From the Japan Times. An indication that the end is nigh.
Japan's great gamble | The Japan Times Online: "Shozo Azuma, a lawmaker member of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan and a member of the pro-casino Diet league, outlined his reasoning in a speech last week.
'What this country needs is a way of stimulating the economy that won't use tax money. The only way left to do that is casinos,' he said.
'In order for this country to develop energetically in the future, then I think the casino industry has potential worth exploring.'
Of course, it's not just the central government that stands to gain through tax revenues from casinos. Regional governments, which are suffering from drastically reduced revenues as their residents age and decrease in number, are desperate to host what they see as potential gold mines."
Monday, 12 July 2010
Friday, 9 July 2010
Elderly woman arrested for beating youth sitting in priority seat of bus › Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion
Elderly woman arrested for beating youth sitting in priority seat of bus › Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion: "Elderly woman arrested for beating youth sitting in priority seat of bus
Friday 09th July, 09:00 AM JST
NAGASAKI —
A 66-year-old woman was arrested for assault Thursday after using her umbrella to beat the face of a male high school student who was sitting in the priority seat on a local bus, breaking the youth’s nose and causing other injuries.
According to police, the woman, identified as condominium manager Tamiko Masuta, yelled at the 18-year-old youth because he wouldn’t get up and vacate the silver seat. When he refused to move, she began to kick him and hit him in the face with her umbrella, according to witnesses. The youth suffered a broken nose.
Police said that Masuta has neither admitted to nor denied the charges, and that she has been warned before by police for hitting middle and high school students."
Friday 09th July, 09:00 AM JST
NAGASAKI —
A 66-year-old woman was arrested for assault Thursday after using her umbrella to beat the face of a male high school student who was sitting in the priority seat on a local bus, breaking the youth’s nose and causing other injuries.
According to police, the woman, identified as condominium manager Tamiko Masuta, yelled at the 18-year-old youth because he wouldn’t get up and vacate the silver seat. When he refused to move, she began to kick him and hit him in the face with her umbrella, according to witnesses. The youth suffered a broken nose.
Police said that Masuta has neither admitted to nor denied the charges, and that she has been warned before by police for hitting middle and high school students."
Wednesday, 7 July 2010
Japan - on the bullet train to irrelevance
Here in communist Japan - labour laws make it very difficult to layoff anyone, there are no strikes and the government just keeps spending money on useless road work.
The Japanese have "adopted" the American style - upper house [senate] and lower house [congress]. this month there is an election of (half) the upper house (every 3 yrs); the PM's are so spineless that they dare not say or do anything to upset anyone and, can't do anything as there is always an election around the corner in this country.
Now there are many "new religions" that have launched political parties and attract many sheep-like followers. These parties are winning the votes of the burgeoning naive as the supporter of the old guard begin to die off (literally). These “New Religions” are winning seats and upsetting (controlling) the balance of power. Now the two party system is rapidly proliferating into a sea of milquetoast gridlock.
Check out this photo from a former election: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01472/japan-election2_1472012c.jpg
There is an election every other year, and leadership that changes more frequently than the fashion (I have seen 5 prime ministers in just 3 years), no strong leadership, no strong vision, no majority, and a population more likely to vote for a small dog than for needed change.
Japan is on the bullet train to irrelevance.
But remember, on July 11th: “Let’s Voting!”
The Japanese have "adopted" the American style - upper house [senate] and lower house [congress]. this month there is an election of (half) the upper house (every 3 yrs); the PM's are so spineless that they dare not say or do anything to upset anyone and, can't do anything as there is always an election around the corner in this country.
Now there are many "new religions" that have launched political parties and attract many sheep-like followers. These parties are winning the votes of the burgeoning naive as the supporter of the old guard begin to die off (literally). These “New Religions” are winning seats and upsetting (controlling) the balance of power. Now the two party system is rapidly proliferating into a sea of milquetoast gridlock.
Check out this photo from a former election: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01472/japan-election2_1472012c.jpg
There is an election every other year, and leadership that changes more frequently than the fashion (I have seen 5 prime ministers in just 3 years), no strong leadership, no strong vision, no majority, and a population more likely to vote for a small dog than for needed change.
Japan is on the bullet train to irrelevance.
But remember, on July 11th: “Let’s Voting!”
Friday, 2 July 2010
An Internet Kill Switch
Manufacturing consent for internet security
Within the next twelve months there will be a major internet outage in an important region of the United States.
The Internet will go down in this region. No email, no YouTube, no iTunes, no Facebook, no Twitter, no e-commerce, no virtual meetings, no online gambling and no internet porn. The outage will occur for a short time – a day or so – long enough to attract national attention. The media will be all over this story: “The Internet, struck down by hackers”. No, by “terrorists”. The media will report that it was caused by rogue or terrorist elements from Russia or China or an “enemy state”.
Lots of discussion: “How dependent on the Internet are we?” and “How vulnerable are we?” “This is vital to our national security”.
And, there will be lots speculation as to who and how. An array of conspiracy theories will bubble up.
This event will be instigated by the US - the government, the CIA, the military. We will never know. But, blame will be placed squarely on “rogue elements”. You will never know for sure and the media will not investigate. They will go along with what the government says.
The media will discuss how important the internet has now become not only for social media but for news, information, and commerce. Corporations rely on and are deeply dependent upon the internet. They will talk about how it is important for government and politicians and how it is critical to national security. That it was originally created by the US military etc.
This temporary event will set the stage for the US government to manufacture the consent it needs to launch some sort of internet security initiative. This will spiral into a new program and the launch of a new kind of internet.
The outage might occur in August or back-to-school time in the US, though not during 9/11. Maybe this time it will be Silicon Valley or Dallas. In Atlanta or Chicago. Perhaps after thanksgiving but before Christmas.
The feeling of Internet withdraw will be palpable.
So, why is this happening? Money, of course. Power, control and any other conspiracy theories you may wish to throw into the pot. How will bankers and Wall Street make untold millions off this? That's the key. And how will the US government control us?
Here’s the plan:
US Government: “Let’s get everyone online, wired and totally dependent on the internet, and then...control and monitor them.”
Here's how:
Politicians: "We are at risk of terror attacks online that threaten our freedom. We need a better and safer Internet. The new internet will track all traffic for foreign intrusions and rogue elements."
Public: “Mmmm….yeah…mmm….ok, sure.”
Politicians: “You want to be safe and secure, right? You want to be able to continue to use the Internet in safety are freedom, right? You don’t want to be exposed to the risk of foreign terrorist groups infiltrating the Internet and compromising your freedom, right?”
Public: “Yes! You are right. Please help us!”
At this point scads of government money appears and goes to the Telco’s, and network infrastructure R&D community, universities, the US military and Halliburton, of course.
Much money is spent. More money is spent after it was originally deemed to be not enough. After sometime a new and improved Internet emerges.
Then it is announced that all users of the new internet will need to be registered. They will need to register all of their devices – computers, laptops, cell phones and all web devices.
Government: “Now, you want to get on this newer and much better, faster and safer internet, don’t you?”
Public: “Yes! Yes, we do! Tell us how!”
Government: “Well, you will need to register yourself and all your electronic devices so that we can ensure that you are not a terrorist...”
Public: “Hey, that sounds like an intrusion on our personal freedom!”
Politicians: “It will be easy, small chips software will be embedded into every device sold. You won’t even notice.”
Public: ”what about our privacy?”
Politicians: ”everything will be in accordance with the homeland security act. It’s just like going through security at the airport. And, you want the internet grid to be safe from foreign terrorist who could infiltrate and bring down the Internet or a power grid or worse, don’t you?”
Public: “Mmm…yeah, I guess. Anyway, we can’t live without email, Twitter and Facebook, so we’ll do it.”
Politicians: “It is a small price to pay for our freedom.”
Public: “Mmm…I guess.”
Likely it will be legislated that there will be a required chip installed to activate and monitor the activities from all connected devices from now till the end of time. Exactly how? We will find out soon.
As we get more and more digital, including appliances and wearable tech, and with the coming singularity...who will control you? The Bilderbergs and any other conspiracy theories that fit: insert here.
Imagine: all individuals, all companies, all schools, all hospitals, and all airports. All data tracked all the time.
The current commercial (public) version of the Internet pre-dates 9/11. There are no controls or means of monitoring (that we know of) and no "registration". The government, officially, does not know who is coming and going on line. This, they will tell us, is an issue of national security and if we want to continue to live in digital freedom, we’ll need to adhere to monitoring. Otherwise, to channel Dubya, “the terrorists win”. Don’t worry; you won’t even know it is there. And, if you are not doing anything wrong, you’ve got nothing to worry about, right?
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This posting was inspired by the following story and many recent like articles.
Obama internet 'kill switch' proposed ASHER MOSES
June 18, 2010 - 2:43PM
Within the next twelve months there will be a major internet outage in an important region of the United States.
The Internet will go down in this region. No email, no YouTube, no iTunes, no Facebook, no Twitter, no e-commerce, no virtual meetings, no online gambling and no internet porn. The outage will occur for a short time – a day or so – long enough to attract national attention. The media will be all over this story: “The Internet, struck down by hackers”. No, by “terrorists”. The media will report that it was caused by rogue or terrorist elements from Russia or China or an “enemy state”.
Lots of discussion: “How dependent on the Internet are we?” and “How vulnerable are we?” “This is vital to our national security”.
And, there will be lots speculation as to who and how. An array of conspiracy theories will bubble up.
This event will be instigated by the US - the government, the CIA, the military. We will never know. But, blame will be placed squarely on “rogue elements”. You will never know for sure and the media will not investigate. They will go along with what the government says.
The media will discuss how important the internet has now become not only for social media but for news, information, and commerce. Corporations rely on and are deeply dependent upon the internet. They will talk about how it is important for government and politicians and how it is critical to national security. That it was originally created by the US military etc.
This temporary event will set the stage for the US government to manufacture the consent it needs to launch some sort of internet security initiative. This will spiral into a new program and the launch of a new kind of internet.
The outage might occur in August or back-to-school time in the US, though not during 9/11. Maybe this time it will be Silicon Valley or Dallas. In Atlanta or Chicago. Perhaps after thanksgiving but before Christmas.
The feeling of Internet withdraw will be palpable.
So, why is this happening? Money, of course. Power, control and any other conspiracy theories you may wish to throw into the pot. How will bankers and Wall Street make untold millions off this? That's the key. And how will the US government control us?
Here’s the plan:
US Government: “Let’s get everyone online, wired and totally dependent on the internet, and then...control and monitor them.”
Here's how:
Politicians: "We are at risk of terror attacks online that threaten our freedom. We need a better and safer Internet. The new internet will track all traffic for foreign intrusions and rogue elements."
Public: “Mmmm….yeah…mmm….ok, sure.”
Politicians: “You want to be safe and secure, right? You want to be able to continue to use the Internet in safety are freedom, right? You don’t want to be exposed to the risk of foreign terrorist groups infiltrating the Internet and compromising your freedom, right?”
Public: “Yes! You are right. Please help us!”
At this point scads of government money appears and goes to the Telco’s, and network infrastructure R&D community, universities, the US military and Halliburton, of course.
Much money is spent. More money is spent after it was originally deemed to be not enough. After sometime a new and improved Internet emerges.
Then it is announced that all users of the new internet will need to be registered. They will need to register all of their devices – computers, laptops, cell phones and all web devices.
Government: “Now, you want to get on this newer and much better, faster and safer internet, don’t you?”
Public: “Yes! Yes, we do! Tell us how!”
Government: “Well, you will need to register yourself and all your electronic devices so that we can ensure that you are not a terrorist...”
Public: “Hey, that sounds like an intrusion on our personal freedom!”
Politicians: “It will be easy, small chips software will be embedded into every device sold. You won’t even notice.”
Public: ”what about our privacy?”
Politicians: ”everything will be in accordance with the homeland security act. It’s just like going through security at the airport. And, you want the internet grid to be safe from foreign terrorist who could infiltrate and bring down the Internet or a power grid or worse, don’t you?”
Public: “Mmm…yeah, I guess. Anyway, we can’t live without email, Twitter and Facebook, so we’ll do it.”
Politicians: “It is a small price to pay for our freedom.”
Public: “Mmm…I guess.”
Likely it will be legislated that there will be a required chip installed to activate and monitor the activities from all connected devices from now till the end of time. Exactly how? We will find out soon.
As we get more and more digital, including appliances and wearable tech, and with the coming singularity...who will control you? The Bilderbergs and any other conspiracy theories that fit: insert here.
Imagine: all individuals, all companies, all schools, all hospitals, and all airports. All data tracked all the time.
The current commercial (public) version of the Internet pre-dates 9/11. There are no controls or means of monitoring (that we know of) and no "registration". The government, officially, does not know who is coming and going on line. This, they will tell us, is an issue of national security and if we want to continue to live in digital freedom, we’ll need to adhere to monitoring. Otherwise, to channel Dubya, “the terrorists win”. Don’t worry; you won’t even know it is there. And, if you are not doing anything wrong, you’ve got nothing to worry about, right?
======
This posting was inspired by the following story and many recent like articles.
Obama internet 'kill switch' proposed ASHER MOSES
June 18, 2010 - 2:43PM
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