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107. I love Osamu Dazai and Soseki Natsume.

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Wed Jan 12, 2022, 06:13 AM

Jan 2022

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Best thing is "The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon," a medieval Larry David/Fran Leibowitz

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So I'm watching Midway [View all] CatWoman Jan 2022 OP

If The Episode Interests You, Ma'am The Magistrate Jan 2022 #1

thank you so much for this CatWoman Jan 2022 #2

Excellent book hardluck Jan 2022 #9

thanks very much CatWoman Jan 2022 #34

I haven't seen the 2019 film but I have viewed the 1976 film many times. War is abqtommy Jan 2022 #3

indeed CatWoman Jan 2022 #4

Well we didn't have much of choice after Japan attacked us at Pearl Harbor CentralMass Jan 2022 #5

and they evilly sneaky about it CatWoman Jan 2022 #8

Imperial Japan had been a brutal regime during it's conquest of Southeast Asia during the 20's and CentralMass Jan 2022 #14

You're absolutely right Poiuyt Jan 2022 #16

And they figured they didn't have much choice after we embargoed their oil imports A HERETIC I AM Jan 2022 #21

Well our involvement in the war stopped their reign of brutality. CentralMass Jan 2022 #22

I agree completely. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2022 #48

That ramp up of manufacturing was stunning. CentralMass Jan 2022 #56

It truly was. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2022 #58

ever think about the enormous amount of equipment that went down to the bottom of the Pacific? CatWoman Jan 2022 #62

Yes! Imagine the environmental disaster that was the Battle Of The Coral Sea A HERETIC I AM Jan 2022 #68

i definitely need to try to find that on You Tube CatWoman Jan 2022 #69

Well, here ya go!! A HERETIC I AM Jan 2022 #70

thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!! CatWoman Jan 2022 #71

I have been on Blood Beach on Guadalcanal and dived on Ironbottom Sound....an eerie sight pecosbob Jan 2022 #77

My very earliest memories are on the island of Saipan A HERETIC I AM Jan 2022 #83

No, the US did not embargo oil and steel until July and August 1941. marie999 Jan 2022 #44

I think we may be talking past each other on this one point. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2022 #53

Yes, that is why they attacked the US. But they had also already invaded China. marie999 Jan 2022 #57

Exactly A HERETIC I AM Jan 2022 #60

I think the 2019 film is vastly superior to the 1976 film. (nt) Paladin Jan 2022 #50

Always thought Charleton Heston was a ham. pecosbob Jan 2022 #78

And Edward Albert was just insufferable, as Heston's son. (nt) Paladin Jan 2022 #81

and an opportunity to steal their property, land, businesses....the American way. Dan Jan 2022 #6

I'd never heard the argument that the Japanese were put in camps for their own protection captain queeg Jan 2022 #7

the protection angle was my impression CatWoman Jan 2022 #10

Oh no! XanaDUer2 Jan 2022 #11

The Japanese also occupied parts of China and brutally slaughtered whole families CatWoman Jan 2022 #13

All armies, including ours, have committed atrocities. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #15

i'm not talking about Wounded Knee, etc. CatWoman Jan 2022 #19

Babies were bayoneted at Midway? BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #26

i don't recall saying that CatWoman Jan 2022 #30

Oh, sorry, you said babies were bayoneted during the Bataan Death March. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #35

George Takei recalls his own & his family's experiences very movingly. Afaik he never talks... Hekate Jan 2022 #100

The 'Aided The Americans' Item, Ma'am The Magistrate Jan 2022 #75

Thanks for the book recommendation. Somehow missed that on my reading list at university... Hekate Jan 2022 #102

Who was your favorite Japanese author? betsuni Jan 2022 #103

I have not kept up! But one I remember most fondly is Black Rain by Ibuse Masuji; a post-Hiroshima Hekate Jan 2022 #105

I love Osamu Dazai and Soseki Natsume. betsuni Jan 2022 #107

This One Ought To be Right Up Your Alley Then, Ma'am The Magistrate Jan 2022 #108

The Pacific War was indeed brutal Sherman A1 Jan 2022 #12

what's funny is my favorite uncle married a Japanese woman CatWoman Jan 2022 #32

My father was a young Marine in a Marine Air Squadron in the South Pacifuc during WWII. CentralMass Jan 2022 #42

Not to be the contrarian here but ... lpbk2713 Jan 2022 #17

+1 CentralMass Jan 2022 #23

i confessed as much upthread CatWoman Jan 2022 #24

They never interned all the Germans in American, did they now? pecosbob Jan 2022 #82

So, just curious. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #18

1. no, i was not. CatWoman Jan 2022 #20

Yes there is. But this is a discussion forum. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #25

I've been on this forum at least 20 years CatWoman Jan 2022 #33

Uh, you were the one telling me what not to discuss lol. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #36

if you say so CatWoman Jan 2022 #37

... BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #39

Some People Have Odd Hobbies, Ma'am The Magistrate Jan 2022 #74

Yes, just as some like to misgender people. One wonders why. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #85

Every Day Twice Before Breakfast, Dear The Magistrate Jan 2022 #86

Yes dear, the burden of being so clever must require a bit of curry just to take the sweetness off. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #87

Nothing To The Burden Of Being Our Purity Police, Dear The Magistrate Jan 2022 #88

Oh dear, dear. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #89

People With No Self-Awareness Make The Best Toys The Magistrate Jan 2022 #91

I'm still amazed how much I got under your skin...what was it, weeks ago? BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #92

Who Has No Enemies Has No Friends The Magistrate Jan 2022 #95

I didn't bother to read your lengthy post. I saw the word "japs", and that was enough for me. Smh. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #97

As the new guy at the office, I'd like to know how you live rent-free in so many heads. Torchlight Jan 2022 #94

Time Hangs Heavy On Occasion, Sir The Magistrate Jan 2022 #96

Stay tuned hon. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #98

Of course. Torchlight Jan 2022 #99

Only certain Japanese were forced o the internment camps. Yandex Jan 2022 #27

"choice to move meant giving up house and business". I met some survivors at the Japanese Demovictory9 Jan 2022 #101

"More for their protection" brooklynite Jan 2022 #28

The OP needs to read what George Takei has to say on the subject. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #29

no I don't CatWoman Jan 2022 #31

You have revealed so much about yourself here tonight. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #41

Japan went from basically a feudal society to a modern, military, industrial power in less than 100 keithbvadu2 Jan 2022 #38

but didn't we play a large role in helping them get there? CatWoman Jan 2022 #40

Not that much. $1.7 billion in grants and $504 million in loans dalton99a Jan 2022 #43

Absolutely! keithbvadu2 Jan 2022 #49

I think mostly it was their own character at the time Admiral Perry forced them to open up... Hekate Jan 2022 #104

I had two friends who were in the American camps in WWII Stinky The Clown Jan 2022 #45

Wow a lot of people read all sorts of things into your post. captain queeg Jan 2022 #46

it gets tedious at times CatWoman Jan 2022 #47

+1 DashOneBravo Jan 2022 #59

Are you half way through it? lame54 Jan 2022 #51

what an odd question.............. CatWoman Jan 2022 #52

Do you mean, mid-way through it? Nt XanaDUer2 Jan 2022 #54

LOL!!!! CatWoman Jan 2022 #55

Here's a more balanced view of what happened & why: EX500rider Jan 2022 #61

Hon, I appreciate and value your input but this is so hard to read CatWoman Jan 2022 #63

Yeah I lost the original link, I went back and did more spacing, that should help EX500rider Jan 2022 #64

much better CatWoman Jan 2022 #66

I'm learning a lot nt XanaDUer2 Jan 2022 #73

Very informative - thank you Poiuyt Jan 2022 #80

One thing in particular bothered me about the 2019 version Dial H For Hero Jan 2022 #65

i caught that too CatWoman Jan 2022 #67

Japan was barely able to pull off the attack on Pearl Harbor. Trying to invade Hawaii would have Dial H For Hero Jan 2022 #72

Their Navy Did Get A Bit Ahead Of Itself In Planning, Sir The Magistrate Jan 2022 #76

I believe many in the Imperial Army considered the Navy little more than transport for their troops pecosbob Jan 2022 #79

The interservice rivalry between the Japanese Army and Navy was remarkable. Dial H For Hero Jan 2022 #84

Indeed, Sir The Magistrate Jan 2022 #90

+1. The Japanese army also used it as a platform for an autogyro dalton99a Jan 2022 #93

Good point Omaha Steve Jan 2022 #106