: US vs. Japan (was: Try it again - ...
Date: 13 Nov 92 16:34:06 GMT
Article-I.D.: u.1992Nov13.163406.25007
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle

masuda@fcs280b.ncifcrf.gov (Michiaki Masuda) writes:
>   A few weeks ago, I went to Banana Republic (the clothing store, you know),
>and a shopkeeper told me that two Japanese tourists (women supposedly in 
>their twenties) had visited their store several days before and that one
>of them had purchased $400 worth, the other $800!

This place must be quite popular in Japan.  A friend of mine from Japan 
was visiting Seattle a while ago, and the first place she wanted to go
was the Banana Republic.  

Perhaps a gift idea for the holiday season :-)
From: ra01+@andrew.cmu.edu (Rikiya Asano)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: Mr. Richmond.
Date: 8 Nov 92 14:47:55 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.oezPIvG00iUyE4LKt3
	<BxDqqn.2qq@world.std.com>
Distribution: soc
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

Mr. Richmond,

                 Even though I was joking about the kill "file" thing,
it was because I didn't know what that meant. But, after asking this
Hankuk dude. He told me that this "kill file " thing is a threat(mainly
on a imaginary/play thing).Let me tell you something punk. I don't take
too kindly to threats. Any threat. Recently, freeze too. I think that it
is better that we never me personally. I am different Japanese than you
think. I fuck you up for real. Calling me a racist is one thing. But,
threat my life is another. I will remember your name and I will also
remember the kill that you have against me.
I sincerely hope that we never meet face to face. Think about this. I
concider your comment a threat against my life. Again I say that I hope
we never meet in this life. 
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
From: pamod@CFSMO.Honeywell.COM (Pam Ohno Dagoberg)
Subject: 50th Anniversary of Japanese Amer. Internment
To: soc.culture.japan
Posted-Date: Mon, 9 Nov 92 15: 11:43 CST
Mailer: Elm [revision: 64.9]
Phone: 785-4359 (vm - 8549)
Organization: Honeywell Systems & Research Center
Mail-Station: MN51-1335
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 21:11:43 GMT
Received-Date: Mon, 9 Nov 92 15: 12:02 CST

Ooops ... let me clarify ...

People from Japan, not those born in the US that were of Japanese decent, 
were not allowed to become US citizens until 1954.
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From: ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Christopher Mauritz)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: new newsgroup discussion
Date: 11 Nov 92 16:39:34 GMT
Organization: Ritz International, Inc. - Import/Export Consultants
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

Rikiya Asano (ra01+@andrew.cmu.edu) wrote:
: Mark, 
: 
:         you're a closet communist! Screen out peoples right to
: expression from your world. GO! ALL OF YOU! This a new Nippon one that
: can say Yes when yes is warranted and no when no is warrented.

No, that is not what he is doing at all.  I'm sure there will be
an unmoderated group left for you to vent your mental masturbation.

Your posts are pointless, insulting, and definitely racist.  I am
tempted to think you are an alcoholic or drug addict, as you go
through these waves of anger/delusion and then come back shortly 
with postings about how sorry you are...over and over and over...

Frankly, I don't give a rat's ass what you say on the net.  I'm
just trying to help get a place where people can have open and
(usually) friendly discussion about Japan without all the
racist bullshit from you and a few others.  My only regret is
that the SAINT who volunteers to be the moderator will have
to read all your computerized flatulation as you will 
undoubtedly try to make your unwanted presence felt even on
a group where you're not wanted.  I gave you the benefit of the
doubt for quite a while, but you are still the same fould mouthed
dickhead racist scum even after getting laughed at by a wide
assortment of individuals around the globe.  I salute your
dedication to making a fool of yourself.

Regards,

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-
From: chawley@andy.bgsu.edu (Chris Hawley)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: JET program
Date: 12 Nov 92 23:29:40 GMT
Article-I.D.: andy.BxMMLH.MLo
Organization: Bowling Green State University B.G., Oh.

When I was in Japan two years ago, I was friends with many JET teachers
in local high schools.  Now I am interested in being in the program myself.

Can anyone give me some information on the requirements/application process
for the program?  Has it become harder to qualify recently?

Please reply by e-mail, as I am a new user and would be thrilled to get some
electronic mail (and I need the experience learning how to handle the files).
Thank you in advance.

       Chris Hawley
 
Xref: sparky soc.culture.japan:10470 talk.politics.guns:23895
From: cdt@sw.stratus.com (C. D. Tavares)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan,talk.politics.guns
Subject: Re: Japanese exchange student killed in Louisiana...
Date: 10 Nov 92 19:44:35 GMT
Organization: Stratus Computer, Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: rocket.sw.stratus.com

In article <BxH7r5.G76@ncifcrf.gov>, masuda@fcs280b.ncifcrf.gov (Michiaki Masuda) writes:
> In article <BxH1Gz.IE7@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> wwarf@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Wayne J. Warf) writes:
> 
> >You're proposing all types of vague laws for U.S. citizens yet you seem
> >to think them fine and dandy.
> 
>    No, I am not. Do you post without reading the message that you are 
> responding to? (Please, see below.)

> > You're proposing laws for American households,
> 
>    Once again, "No, I'm not."

Earlier you wrote:

>    The only point of argument seems to me to be "How to make the proper
> education prevail."
> 
>    At this moment, I personally support those who support the establishment
                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> of a legal system that requires a gun owner to take an appropriate training
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> and some test for a license. (Please note that I cannot support the issue
> directly because I'm not an American citizen. I can only support the
> supporters.)

Despite the parenthetical clause, by the support you profess, you are 
indeed proposing legislation that affects Americans.

>    Is the freedom of speech available to only smarty-pants like you?

No, we allow anyone to dig their own holes here.
-- 

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...
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
From: a7657@mindlink.bc.ca (Stephen H. Kawamoto)
Subject: Re: RIGHT-WING EXTREMISTS MASSACRE 47 COLLEGE STUDENTS IN RO
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 22:10:09 GMT

from his first post in this vein, it was a simple matter of reading the
article to find the satire... "Shinran Shonin, charasmatic leader of the
Nichiren..." History indicates that the original Shonin founded JODO SHINSHU
in the 12th century and that Nichiren was one of his contemporaries who made
a vow, i think, to wipe out JODO SHINSHU. N. even went so far as to seek
audience with the Emperor for permission (official sanction).

 But i like the occasional name dropping of deceased or people you don't hear
in the news about today's Japan, like Ms. Doi and Mashima.

--
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: davidg@aegis.or.jp (Dave McLane)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: Changing names in Nippon.
Date: 12 Nov 92 21:52:29 GMT

woody@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Bill Woodcock) writes:

>                                           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.

I don't have any time or interest and reading anything from him, or
about him.  So would you please put 'Asano' in your posts so I know
to include that in my kill file as well? 

Thanks,

Dave

--
Dave McLane 
JUNET: davidg@aegis.or.jp (ONLY within Japan: post otherwise)
Nagaokakyoshi, Kyoto Japan Tel: +81-75-951-1168 Fax: +81-75-957-1087
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan,talk.politics.guns,misc.legal
From: rcollins@encore.com (Roger Collins)
Subject: Re: Japanese exchange student killed in Louisiana...
Organization: Encore Computer Corporation
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 19:25:03 GMT

lkk@panix.com (Larry Kolodney) writes:
>>Involuntary manslaughter is unintentional and not something which
>>a reasonable person could have avoided. A possible example is
>>a driver getting a blowout from an object on the road he could
>>not have seen and losing control and running over someone.

>Nope.  This isn't a crime at all.  Its just bad luck.

No such thing as bad luck these days (unless you have a lot of money,
then you could afford bad luck).  Somebody would pay in civil court if
not criminal.  The tire manufacturer, maybe, for making a tire that
wouldn't withstand running over the object while other tires could.  :(
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
From: ikeda@vxcrna.cern.ch (IKEDA,M./EP)
Subject: Re: RIGHT-WING EXTREMISTS MASSACRE 47 COLLEGE STUDENTS IN ROPPONGI
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 16:27:00 GMT

In article <1992Nov11.072010.14029@adobe.com>, pngai@adobe.com (Phil Ngai) writes...
>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) article deleted
> 
>More killings are promised. Perhaps Japan needs stronger gun control.

Heh, heh.  If you believe that Henry Robertson's sci-fi stories are for real.
Do you dream about electric sheep?
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: gunsgunsgunsgunsGUNSGUNSGUNS GUNS!!!
From: Larry E. Cravetz <RSAYLC@rohvm1.rohmhaas.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 08:03:18 EST
Organization: Rohm and Haas Company


Enough of the gun talk already... a young man is dead, and the discussion in
this newsgroup can't seem to get away from the thread of guns and gun control.

If you must write in this newsgroup on this topic, at least have the decency to
 change the subject line !!!
From: blamb@hri.com (Bill Lambert)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: manslaughter
Date: 9 Nov 92 19:11:12 GMT
Distribution: soc
Organization: Horizon Research, Inc.

In article <BxBJ8v.A0q@world.std.com>, cmr@world.std.com (Charles M Richmond) writes:

=> Mr Asano 
=> 
=>   There have been some very racist posts made to S.C.J over the past six
=> months, but no person has demonstrated the level of intolerance , xenophobia,
=> and racism that you demonstrate on a regular basis. I honestly do not 
=> understand how you can bear to look in the mirror after posting some of
=> this hate filled trash. It is obvious from your patronizing and condescending
=> manner , that even those minorities that you pretend to feel solidarity with,
=> you still fail to respect.
=> 
=>   Now you are using the tragic death of a young boy to try to incite even
=> more intolerance and racism.
=> 
=> I am disgusted!
=> 
=> My apologies to the rest of the group for this outburst. 

Don't mention it. No apology required.
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 23:03:05 -0500 
From: Rikiya Asano <ra01+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: new newsgroup discussion

Mark, 

        you're a closet communist! Screen out peoples right to
expression from your world. GO! ALL OF YOU! This a new Nippon one that
can say Yes when yes is warranted and no when no is warrented.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan,talk.politics.guns,misc.legal
From: lkk@panix.com (Larry Kolodney)
Subject: Re: Japanese exchange student killed in Louisiana...
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 02:56:53 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix, NYC

In <1992Nov10.190319.4792@adobe.com> pngai@adobe.com (Phil Ngai) writes:

>Let's see if I can get this right.

>First-degree murder is planned and intentional.
>Second-degree is unplanned but intentional.

The terminology really depends on the state.  In some states, first
degree murder only applies to people who kill cops or prison guards or
torture their victims, or somehow aggravate the crime.

Generally speaking though, most criminal codes distinguish between
pre-meditated murder and murder in the heat of passion.


>Voluntary manslaughter is unintentional but the result of deliberately
>taking actions which are risky. Driving on bald tires and having
>an accident might be an example.

No, this is involuntary manslaughter.  Drunken driving is in this
category in states w/o a "vehicular homicide" offense.

Voluntary manslaughter is where you intend to injure the person
without killing them, but they die anyway.

>Involuntary manslaughter is unintentional and not something which
>a reasonable person could have avoided. A possible example is
>a driver getting a blowout from an object on the road he could
>not have seen and losing control and running over someone.

Nope.  This isn't a crime at all.  Its just bad luck.

-- 
larry kolodney:(lkk@panix.com) 
_(*#&)#*&%)@(*^%_!*&%^!)*&#+!*&$+!?&%+!*&^_)*&#%)*&^%#+&
The past is not dead, it's not even past.   - Wm. Faulkner
From: cedric@informix.com (Cedric Wong)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
Subject: Re: Multi-byte character set
Summary: code-page translation
Keywords: code-page, CCSID
Date: 12 Nov 92 04:40:25 GMT
Organization: Informix Software, Inc.

Yuk,

    To understand how an oriental character set (such as Japanese)
and an English based character exchange data, a few things need to be
explained.

    First of all, an `=` symbol in different computers may be
stored differently, meaning that each could have its own binary
representation. In IBM world (mainframes, AS/400s and otherwise), each
computer's character set is identified by a CCSID (Coded character set
ID). Loosely speaking, one may equate this to the code-page idea in
DOS or OS/2 world. The ASCII character set that we all so familiar
with is identified by CCSID 437 (I think), for example.

     There are Single-byte CCSIDs, Double-byte CCSIDs, and
Mixed-byte CCSIDs, which serves single-byte character sets,
double-byte character sets, and mixed-byte character sets,
respectively.

     In a Single or Double-byte CCSID data stream, single-byte and
double-byte data cannot be mixed. In a mixed-byte CCSID data stream,
data can shift-in and out between single and double-byte modes.

     Since Hirokana and Katakana both can be represented sufficiently
by a single-byte character set system, there are currently single-byte
CCSIDs assigned for them. For Kanji, it requires Double-byte or Mixed-
byte CCSIDs.

     One aspect of the recently announced IBM DRDA (Distributed
Relational Data Architecture) is to deal with such problem of data
exchange.

     FYI, according to my DDCS/2 (Distributed Database Connection
Service/2) for OS/2, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese has the following
assignments:
			-------CCSIDs---------
			Single	Mixed	Double
Japan			897	932	301
Japan			1041	942	301
Korean			891	934	926
Korean			1040	944	926
Chinese			904	938	927
Chinese			1043	948	927

    
     Does any body know how a foreign languages are handled outside
the IBM world?
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