Some Japanese boycotting US goods

Jerusalem Post ^ | Mar. 26, 2003 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

[bedolido]

Starbucks? Who cares what the Japanese do or don't do... isn't Starbucks a liberal organization based in Seattle, Wa? Not positive... but if it is...LOL

[Tamar1973]

considering reports that up to 70% of the Japanese support the US stance on all this, I doubt this boycot will turn into much of anything.

[mdmathis6]

Just wait until NK fires another "test" missile over Japan. Miss Japanese Bush hater will find that her government will become as hawkish as GW real quick.!

[scoopscandal]

Is the book, Rape of Nanking is banned in Japan?

[Question_Assumptions]

The official translation of Iris Chang's book was skuttled because she declined to soften some of her words against the Japanese. On a positive note, a Japanese co-worker expressed interest in the English edition (available in Japan) but, alas, the English was beyond his capabilities. I would simply point out that most Japanese are simply ignorant about life outside of Japan. They live an (often enviable) sheltered existence from a lot of the safety problems that people have do deal with in other countries.

[gramho12]

I guess the US was barbaric when we lost thousands of GIs fighting Japan in WWII and then pouring money and resources in to build Japan from the ashes. All those new steel and auto factories - wonder who financed them.

Ungrateful idiots.

[scoopscandal]

I meant to say: Is the book, Rape of Nanking, still banned in Japan.

Sorry, I always get a little miffed when people mention US bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima without giving the whole story of Japan's history. It's easy to call a kettle black.

Whew...is anyone else getting annoyed with these new-age hippy types?

Best Regards,

[TheSpottedOwl]

Should we be upset? It would be nice if Yoko Ono started boycotting air...

[First_Salute]

Neither ungrateful nor idiots.

[Grampa Dave]

I wonder how long this left wing maggot had to search to find this weasel?

Support for our war to free Iraq may be stronger in Japan than here.

Of course the Fedayeen Soddomite peace marchers in the US would join this maggot in boycotting American
Goods!

[DeathfromBelow]

Organizers estimate that 50,000 people marched in Tokyo on a national holiday last week. Another large-scale rally is planned for April 5.

So that is like 0.004108463 % of the population of Tokyo, Impressive. Not

[Mark17]

Is the book, Rape of Nanking banned in Japan?

It probably is, along with the book on Pearl Harbor.

[chainsaw]

"It's unbelievable that in this day and age a nation would invade another nation."

That's what I said when we bombed Kosovo from 30,000 feet. and killed civilians by the hundreds. Where was this Jap when that was happening?

[wallcrawlr]

...to Ford cars

I have never seen an asian in a Ford. Have you?

[Grampa Dave]

Said that they are boycotting our products or supporting us?

[sushiman]

I've been telling you all along that the " government " is supporting the war but the Japanese people are definitely not . 70% are against it . If you take the 21-40 age group only the % is probably 90% against . So all those " thank you Japan" greetings you all posted when the Japanese government came out in support of our war effort should be retracted to say " thank you Koizumi san " .

I live in a tiny town near Mt. Aso and there are posters everywhere with pictures of sad Iraqi kids pictures on them saying " No War please " , etc...

[sushiman]

" that they are overwhelmingly supporting us...

" They " ?