[Ethan Clive Osgoode]

I actually made one throw up in public,

I feel that way when I listen to Japanophiles make excuses and ridiculous rationalizations for the Japs' reluctance to admit to any wrong-doing.

[oldvirginian]

While people say Japan is now a US ally, I point out that Japan has no military and is dependant on the US for it’s defense.
Even without a military I don’t trust them and never will.

I know a young gal who spent seven years in Japan teaching English.
Her take on Japan is that it was a closed society for too long and that it still has the closed society mentality at the upper, governing, levels.