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The Wall StreetJournal - China Expresses Regret Over Korean's Death

The incident has inflamed passions among some in the South Korean public. A small group of South Koreans protested outside the Chinese embassy in Seoul on Tuesday. South Korea's government on Monday summoned the Chinese ambassador to express its concern over the matter, though Seoul officials have shied away from making stronger moves.





When it comes to patriotism, Korean people seem to be stretching things a bit. I have seen Korean people set fire to other countries' flags to show their anger so many times.
But it is my first time to see a Korean eating a flag. lol
I've heard that Korean people eat anything. But I'm surprised to see how voracious and gluttonous they are!


They are really radical and overzealous, aren't they?

They may "consume" a lot of flags within a year. So if you open a store which deals in the national flags from all over the world, you can make tons of money（ゝω・）v Korean currency (Won) is weaker than any other currencies at the moment though. lol

And if you invented a more fiercely combustible flag, like their temper, the flag could catch on in Korea.

It's really sad to see such a commotion in this civilized era.

On the other hand, Japanese legal system handles foreign country flags like this.
(excerpt from the penal code of Japan)
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Damage of Foreign National Flag:

Article 92 (1) A person who, for the purpose of insulting a foreign state, damages, removes or defiles the national flag or other national emblem of the state shall be punished by imprisonment with work for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than 200,000 yen.

────────────────────────────────
Of course, provisions and contents of the articles are inclined to be obscure when we try to interpret them. Besides that, I'm not a specialist on legal issues. lol

But according to the judicial precedents,

Damage is "to lose or reduce the effectiveness that symbolizes other country's prestige or dignity in a way that destroys or impairs a national emblem itself such as tearing a national flag or slashing it."（Osaka High Court Nov.27.1963）

Remove is "to lose or reduce the effectiveness that symbolizes other country's prestige or dignity by physically moving a national emblem or covering it from the place where the emblem exists at present without damaging the emblem itself." (Judgement of the Supreme Court Apr.16.1965)

Defile is "to lose or reduce the effectiveness as a national emblem by attaching or placing something which would make people disgusted to the emblem itself." (Osaka High Court Nov.27.1963）

To make the story short, we shouldn't do despicable performances such as setting fire to other countries' flags, especially if you live in an advanced country.

Although we need not to be submissive, we should protest as necessary without losing our temper.

There are lots of pros and cons regarding the death penalty.
I really support the death penalty.

I think the death penalty exists for the sake of public interest.
Death penalty is not to kill criminals but to exclude those who violate the public interest.

In regards to cost, the death penalty can be more cheaper than a life sentence in jail.
Who wants to shoulder the burden of the costs for criminals until they die?
We are already ripped off due to hefty taxes. I don't want our government to waste our tax money.
Due to the recession, I think our government can't bear the expenses to maintain jails any more.
When governments are on the verge of the financial collapse, they must adopt a belt-tightening policy.


Some people take up the risk of false accusation, and claim that false accusation can bring grave and irretrievable consequences.
But I could counter that claim by saying that the time a prisoner serves in prison is also irretrievable.
It is ridiculously nonsensical to discuss false accusations when it comes to death penalty.
Although there are some risks to driving a car, a car is very convenient.
But do you stop riding a car due to the possibility of being involved in an accident?
Maybe you will pay more attention so as not to be involved in an accident.
Likewise, you should pay extra attention not to fall prey to false accusation.
In fact, while a plethora of crimes take place every day all across the country, the percentage of false accusations is negligible.
It is funny to see that although people ignore the risk of car accidents, people emphasize the risk of false accusations.


What I can say for sure is that an abolitionist would claim that a criminal should be sentenced to death if his beloved family members or friends were kill without mercy by the criminal.
However strongly he opposed to death penalty, he would change his take on it in that circumstance.
No doubt about it.

Actually, one lawyer, who was a death penalty abolitionist before, changed his opinion after one of his peer lawyers was killed by a destructive cult group.
It is ironic to see that an ardent abolitionist switched his idea.
This saying may be helpful to empathize with a bereaved family.
"You can't really understand another person's experience until you've walked a mile in their shoes.

It is also stupid that a criminal's life is guaranteed under the aegis of law regardless of how many people he kills.
While many people have to live from hand to mouth in dire circumstances, he doesn't need to be concerned about affording a place to live in and/or having food to eat.
At least, his status is higher than that of homeless people.
In that sense, jail may have better living conditions than the general public.


I'd like to point out that criminals are like a rotten apple.
They undermine the entire societies just as malignant tumor damage the whole bodies.
Therefore, they should be nipped in the bud.
It isn't until criminals are exterminated that they can contribute to society.
Sadly enough, criminals are too rampant.
In order to eradicate them, the law should be more strict.
Lenient attitude is counterproductive.
You could be the one who is victimized by a murderer.


I would support abolitionist's opinion if a charitable organization paid the costs of prisoners and prisoners were isolated in a remote island or something.


As a closing remark, I would like to ask that death penalty abolitionists consider the questions as below.
Would you still stick to your view if one of your family members were victimized by a cruel murderer?
Can you imagine if one of your beloved ones were tortured? If my relatives were involved in a mass murder, I would go mad.　And if a law prohibited death penalty, I would retaliate against the offender.
If a guy commits a mass murder during the daytime and doesn't show any penitence,
does he still deserve to live?

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Japanese people are notorious for their low average TOEFL scores compared to that of other Asian nations.
As surveys show, there is no doubt about it.

http://www.ets.org/Media/Research/pdf/TOEFL-SUM-2010.pdf


But I don't care about it at the same time.

We Japanese don't need to go abroad.
Why bother? Why should we need to expose ourselves to the dangers?
Some people would counter this idea by saying, "Japan is suffering from radioactive pollution. There are lots of earthquakes. Tsunamis inundated coastal areas and washed away everything. Is it true that Japan is still safe to live and stay in?"
I must admit that there are a plethora of earthquakes, and so tsunamis do happen.
But we should differentiate natural disasters from crime.
The crime rate is still relatively low.
We can benefit from quality of life even without going outside.
Japan is still thriving, even though China surpassed Japan in terms of GDP.
(The prospect is not good in the face of shrinking population and aging society. It is a different story. I'll take up this issue in another entry.)

Unfortunately, poor nations, I don't elaborate what countries are poor though, have no choice but to learn English to earn money and make end meet, acquire technology from advanced countries and then bring it back to their own countries.
If you compare only the skill sets of English, Japanese people are inferior.

You should take other elements such as strength of the currency, technology and the like into consideration.
In addition, some Asian nations became independent of countries whose mother tongue is English.
For instance, India and Pakistan from Britain, the Philippines from the U.S.
Considering the history of those countries having been colonized, it is easier to understand why they can score better on the TOFLE.

I don't mean I want to slack off.
Learning English could give me an edge to stay one step ahead of the pack.
But I think all the Japanese people don't necessarily have to learn English.
In my case, I have never had an opportunity to speak English except for English classes in junior high school, high school and university.
Some people need to acquire English skills for work, but others need not.

I'm going to enjoy my insular life.

In this entry, I'd like to talk about an android app "Tumblife," which makes your
Tumblr life more comfortable.
This app works smoothly and is easy-to-use.
In addition, it is free!

One of the features which makes this app outstanding is that Tumblife specializes in "Reblog" and "Like."
Most of the apps for Tumblr try to do everything.
Considering that we use our smartphones when we go outside, I think we don't post anything on tumblr.
Even though you can operate a lot of apps at the same time thanks to multitasking,
it is tiresome to manage many apps.
And web browsers such as Firefox or Google Chrome are more powerful and helpful than smartphones.
I think the strategy that the developer of this app used, was to remove the functions like
post or edit, and then specialized in only "Reblog/Like" is very tactful.


When you run this app, it starts to log in and then load the contents of your Dashboard.
You can move on to the next/previous content by "Back" and "Next" button at the lower right.

Another feature of this app is operating speed.
This app loads next contents automatically while you're browsing content.
Thanks to this, there is no loading time when you go on to the next content.
Of course, you can go to a link in the content via the built-in browser.



Needless to say, you can add your comment when you reblog content.




This app is very convenient because you don't need to wait until the app finishes
processing "Reblog" and "Like."

Now let me explain one of the most amazing features "Pin."
First, check on the check-box of "Use Pin" in Setting.



With "Pin" function, you can reblog all of the contents on which you put "Pin" collectively in a flash.


If you reblog them while reading contents on your dashboard, it could happen that
both unread contents and the contents you reblogged are mixed.
But if you use "Pin", you don't need to be worried about that.


If you are an fervid reblogger, Tumblife is a must-have app.
It is a bit of shame that I can't manage multiple accounts via Tumblife.
However the developer released "Tumblife dev" (development build) on his web site.
http://tumblife.com/

Enjoy your tumblife!

[ http://market.android.com/details?id=jp.mitukiii.tumblife ]



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As I mentioned in my previous entry, Tumblr is a web service which is a
very easy-to-post platform. I'm really addicted to it.

Firefox extensions such as Greasemonkey, AutoPagerize, LDRize and
Minibuffer make our reblog life much more comfortable.
But, thanks to strenuous efforts by many developers, Google Chrome is
getting more suitable for reblogging than before.
Besides, Google Chrome has gained market share.


These three chrome extensions, which are quite similar to those of Firefox,
are available now.
If you are a tumblr addict, you should install these extensions.

1:Taberareloo




2:Chrome Keyconfig




3:AutoPatchWork




Taberareloo is Tombloo of Chrome version.
It has a reblog command.
On the dashboard of your tumblr, you can move on to the next content
just by typing "j" (scroll down) and "k" (scroll up). You don't need to use
your mouse device on the dashboard.
By typing "p", you can put a pin on the content you want to reblog.
So if you want to reblog a lot of contents on your dashboard, you put
pins on them.
You type "t" on your dashboard, and then you can reblog the contents
collectively in a moment.

Put pins...

And then, reblog them all.


With Taberareloo, all you have to do is press "j", "k", "p" and "t."


After installing these extensions, click the wrench icon on the browser toolbar.
And then, Click Tools, select Extensions.

First, you should fine-tune "Taberareloo."
After opening the setting page by clicking options of Taberareloo from extensions,
you can set crossposting into multiple forums.
For the time being, please double-click Reblog of Tumblr.


Next, enable ”Dashboard - ReBlog” of the item "Dashboard + Taberareloo" on Post tab.


After this, please save the setting.

As for Chrome Keyconfig, you should open "Basics" tab and check off the
check-box of LDRize. By doing this, you can enable Reblog Command.



AutoPatchWork is AutoPagerize of chrome version.
You can also use AutoPagerize for Chrome which is published on the
AutoPagerize official site.
But AutoPatchWork is more comfortable and convenient.
If you want to reload the next page on your dashboard, you should set
2000 at base remain height on Basics tab.

*If you enable "Endless Scrolling" in Preferences of Tumblr and you are satisfied
with it, you don't need to install AutoPatchWork.

When you finish these procedures, let's access your dasboard.
You can move on to the next content by "j" and "k".
If you press "o", you can the content in a new tab.
And you can put pins by "p" and reblog the contents in an instant.


And if you want to post something of the Internet, such as photos, texts,
quotes and bookmarks onto your tumblelog (in fact, you can post them
onto a variety of web services such as Delicious, Friendfeed, Evernote,
Twitter and so on), you can post them by Taberareloo without difficulty.

For example, if you want to post a picture onto your tumblelog, you should
right-click on the picture and you can find Taberareloo in the context menu
and click it.


Then, QuickPostForm will pop up. So you just click "post."
It's a piece of cake!
Of course, you can capture the web contents you want to clip.

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